i racy . ▁ ▁C ate ▁and ▁his ▁men ▁destroyed ▁three ▁Ch att ano oga - area ▁rail road ▁brid ges ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁November ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁in ▁hopes ▁of ▁p aving ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁a ▁Union ▁invasion ▁of ▁East ▁Tennessee . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Michigan ▁Caval ry ▁entered ▁O ol te w ah ▁and ▁captured ▁sevent een ▁Confeder ates , ▁including ▁two ▁officers , ▁and ▁destroyed ▁a ▁train ▁of ▁four ▁w ag ons . ▁On ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Michigan ▁Caval ry ▁destroyed ▁the ▁O ol te w ah ▁rail road ▁bridge , ▁burn ed ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁pounds ▁of ▁fl our , ▁and ▁captured ▁a ▁Confeder ate ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁before ▁moving ▁on ▁to ▁Cleveland ▁before ▁night fall . ▁ ▁Geography ▁O ol te w ah ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ ▁( 3 5 . 0 6 6 8 3 4 , ▁- 8 5 . 0 8 1 4 2 1 ). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁CD P ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁all ▁land . ▁ ▁Name ▁The ▁word ▁O ol te w ah ▁is ▁possibly ▁derived ▁from ▁ult i wa , ▁a ▁Ch ero kee ▁cogn ate ▁of ▁the ▁Mus c og ee ▁word ▁ital wa , ▁meaning ▁" pr incipal ▁ground ". ▁Alternatively , ▁it ▁is ▁perhaps ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Creek ▁( Mus