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Description
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
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