of War Dana and several of Hooker's men, Grant choose to retain Hooker temporarily. Battlefield today A small park in Ringgold Gap commemorates the battle. A monument to soldiers from New York who sustained heavy casualties stands near Tiger Creek at the Ringgold Water Treatment Plant, while a monument in honor of Major General Patrick Cleburne and his men is located in the park. The nearby Western and Atlantic Depot (Ringgold Depot) still shows scars from the damage it received from artillery fire during the battle. The Ringgold Gap Battlefield was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. Notes References Broome, Doyle D., Jr. "Daring Rear-Guard Defense." America's Civil War 6, no. 5 (November 1993): 34–40. Cozzens, Peter. The Shipwreck of Their Hopes: The Battles for Chattanooga. Urbanna: University of Illinois Press, 1994. . McDonough, James Lee. Chattanooga—A Death Grip on the Confederacy. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1984. . National Park Service battle description External links Battle of Ringgold Gap About North Georgia The Battle of Ringgold Gap Civil War Historic Markers Across Georgia Battle of Ringgold Gap The Wild Geese Cleburne: The Defense of Ringgold Gap US Civil War Battle of Ringgold Gap Ringgold Gap Ringgold Gap Ringgold Gap Ringgold Catoosa County, Georgia Ringgold Gap 1863 in Georgia (U.S. state) November 1863 events