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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. I24CHA_161110_001.JPG: Civil War in Tennessee The Fight for Lookout Mountain Chattanooga, nestled along the banks of the Tennessee River and the northern gateway to the Georgia railroad system, was strategically important to both the United States and the Confederacy in the Civil War. Lookout Mountain (Exits 175 and 178) was a key vantage point for military control of the river traffic and the railroads into the city. The Union Army retreated to Chattanooga after its September 1863 defeat at the Battle of Chickamauga in north Georgia. Confederate forces surrounded the city and fortified Lookout Mountain. On November 24, the Federals captured Lookout Mountain. Charging Union soldiers expected a deadly shower of bullets. One wrote: "Every moment we expected to hear [our charge] broken by sharp shots from the rocks overhead, or by a rattling volley from the innumerable boulders in front." But they overwhelmed the Confederate defenders in a fight known as the "Battle above the Clouds" because of a thick fog that shrouded the mountain. There were about 400 Union casualties and 1,250 Confederate casualties. Two National Park Service properties, Point Park and the Cravens House, interpret the fighting and the battle's effects on local residents. Follow the routes of the armies along the Tennessee Civil War Trails. Colorful markers at each stop tell the story of the war's interesting people, places, and events. A free map guide to the Tennessee Trails network is available in the Welcome Center. Please drive carefully as you enjoy the beauty and history of the Tennessee Civil War Trails.
2. I24CHA_161110_007.JPG: Confederate prisoners at railroad depot
3. I24CHA_161110_010.JPG: View from Lookout Mountain
4. I24CHA_161110_012.JPG: Storming and capture of Lookout Mountain
5. I24CHA_161110_026.JPG: "The One that Got Away" by Sherri Warner-Hunter This sculpture, which begins your cultural experience in Tennessee, is a project of the Tennessee Arts Commission and was made possible by services and funds provided by: Tennessee Arts Commission Tennessee Department of Transportation Tennessee Department of Tourist Development 1994
6. I24CHA_161110_048.JPG: Welcome to The Soundtrack of America Made in Tennessee #madeintn
7. I24CHA_161110_057.JPG: The American Civil War in Tennessee The Cost of War, the Price of Freedom, a State Reunited "A house divided against itself cannot stand." Abraham Lincoln uttered these words during the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858, three years before the first shots were fired in the American Civil War. Lincoln's words became an enduring metaphor for a devastating four-year war that would leave hundreds of thousands of Americans dead or wounded yet also make new US citizens of millions of former African American slaves. From 1861 to 1865 Tennessee was "a house divided," as it experienced hundreds of battles, large and small, and the wide-reaching devastating of "total war" on its farms and towns. The state supplied more soldiers to the Confederacy than any other state except Virginia -- it also provided more men for the Union cause than all the other Southern states put together. Tennessee was the last state to secede and the first to rejoin the Union after the fighting stopped. The war years brought misery to almost every Tennessean. The violence and terror of guerilla warfare, disease and malnutrition, heartbreak and loss, and military rule by both sides touched every corner of the state. The human costs of the conflict were considerable. 66,000 Confederates and 58,000 Federal soldiers were killed or wounded on Tennessee battlefields. Two of the bloodiest battles of the entire Civil War, Shiloh and Stone's River, were fought in Tennessee. The division that made Tennessee a reflection of the rift between North and South also made it a testing ground of political reform after the war. The state's many Unionists took power during Reconstruction and proceeded to abolish slavery, ratify the Reconstruction amendments to the Constitution and return Tennessee to the Union earlier than any other ex-Confederate state. The sacrifices of African-American troops for the Union side strengthened the former slave's claim to a full share in postwar society. These first steps toward emancipation and citizenship were the most hopeful legacy of the Civil War in Tennessee. At war's end, 275,000 Tennesseans formerly enslaved were free. There are hundreds of battlefields, historic sites and museums across the state that explore both the tragic history and hopeful symbols of heroism and kindness. Explore first-hand how the Civil War transformed Tennessee by visiting and discovering these sites throughout the Volunteer State.
