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U. S. CIVIL WAR PHOTOGRAPHS |
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LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN
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LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN SUMMIT**
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Lookout Summit - 1864
The letters and arrows, on this 1860's photograph, show where
and in what direction the 2002 photographs (below) were taken.
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Ladder to the top of the Summit rock. (A) On the right in photograph (C) below. |
Photograph of the Summit rock. (B) Taken from the ladder in the photograph on the left. |
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Gen. U. S. Grant (left) with some of his officers (right) on Lookout Summit - 1863. |
Photograph of the same location - 2002. (C) |
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Comparing the 1863 photograph (left) to the 2002 photograph (right); In the
2002 photograph, Grant stood near the location marked with an "A", his officers
were near "B" and the white dotted line marks the approximate location of the
edge of the cliff, which is visible in the 1863 photograph, but hidden by
foliage in the 2002 photograph.
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View from the Summit rock - 2002 (D)