The Americana - a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc. of the world (1903) (14763621565)

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Title: The Americana : a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc. of the world
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Beach, Frederick Converse, 1848-1918 Rines, George Edwin, 1860-
Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: New York : Scientific American Compiling Dept.
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto



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stricted, and that the additionof the 22 suburbs belonging to it would raisethe population to nearer 55,000. The increasein school attendance, in post-office receipts, etc.,has been very large in the past three years. B. L. Goulding,Vice-President Chattanooga Library Association.Chattanooga, Battle of. At the close ofthe battle of Chickamauga, Ga., 20 September,the Union army, in withdrawing from the field,having interposed at Rossville, Ga., between Missionary Ridge the same distance east of it,the mountain and the ridge being parallel, run-ning nearly north and south and about fourmiles apart. The Tennessee River touches thebase of Lookout. The city lies to the northeastin a great bend of the river. The advance lineof the Confederates was half way between theridge and the city, upon a low intermediateridge, at the right of which was Orchard Knob,an isolated knoll rising some 60 feet above theplain. Lookout Mountain commanded the river lineto Bridgeport and Stevenson, the main depots
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CHATTANOOGA, TEINN.. AND ViCINlTY- Bragg and Chattanooga, advanced into that citythe night of the 21st and morning of the 22d,and immediately began to fortify it. Bragg fol-lowed on the 22d, and his lines were soon estab-lished in front of the place, his left resting onthe Tennessee River and Lookout Mountain,below the city, his centre extending across theplain to the foot of Missionary Ridge, his rightbeing established at the foot of the ridge andreaching toward the Tennessee River above.The north point of the Lookout Mountain rangeis three miles southwest of Chattanooga, and of supply. This necessitated a wagon-haul of60 miles over the Cumberlands and the adja-cent range of Waldens Ridge, all precipitousand barren mountains. The Union army wassoon running short of supplies, the fall rainsrendering the roads almost impassable. On19 October, the day that Rosecrans had per-fected the general features of a plan for re-gaining the river line of supplies, he was relievedfrom command and G