The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-24

4o". AHo LeauEts VI tllc great luRcS, tnc
Adirondacks and White Mountains
have become famous. Florida has also
established Its reputation as winter
resort, but Lookout Mountain, near
Chattanooga, Tennessee, rs both n win.
tor and summer resort, in addition to
Its imposing grandeur and beauty Of
tho surrounding landscape, puro and
inyigorasing air, has historical associa.
tons which will become moro and moro
interesting as time passes and now gen.
erations come into existence.
This prominent Landmark, rising to q
height OF $500 feet above tho sea Lowell,
thanked on either side by narrow val
10y. extends from tho south in Goorgia
and terminates towards the north in q
sharp point which overlooks the great
bend in tho Tennessee, and viewed
from tho valley below it has tho appear
ance OF majestic sentinel standing
guard over six bloody batslefelds visi-
Bile from its summit. Stepping upon
Point Rock and looking down tho river
few miles tho battlefield OF Browns
Ferry is seen. 1t was ut this point that
Grant, after his arrival, throw tho pom
toon bridge over tho river in order to
get rations to the besieged and starving
army at Chattanooga.
10 tho east of Lookout, and n few
miles up the valley from Browns Ferry,
is seen the battlefield OF Wanhatchie,
whore ono OF Hooker's divisions under
General Geary was attacked in tho
night by the enemy's army, which had
descended from Lookout, but which was
driven back to the mountain, leaving
tho dead and wounded on the field.
Immediately under tho point, several
hundred feet below, We see what looks
like level plateau, AND upon which
now stands several cottages, but thirty
years ago there was but ono, the GRAY
ems house, which is still standing. In
this house General Hooker established
his headquarters after the battle above
the Clouds"
1t was ON this plateau and the slope
Of the mountain Gu tho west OF it that
Hooker's battle was fought in the fog
which covered tho side. Of the noun.
tain. From the name, "battle above
the Clouds" people got the impression
that tho battle was upon the summit Of
the mountain. Such is not tho case
The summit is walled up, as it were, bv
4 palisade almost perpendicular and
from fifty to hundred feet high. From
the foot OF the palisade to the foot Of
the mountain the slope is more or less
steep and covered with immense
boulders. 1t was over these rugged
slopes that Hooker's men clambered
and reached the foot OF tho palisades
and then got in the rear Of the enemy's
worka.
Looking to tho northeast, and only
three miles from the foot OF the point,
the beautiful city OF Chattanooga is seen
nesting in the fertile valley between
the Tennessee and Missionary Ridge,
while five miles beyond the city We SEQ
aiheight, named Sherman Heights, after
the battle which Sherman fought there,
and which is the northern terminus OF
Missionary Ridge. From Sherman
Heights tho ridge runs almost in n
southern direction and is east OF and
parallel with Lookout Mountain. Gem
eral Bragg's army was fortified along
this ridge during the seigc OF Chatta-
nooga, and after the seige was raised the
battle OF Missionary Ridge was fought
on its crest. The government is now
building boulevard along the crest OF
tho ridge and at prominent points iron
observation towers arc being erected,
one OF which is at the point where Gen.
erai Bragg had his headquarters.
In the valley between the city and
the ridge is q high knoll called Orchard
Knob, from which Gen. Grant viewed
the battle. An observation tower will
also be erected there. About quarter
OF n mile back on tho mountain from
Point Lookout, on the highest ground
on the mountain, stands Lookout Inn.
1t oyerlooks the eastern brow, is S65
feet long and Tour stories high, and will
accommodate 800 persons. The hotel ia
owned by Boston syndicate, is open
all the year, and is frat class in evory
respect. Taking the elevator and as.
cending to the tower tho scenery is OF
imposing grandeur. The eye can scan
the country for sixty miles and see into
parts OIL seven STATES. 40. -sftE5 =
Turning to the southeast, just beyond
Missionary Ridge, and about ten miles
distant, two red iron towers are visible.
These mark the most east and tho most
west fronts Of fighting on the bloody
field OF Chickamauga, Ga. How well
this little stream was named by tho
Indians-River OF Death On the banks
OF this creek on the 10Th and Goth OF
September, 1853, more than sc, 900 men
wore put hors do combat. This. is
known us the most bloody baltic OF
modern days, and demonstrated tho
fact that American soldiers would face
rs heavy losses as any soldiers in tho
world. The average loss in this battle
was 81 per cent Many organizations
lost moro than so per cent. Gen. Van
Duveer's brigade lost 30 per cent in an
hour. General Bates confederate bril-
gado lost As per cent in killed and
wounded. A confederate Georgia bat.
TALON lost 65 per cent in two hours in
the assault on Snodgrass Hill. Many
are tho deeds OF valor recorded OF this
battle; there arc also some records
which would DO better buried in OBJ.
liyiou. Gen. George II. Thomas, by
holding his lines intact and resisting
every assault, won the tito OF Crock OF
Chickamauca. Three prominent gen.
erals on each side lost their commands
after tho battle. The right wing of tho
union army was swept from the field
and the commanding general and two
OF his corps commanders wont with it,
but General Thomas on the left hold his
position and saved the army from dis
lster. One prominent official. who is
now the editor. OF q very largo news
paper, left the field so precipitately that
rumor says he left his hat, and from
the dispatch no sent his chief after
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