None died in the battle. One Union soldier died when a powder keg accidentally ignited while firing a 21-gun salute to the American Flag before it was lowered.
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80 union soldiers
The United States of America and the Confederate States of America.
It was fought because the Confederate soldiers wanted to regain Chattanooga.
In the US Civil War, Confederate soldiers from the South fought against Union soldiers from the North. Both sides had to resort to conscription to keep their armies at full strength. The South passed draft laws first then the North had to do the same.
40,000 Confederate soldiers under the command of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston