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File Name	shades_loc_0019.tif
Creator	Waud, Alfred R. (Alfred Rudolph), 1828-1891
Title	Missionary Ridge, Tenn., Nov 25 1863
Date	1863
Genre	Drawings
Material/Technique	1 drawing on tan paper : pencil and Chinese white
Dimensions	17.4 x 24.9 cm.
Description	Two lines of Union troops fire into a wooded area. A cannon is pictured at far left and two bodies are lying on the ground at the picture's center right. Bare trees in the foreground suggest a winter scene.
Historical note	This illustration by "Special Artist" Alfred R. Waud, depicts events occuring at the Battle above the Clouds. On November 25, 1863 Union forces under Generals Sherman, Thomas and Hooker attacked Confederate General Braxton Bragg's troops at Missionary Ridge along Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga. Sherman was out maneuvered by Confederate General Patrick Cleburne but later support from General Thomas carried the day. Artists like Waud could get closer to the battle than photographers, who were limited by their bulky equipment.
Subject	Cleburne, Patrick Ronayne--Military service; Soldiers; Artillery (Weaponry); United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns & battles; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Casualties; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Art and the war.
Theme	The Persistence of Memory
Story	Reunions and Tourism
Geographic Location	United States -- Tennessee -- Missionary Ridge
Time period	1860-1869
Contributing Institution	Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Rights	Images in these collections are either protected by copyright or are the property of Special Collections of Fisk University Franklin Library. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact the Library of Congress.
Type	Still image
Format	image/jp2
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Reference URL	http://content.mtsu.edu/u?/shades,10
Archival file	shades3/shades_loc_0019.tif