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Missionary Ridge, Tenn., Nov 25 1863
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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
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
Contributing Institution
Library of Congress
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
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