Chattanooga Essays

Located in Chattanooga Tennessee, the same city that Ernest Holmes invented the first tow truck, which is the reason why the museum is located in Chattanooga. It is a museum that is centered around the history of tow trucks as well as those who lost their lives. Its main focus as a museum is to educate the public, display artifacts,

Chattanooga, Tennessee Have you been dying to go to a medium sized town that is filled with things to do? In Chattanooga, Tennessee, you can go to museum, see landmarks and eat delicious food! A city that will make you want to pack your bags and live there. Looking for an outstanding museum or aquarium? Chattanooga has got you covered! The Tennessee Aquarium is the best aquarium in the South. With two buildings containing river creatures and sea creatures, you are bound to have an amazing time

Atlanta will always be the place I call home, after living there since I was born. Yet, after spending the majority of my time in Chattanooga over the last couple of years I have come to love Chattanooga, always looking forward to my return after summer. Yet, seemingly just as excited to come back home after the year comes to an abrupt end. After thinking for some time about which town I liked better, I realized that there was only one way to get to the bottom of it. A simple yet satisfying city

Blues Empress in Black Chattanooga: Bessie Smith and the Emerging Urban South is a book written by Michelle R. Scott on the roots of Bessie Smith, and the growing urban area of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Rather than detailing Smith’s upbringing, musical success, and her untimely death, Scott writes mostly about the evolvement of the transient urban town and the path that led to Bessie’s career. The book starts in the antebellum era in pre-Civil War East Tennessee and goes through the mid-1920’s when

Tennessee, under General Braxton Bragg, in Murfreesboro Tennessee, forcing him to move into Chattanooga this maneuvering costed him around 500 troops. President Lincoln was persistent to make Rosecrans move into Chattanooga because of the pivotal role the city had on the South. Chattanooga had important rail lines leading to Nashville, Knoxville, and even as south as Atlanta carrying their iron resource. Chattanooga also held a very good defensive position with the terrain features of Lookout Mountain

more uniquely defined than Chattanooga, TN. Chattanooga served as the “new beginning for men” of the South. The industrial growth of Chattanooga grew steadily. The expansion of Chattanooga started from small trading posts on the Tennessee River and grew a vital rail link in the area by the 1860s. These factors influenced the Union army and led to the Union troops to seize the city in 1863. Post-Civil War, Northerners and Yankees took control of the city of Chattanooga economically and by government

area of Chattanooga were two different worlds, separated by the Tennessee River. The bridge connected the two areas and provided economic success for both parties, as businesses popped up on both sides of the bridge and customers readily traveled across the bridge to visit those businesses. The Walnut Street bridge is a renown bridge made by some of the best in the business, like Edwin Thatcher. This bridge still stands today, renovated to be a pedestrian bridge. It has shaped Chattanooga and is a

the Union troops cut across the Tennessee River at many acess spots west and southwest of Chattanooga. The troops of the Cumberland, with almost 60,000 men, advanced southeastward in three separated groups over the mountain and valley of northeast Alabama and northwest Georgia to threaten Bragg’s railroad supply line. As Bragg learned of the enemy behind him, he became worried, he then deserted Chattanooga and fell back towards the south, even though Confederate reinforcements arrived from Mississippi

The Battle of Chattanooga and Vicksburg “It is well that war is so terrible, else we should grow to fond it.” The battle of Vicksburg started by capturing the Confederate river fortress at Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 4, 1863. The battle of Chattanooga started by a command of the military Division of Mississippi, General Grant then fought a series of battles to the end of Chattanooga. Vicksburg and Chattanooga were both vital in the Civil War. First, three battles of Chattanooga were fought in

another to achieve numerical superiority. General Bragg anticipated drawing an overly confident Rosecrans into a trap and retake Chattanooga. With renewed confidence that Chattanooga could pass once again into Confederate hands, on the morning of 18 September 1863 General Bragg marched his army to the west bank of Chickamauga Creek, hoping to wedge his troops between Chattanooga and the Federal army. (Powell, The Fight at Reed's Bridge: Failure in the Saddle) The Confederate forces encountered Col. Robert

