. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . St:.!„S@i^,fP i^V^J. THE BATTLE-FIELD ABOVE THE CLOUDS Entrenchments on Lookout Mountain. Up such rugged heights as these, heavily timbered and full ofchasms, Hookers men fought their way on the afternoon of November 24th. Bridging Lookout Creek, thetroops crossed, hidden by the friendly mist, and began ascending the mountain-sides, driving the Confederatesfrom one line of rifle-pits and then from another. The heavy musketry fire and the boom of the Confeder
. The Civil War through the camera : hundreds of vivid photographs actually taken in Civil War times, together with Elson's new history . St:.!„S@i^,fP i^V^J. THE BATTLE-FIELD ABOVE THE CLOUDS Entrenchments on Lookout Mountain. Up such rugged heights as these, heavily timbered and full ofchasms, Hookers men fought their way on the afternoon of November 24th. Bridging Lookout Creek, thetroops crossed, hidden by the friendly mist, and began ascending the mountain-sides, driving the Confederatesfrom one line of rifle-pits and then from another. The heavy musketry fire and the boom of the Confederatebattery on the top of the mountain apprised the waiting Federals before Chattanooga that the battle hadbegun. Now and again the fitful lifting of the mist disclosed to Grant and Thomas, watching from OrchardKnob, the men of Hooker fighting upon the heights. Then all would be curtained once more. At two oclockin the afternoon the mist became so heavy that Hooker and his men could not see what they were doing,and paused to entrench. By four oclock, however, he had pushed on to the summit and reported to Grantthat his position was impregnable. Direct c
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