On November 24, 1863, on the foggy slopes of Lookout Mountain, Union and Confederate soldiers fought for control of Chattanooga. At the mountain's base, Walker, a well known painter of battle scenes, witnessed the engagement as it swirled above him.
Oil painting "The Battle of Lookout Mountain" (1863-4) by …
Oil painting "The Battle of Lookout Mountain" (1863-4) by James Walker Description Walker, an English-born painter, was commissioned by Union Gen. Joseph Hooker to paint the more famous canvas of Lookout Mountain with the general on a white horse.
Lookout Mountain Painting | History Detectives - PBS
On November 24th, 1863 at least 13,000 Confederate and Union soldiers battled at Lookout Mountain in Tennessee for the besieged city of Chattanooga, and the Tennessee River, gateway to the South....
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Sep 26, 2018 · Upon completion in 1874, the painting toured the country with stops in New York, Philadelphia, and San Francisco (NPS). This image or media file contains material based on a …
Civil War on Lookout Mountain - U.S. National Park Service
The Battle of Lookout Mountain by James Walker - the original painting is on display at the Lookout Mountain Battlefield Visitor Center at Point Park, Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park. The Confederate city of Chattanooga had …
Battle of Lookout Mountain - National Museum of American History
This chromolithograph depicts the Battle of Lookout Mountain, fought on November 24, 1863, which was part of the Chattanooga Campaign. After supplying the besieged Army of the Cumberland with supplies and reinforcements, he ordered an attack on the Confederate forces led by General Braxton Bragg.
The Battle of Lookout Mountain by James Walker, 1864 | Flickr
Jan 26, 2012 · The Civil War "Battle Above the Clouds" was fought on the North slope of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, November 24, 1863. Military artist James Walker witnessed the battle and sketched scenes to render this historically accurate 13' by 30' painting.
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Lookout Mountain Painting | Season 8 | Episode 6 - PBS
Wes Cowan learns more about the crucial battle over a strategic vantage point, Lookout Mountain and visits the Rock Island Arsenal Museum to find out more about the lives of soldiers imprisoned...
Capturing Lookout: Mountain Artistic Perspectives of the Battle …
Jun 22, 2024 · It is amazing to hear visitors gasp when they walk into the Lookout Mountain Battlefield Visitor Center’s exhibition and are suddenly face-to-face with the enormous 13’ x 30’ canvas painting depicting the Battle of Lookout Mountain, …
Lookout Mountain Arts
Plein air painting in the mountains has been the highlight of the climbing season. Pictured to the left is a work in progress from the West Peak of Mt. Daniel, which will be finished and available for purchase and in prints this fall.
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