. Young folk's history of the war for the union . agg did not havemore than fifty thousand. The situation of the two armies maybe understood by looking at the map on page 377. Chatta-nooga, as will be seen, lies on the south side of the TennesseeRiver, in the mouth of the Chattanooga Valley, named from 1863.] LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN. 381 the stream which runs through it. This valley lies between twomountain ridges. The westernmost ridge is Lookout Mountain,a rocky, tree-covered height, about twenty-four hundred feethigh. It is said that six States may be seen from its top. Onthe opposite side of the
. Young folk's history of the war for the union . agg did not havemore than fifty thousand. The situation of the two armies maybe understood by looking at the map on page 377. Chatta-nooga, as will be seen, lies on the south side of the TennesseeRiver, in the mouth of the Chattanooga Valley, named from 1863.] LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN. 381 the stream which runs through it. This valley lies between twomountain ridges. The westernmost ridge is Lookout Mountain,a rocky, tree-covered height, about twenty-four hundred feethigh. It is said that six States may be seen from its top. Onthe opposite side of the valley is Missionary Ridge, a chain ofwooded hills so called because the early Roman Catholic mis-sionaries had schools and a chapel on it for the CherokeeIndians. The Confederate line extended twelve miles along thenorth end of Missionary Ridge, across the valley south ofChattanooga, and on Ijookout Mountain. All along it was de-fended by earthworks, rifle-pits, and abatis. Of the Unionforces, the centre, under General Thomas, held Chattanooga;. Slope of Lookout Mountain. the right, under General Hooker, lay near the foot of LookoutMountain; and the left, under General Sherman, lay on thenorth side of the Tennessee, just below the mouth of Chicka-mauga Creek. During the night of November 23, Sherman be-gan to build two pontoon bridges. These were finished bynoon of the next day, his troops passed over, and by the middleof the afternoon he had taken possession of the north end ofMissionary Ridge. Li the mean time Hooker advanced uj?Lookout Mountain. His movements were hidden by a densefog which covered the valley. The slope of the mountain wascovered with boulders and rocky ledges and made more difficultto ascend by trees felled so that their limbs lay downward; butthe hardy soldiers clambered over all obstructions, cutting away 382 CHICKAMAUGA.—VHATTANOOOA.—KNOXVILLE. [1863. the trees Avith axes as they went, under the very muzzlesof the enemys cannon, until an open space
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