Missionary Ridge

noun

1. a ridge in NW Georgia and SE Tennessee: Civil War battle 1863.

Missionary Ridge

noun

1. a ridge in NW Georgia and SE Tennessee: site of a battle (1863) during the Civil War: Northern victory leading to the campaign in Georgia

Example Sentences

They fell like dominos, breaking off a box elder from the Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, battleground.

From Washington Times

That’s not to say “Little Seeds” is bleak — it opens with a blast of guitar feedback and a stomping rocker called “I Know,” and even the softer, folky songs, like “Missionary Ridge,” have a bit of X and Johnny-and-June in them.

From Seattle Times

En route, dressing every day entirely in black, he paid final visits to the battlefields of his youth, hiking for miles in the Indian summer heat around Orchard Knob, Missionary Ridge, Hell’s Half-Acre.

From The Guardian

On Sept. 29, two weeks after he returned, Albert was shot multiple times and died in the middle of Rosemont Drive near the Missionary Ridge Tunnel.

From Washington Times

John wrote of how near the army had been to starvation after Chickamauga; how the snipers located all along the slopes of Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge made it impossible for a wagonload of food or provender to get through to either men or animals.

From Literature