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Title	Chattanooga Civil War properties: View of Moccasin Bend from Lookout Mountain
Creator(s)	West, Carroll Van, photographer
Date	2006
Coverage	2000-2009
Property name	Chattanooga Civil War Properties
Property type	Battlefield
National Register Reference	66000274 listed Oct. 15, 1966 (Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park); 96001013 Listed Sept. 16, 1996 (Chattanooga National Cemetery)
Community Name	Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN
Description	Color photograph of the view from the Ochs Museum at Point Park on Lookout Mountain. In the valley below the Tennessee River loops around Moccasin Bend.
Historical Notes	Chattanooga and the surrounding lands in Tennessee and Georgia were the site of horrific struggles between the Union and Confederacy in the second half of 1863 as each army sought to secure the city. The object of the 1863 campaigns was to gain control of Chattanooga, a city of great strategic importance to both the North and the South. Chattanooga was considered the gateway to the Deep South, and Union strategists considered the control of the city essential to successfully launching an invasion into the heart of the Confederacy. Chattanooga is located on the south bank of the Tennessee River and is encircled by Missionary Ridge, Lookout Mountain, Raccoon Mountain, and Walden’s Ridge. This difficult terrain would pose a challenge for both armies and would play a significant role in determining the strategy and outcome of the fighting. Ultimately the Union prevailed, placing Tennessee effectively in control of the Union and clearing the way for incursions into the deep south. The cost in lives was severe on both sides. The battles have been commemorated at the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, which straddles the state line, at the Chattanooga National Cemetery and at related sites in the region.
Collection Name	Civil War sites
Subject-LCSH	Tennessee River
Subject-TGM	Civil wars Battlefields Historic sites
Type	Still image
Genre	Photograph
Processing notes	Electronic file
Copyright status	Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Conditions for use	Credit Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University

Chattanooga Civil War properties: View of Moccasin Bend from Lookout Mountain

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