Views of the Snodgrass House, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park

Item

Title
Views of the Snodgrass House, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Date Created
1900s
Description
Two views of the George Washington Snodgrass House, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. Top view shows drawing of house from photograph. Bottom view shows house and three unidentified children at fence in front of house. House was used as a field hospital and General George Thomas' headquaters during the Battle of Chickamauga in 1863. The first national military park, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park was created by an Act of Congress in 1890 and dedicated in 1895. The majority of the park is located in Catoosa and Walker Counties, Georgia, but some sections are in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, while others are in and around Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mounted with and filed under 00005838. Photograph 00006629 also on mounting.
Extent
2 pictures (1 sheet), b&w, 10 x 15 cm. (4 x 5 3/4 in.) and 12 x 17 cm. (4 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.)
Collection
Picture File
Citation
Picture File. Chattanooga Public Library.
Identifier
00005839
Type
Still image
Item sets
Picture File

Position: 2141 (28 views)