Raynors HCA 2015-02
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/19/2015
War-date albumen photograph of a group of nine Union soldiers perched atop Lookout Mountain. Some mount defects, else about very good. On November 24, 1863 the Battle of Lookout Mountain was fought on the slopes of mountain. The majority of hand to hand combat took place near Cravens' house about halfway to the summit. Lookout Mountain’s shape and location can in some conditions cause a unique weather phenomenon in the area: after dawn, fog will sometimes descend from the cooler mountaintop and stop about halfway down. Such an event which took place the day of the battle and is the reason for its romanticized name, the "Battle Above the Clouds." The battle was won by Union forces, enabling them to lift the Confederate siege of Chattanooga.
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