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Chattanooga, TN 37409

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Phone: (423) 424-4430

Chattanooga Creek Picket Lines

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Chattanooga, TN

Chattanooga Creek in the valley that separated Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain often was the only thing that separated warring troops during the Siege of Chattanooga. Pickets along this line often declared truces, exchanged conversation, and traded food and other goods much to the chagrin of their officers.