General Thomas' Headquarters, Chickamauga Park

Photograph

Picnooga

2022.066.002

Lantern slide image of a man seated in front of an artillery piece at Chickamauga Park

Name/Title

General Thomas' Headquarters, Chickamauga Park

Entry/Object ID

2022.066.002

Description

A Keystone View Company glass lantern slide showing the va man seated on the ground at Chickamauga Park, with the cabin that served as General George Thomas' headquarters in the background. The view shows an older man with a white beard and a somewhat crushed hat, sitting on the ground in the foreground. There are four artillery pieces, with one sitting right behind him. The enclosure on the lantern slide reads "Keystone View Company | Studios Meadville, PA | (c) Underwood & Underwood" at left and "H142 (V26127) Headquarters of General Thomas, Chickamauga Park, Tenn."

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Lantern Slide

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Chickamauga Battlefield, Chickamauga, Georgia, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park

Collection

Battlefield Monuments Collection

Made/Created

Studio

Keystone View Company

Date made

circa 1905 - circa 1920

Copyright

Restrictions

Credit Chattanooga Historical Society Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only