Chattanooga, TN from Lookout Mountain

The view of the Tennessee River and Chattanooga, Tennessee from Lookout Mountain.

Lookout Mountain, actually a big hill plateau, is located at the northwest corner of Georgia, the northeast corner of Alabama, and along the southern border of Tennessee near Chattanooga. Lookout Mountain was the scene of the Battle of Lookout Mountain (November 24, 1863) during the American Civil War. Fought on the slopes of Lookout Mountain, the majority of hand to hand combat took place near Cravens' house about halfway to the summit. Lookout Mountains unique shape and location can in some conditions cause a unique weather phenomenon. After dawn, fog will descend from the cooler mountain top to the valley below and stop about halfway down. This interesting natural occurrence took place the day of the battle and is the reason for its romantic name, Battle Above the Clouds.

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[ugslamma]

Free the south from the yanks hoo needs um

[haynes1776]

I like your video. I can imagine being a confederate on Lookout mountain with a grand view of Chattanooga as Bragg was besieging the union forces their after Chickamauga. I-24 actually crosses Missionary ridge, where confederate troops held the high ground. With the Tennessee river at their backs, the union army almost was starved into submission if it was not for U.S. Grant, who open up the "Cracker Line" supply route by taking Brown's ferry on the river.