Right down the street from Rock City is a place worth stopping by if you are a Civil War buff like we are. Infact, Lookout Mountain proves to be a fascinating place to have an historic battlefield. The Union and Confederate soldiers who fought that battle had to climb to the top of a mountain and "look-out" over what is modern-day Chattanooga...
If you ever visit the Lookout Mountain battlefield, don't miss the coolest part. It's actually found inside a room at the visitor's center: a HUGE, wall-sized, original oil painting that was painted in the 1870's. The painting is so valuable that there is an alarm that is triggered if you get too close to it. (Tim learned that the hard way!) The painting - which looks a bit blurry in my snapshots because flash was not allowed - was commissioned by a Union General. You might notice him. He's the one in the middle of the portrait who looks like he's standing in light coming from Heaven, riding a white horse. (Human pride never ceases to amaze.) Because the piece was painted immediately after the war, its historical accuracy is fantastic.
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