University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
| Resource Type | image |
| Title | Orchard Knob, from Mission Ridge |
| Coverage / Year | 1864 to 1866 |
| Description | Reproduction of a black and white photograph 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. Dimensions: 8"x10". |
| Interpretation | Orchard Knob was attacked, and carried on the afternoon of 23d of November. . . .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. x-xi. |
| Lesson Plans / Themes | Antebellum Society and the Civil War |
| Learning Standards | 16 History |
| Author or Creator | Barnard, George N., 1819-1902 |
| Source | Photo reproductions from Barnard, George N. Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign. New York, 1866 |
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| Collection Publisher | Chicago Public Library, Special Collections and Preservation Division |
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| Resource Identifier | E468.7.B25 Plate 10 |
| Date Created | 2-20-02 |
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Orchard Knob, from Mission Ridge |
