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Military Bridge across the Tennessee River at Chattanooga

Description: Image looking south, southwest towards Cameron Hill and Lookout Mountain, in the far distance. The bridge is protected by a blockhouse on the right and guard towers at the bridge. There is draw span in the center to let ships through. In the middle distance, to the right, at the foot of Cameron Hill is the Union Navy Yard.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1863-1864
Call number: photCL 491
Creator: Bonsall, I. H (1833-1909)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of John Boland, December 2008.

Chattanooga, Tennessee

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A view of Chattanooga, Tennessee, looking west toward Cameron Hill. In the foreground is a large open space, a large home set on the edge of the space. In the distance, on the right can be seen some of the tents and cabins of the Union troops, Redoubt Carpenter behind. In the middle distance, to the left, below the hill, can be seen Whiteside House, with white columns in the front, the headquarters of General Grant. On the crest of the hill can be seen another Union encampment, and, silhouetted against the sky, the guns used to command the river.

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Group of Union Military and Civilian Men, Chattanooga, Tennessee

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A group image of twelve men outside, some in Union military dress, others in civilian dress. Eight of the group are standing, four are seated. There are buildings in the background, and in the distance Cameron Hill with a house on top to the left.

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[Military Bridge, Chattanooga, Tennessee, taken from the Navy Yard]

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This collection contains 54 photographs by photographer Isaac H. Bonsall chiefly depicting the landscape and Union Army operations during the American Civil War in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Lookout Mountain, Georgia, Corinth, Mississippi, and the surrounding regions, from approximately 1862 to 1865. The prints primarily document encampments, buildings, artillery, steamships, railroad bridges, and soldiers. The collection also includes some portraits of soldiers and Union officers, including the officers of the 1st United States Veteran Volunteer Engineers and Generals William S. Rosencrans, John H. King, George H. Thomas, and Joseph Hooker. Among the images are two images of African American Union troops. A landscape view of grazing farm animals near Arkansas City, Kansas, is the only image in the collection that does not date from the Civil War, and also the only image carrying Bonsall's imprint. There are also two additional images that were not taken by Bonsall and include copyright information for N. Brown.

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[Tennessee River near Chattanooga, Tennessee]

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Close order Black Platoon Drill in Parade Plaza near Chattanooga, Tennessee

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Image of a large parade ground surround on three sides by cabins. On the right there is a platoon of African-American soldiers grouped closely together; they face an officer standing at attention on the other side of the parade grounds. There are numerous onlookers, including a woman, on the right behind the platoon. In the middle of the image is the Tennessee River, while dominating the background is Lookout Mountain.

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[Chattanooga Railroad Yards #3, Tennessee]

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Military Bridge across the Tennessee River at Chattanooga

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