Blockhouse on the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad

Blockhouse on the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad

You are looking at an intriguing picture of Chattanooga, Tennessee,vicinity. Blockhouse on the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad. It was taken in 1864.

The picture presents War in the West. These photographs are of the Battle of Chattanooga, September-November 1863. After Rosecrans' debacle at Chickamauga, September 19-20, 1863, Bragg's army occupied the mountains that ring about the vital railroad center of Chattanooga. Grant, brought in to save the situation, steadily built up offensive strength, and on November 23-25, burst the blockade in a series of brilliantly executed attacks. The photographs, probably all taken the following year when Chattanooga was the base for Sherman's Atlanta campaign, include scenes on Lookout Mountain, stormed by Hooker on November 24.

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Image ID# 8ACDF11E
Ref: loc/Civil War Collection

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This Photograph Comes from the Collection:

• Civil War

And is Part of the Following Theme Groups:

• Tennessee