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Mission Ridge, from Orchard Knob
Mission Ridge, from Orchard Knob
TitleMission Ridge, from Orchard Knob
DescriptionBlack-and-white reproduction of original albumen print of Orchard Knob from Mission Ridge. Source: Barnard, George N. Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign, Embracing Scenes of the Occupation of Nashville, the Great Battles around Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain, the Campaign of Atlanta, March to the Sea, and the Great Raid through the Carolinas. New York, 1866. "During the progress of the battle [Mission Ridge] Generals Grant and Thomas occupied Orchard Knob as a position from which to observe and direct the movements of troops. It was in this fight that one of General Grant's staff was wounded, the first casualty that had occurred to a member of the General's staff during the war." Barnard, George N. Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign. (New York: Dover Publications, 1977), p. xi.
Subject.TGM1Mountains
Campaigns & battles
Battlefields
Subject.LCSHUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
PhotographerBarnard, George N., 1819-1902
ContributorsSpecial Collections and Preservation Division
Date1864 to 1866
IdentifierE468.7.B25 Plate 9
SourcePhoto reproductions from Barnard, George N. Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign. New York, 1866.
Coverage1860; 1861; 1862; 1863; 1864; 1865; 1866; 1867; 1868; 1869
Rightshttp://www.chipublib.org/aboutcpl/cplpolicies/policies/photo_reproduct.php
CollectionCivil War and American History Research Collection
Size8 x 10 in.
TypeDigital image
Formatimage/jpeg
Original Formatalbumen prints
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