8. I24CHA_161110_059.JPG: The Civil War Trail in Tennessee Exploring the Volunteer State's role in America's Greatest Challenge. Designated by Congress, the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area is home to hundreds of historic sites, museums, and landscapes that convey the stories and experiences of the state's Civil War era. Our location, river routes and rail paths, industries and farmlands all combined to make Tennessee a crucial state for both sides. Almost 1,500 engagements, large and small, took place across the landscape, touching each of Tennessee's 95 counties and transforming our farms, businesses, homes and way of life. Yet, out of the ashes of war, Tennesseans black and white built a new society where slavery was abolished and citizenship redefined. The Tennessee Civil War Trails is a partnership program of the Tennessee Department of Transportation and Department of Tourist Development, along with the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area. The trails include hundreds of historic sites and museums. Each site is interpreted and accessible, encouraging you to explore diverse locations and themes about how the Civil War years shaped Tennessee. Shop at nearby specialty and antique shops, enjoy classic southern cooking or walk along trails and greenways. Let the stories you've discovered ignite your imagination as you envision how now-peaceful landscapes and places were once the scenes for deadly battles and emotional community divisions over preserving the Union. Along the Civil War Trails stretching from Memphis to the Tri-Cities, you can visit the national battlefields at Shiloh, Fort Donelson, Chattanooga, and Stones River. But you can also explore the stories from the battles of Franklin, Parker's Crossroads, Fort Pillow, Johnsonville, and Knoxville as well as the many stories of home front, occupation, and emancipation found at such places as Promise Land and Charleston.
9. I24CHA_161110_061.JPG: The Battles for Chattanooga Chattanooga, nestled along the banks of the Tennessee River and the northern gateway to the Georgia railroad system, was strategically important to both the United States and the Confederacy in the Civil War. Lookout Mountain, located ot the south at exits 175 or 178, provided a key vantage point from where either army could control the river traffic and railroads into the city. After the September 1863 Confederate victory at Chickamauga in north Georgia, controlling Lookout Mountain was vital to continued southern success. Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg fortified the mountain and laid siege to the Union army camped in Chattanooga. The Union army appeared to face certain defeat, but in mid-October, federal officials placed Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in command. The Union army planned to break the Confederate siege with an aggressive counterattack. The first Union success came at the late October Battle of Wauhatchie, which is located off exit 174. A month later, Union forces under the command of US Gen. Joseph Hooker advanced on Lookout Mountain. One Union soldier wrote: "Every moment we expected to hear [our charge] broken by sharp shots from the rocks overhead, or by a rattling volley from the innumerable boulders in front." But Gen. Carter Stevenson's Confederates failed to stop the Federal advance. Due to a thick fog that shrouded the mountain, the battle became known as the "Battle Above the Clouds." It resulted in just over 400 Union casualties and more than 1,250 Confederate casualties. Point Park and the Cravens House explain the fighting and the battle's impact on local residents. Downtown Chattanooga became a battleground in August 1883 when US Col. John T. Wilder reached the Tennessee River and ordered the 18th Indiana Light Artillery, under Col. Eli Lilly, to bombard the city from Cameron Hill. A Confederate soldier reported: "The enemy suddenly made their appearance across the river today opposite Chattanooga and fired into the town repeatedly during the day. The town was thronged with women and children entirely unconscious of the proximity of the enemy until the shells were bursting among them. One lady and child were severely wounded. The non-combatants are leaving in a hurry. Our batteries on the bluff reply vigorously to the enemies guns." Wilder considered the artillery battle to be a Union success. His troops silenced "every battle that opened on us. But few of their guns could reach us, being mostly 12-pounder howitzers and 6-pounders rifled. They opened on us with nineteen different guns. One 32-pounder rifled guns covers all on this side. Lilly made most excellent shots, dismounting guns at 2,000 yards." After the war, Wilder returned to Chattanooga and served briefly as mayor. Eli Lilly returned to Indiana and established Eli Lilly and Company, now one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies.
10. I24CHA_161110_069.JPG: Conf. Gen. Braxton Bragg Commander, Army of Tennessee Gen. Carter Stevenson
11. I24CHA_161110_071.JPG: Gen. Joseph Hooker Commanding General U.S. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
12. I24CHA_161110_074.JPG: Chattanooga Regional Site Map
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