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| Chickamaugua, GA. This is one of the battlefields in this
Park that has an unseen street running through the middle of it. |
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| Chickamaugua has a great collection of monuments and canons. |
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Vicksburg, MS. Vicksburg is the best Civil War site I have
visited. With its combination of statues, canons, fortifications and the
USS Cairo, it has a little of everything.
This is a detail of the railroad rails that were added to the front
of the USS Cairo for added protection. |
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| In the 1960's the USS Cairo was located in the mud of the
Mississippi river. It was raised and stabilized and then enshrined in this
museum next to the cemetery. |
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| The Cairo is the first ship/boat ever sunk with an electric
torpedo (mine). |
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| The museum contains many of the interesting contents that
were found inside the Cairo. Personal pictures, uniforms, weapons, books,
utensils, etc. provide a glimpse of the personal side of the war. |
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| I think this is one of the best displays for a ship that
I have ever seen. You can see it from below the waterline, deck level and
above as shown in these pictures. |
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| The Cairo is cradled in witness frames that provide a visual
clue to the missing portions of the ship. The original timbers are used
were they were available and the original canon are here as well. |
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Lookout Mountain above Chattanooga, TN
This view shows the Tennessee River and the city of Chattanooga. |
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| The entrance to the park. A very step road leads to the
top of this mountain or you can talk a tram up. The road to the top and
the top are fully inhabited with beautiful homes and a small town. |
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View showing the Craven's House, part of the park.
This is why this was such an important location - the view! |
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| This map shows the various trails that exist on the side
of the mountain. |
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| Civil War Confederate graves on the Natchez Trace. |
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