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Battle Above the Clouds:
Before you stands James Walker's "The Battle of Lookout Mountain." Commissioned by Gen. Joseph Hooker, Walker was asked to create an accurate, detailed picture of the fighting on Lookout Mountain. Returning to Chattanooga in 1864, Walker sketched and photographed the field, and interviewed Union generals to assure accuracy in terrain and troop placement.
This huge canvas, 13 feet tall and 30 feet wide and weighing around 700 pounds, shows the climax of the Battle of Lookout Mountain, November 24, 1863. |