Chickamauga began as a cavalry action but quickly became a three day blood bath resulting in over 34,000 causalities. During the summer of 1863, Major General Rosecran set out to capture Chattanooga. Rosecran maneuvered his way into Chattanooga causing Confederate General Braxton Bragg to turn over control of Chattanooga. The Battle of Chickamauga was not only blood bath, but confusion, disorder and insubordination overwhelmed both sides of the battle lines at Chickamauga Creek, causing the Union army’s

named after the Chickamauga Creek. IN DEPTH: Beginning on September 18th, the Union Army of the Cumberland headed by General William Rosecrans,marched on to battle the Confederate Army of Tennessee, led by General Braxton Bragg stationed at Chattanooga. Rosecrans was Successful in his invasion

The Battle of Chattanooga was a very important battle part of the Civil War. Inside that battle were a few other important small battles, one being the Battle of Lookout Mountain. The Battle of Lookout Mountain was important in helping get an advantage in the Battle of Chattanooga. This battle was also significant for many reasons. In this battle, each side progressed a lot for each side to end up where they were when the battle was over. The Battle of Lookout Mountain was significant for many reasons

Tanesha lives in Chattanooga, TN where she relocated 12 years ago for a managerial position of a retail store chain. She had moved from Gainesville, GA with her with Richard’s father, Roger, who was her husband at the time. Roger and Tanesha had been high school sweethearts and had married shortly after graduation. They had been happy in Gainesville where they both had friends and family. After moving to Chattanooga their relationship had become more stressed. Roger had difficulty finding consistent

In this action the plaintiff, Lyle Luttrell, a professional baseball player with the Chattanooga Baseball Club, sued the defendants, Nashville Baseball Club, a Corporation, and Earl Averill, Jr., one of its players, for damages for an assault and battery committed by Averill upon plaintiff during the playing of one of the regularly scheduled games between these two teams at Engel Stadium, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on the night of August 20, 1955. Plaintiff's declaration alleges in substance that

words were: “God bless you all. I am innocent” (Pfeifer, “Historic”; “Shipp”). After the death of Ed Johnson, there was much protest from the blacks in the community (“Shipp”). As a result, the mayor of Chattanooga closed all saloons and deputized 200 men (“Shipp”). Even people outside of Chattanooga were affected by Johnson’s death (Pfeifer, “Historic”; “Shipp”). The Supreme Court was shocked and infuriated (Pfeifer, “Historic”). Justice Harlan stated that an order by the Supreme Court had not been

battle, Union and Confederate forces were struggling over control of the key railroad center of Chattanooga, Tennessee. The battle was fought between the Army of the Cumberland under Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans and the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Gen. Braxton Bragg, and was named for Chickamauga Creek, which runs near the battle area in northwest Georgia and northeast of downtown Chattanooga. The battle was fought during the late summer and autumn of September 18 – 20, 1863. The weather

Union Army involved in the battle. General Rosecrans the Commander of the Army of the Cumberland, and General Braxton Bragg commanding the Army of Tennessee. The Union conducted a strategic campaign aimed at capturing the major industrial area of Chattanooga and its railroad junction. The Union

to drive a wedge in the Confederate supply lined by capturing key railroads including the railroad in Murfreesboro Tennessee. According to Wiss, Janney, and Elstner Associates, “Control of the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad was necessary to supply Union forces in a campaign to take Chattanooga. In addition to practical considerations, the Union was anxious for a military victory to boost morale after the disappointing Maryland and Kentucky campaigns.”(Wiss, Janney, & Elstner Associates, 27) Therefore

and the two brothers, Andy and Roy Wright. All four of these boys jumped onto the freight train in Chattanooga, Tennessee