New 5x7 Civil War Photo: Train Depot at Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga Title - Train Depot at Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga Description - U.S. military train at depot; Lookout Mountain in background, at Chattanooga, TN. After Rosecrans' debacle at Chickamauga, Bragg's army occupied the mountains that ring about the vital railroad center of Chattanooga. Grant, brought in to save the situation, steadily built up offensive strength, and on November 23 - 25, burst the blockade in a series of brilliantly executed attacks. The photograph, probably all taken the following year when Chattanooga was the base for Sherman's Atlanta campaign, include scenes on Lookout Mountain, stormed by Hooker on November 24. Originally photographed between September-November 1863. Description Source - Library of Congress Year - September 19 - 20, 1863 SKU - CWP-0149