Day 2 - Chattanooga TN to Conway AR

Mar 28, 2022 Mon0Motorcycle

Miles for the Day:	553
Total Trip Miles:	1057
Start Point:	Ooltewah, TN
Start Weather:	At 6:00 AM EDT, the temperature was 43.8 degrees with 38 percent humidity. The conditions were partially cloudy with a wind speed of 13.1.
End Point:	Conway, AR
End Weather:	At 6:00 PM CDT, the temperature was 65.3 degrees with 39 percent humidity. The conditions were clear with a wind speed of 12.3.
Sun Rise:	7:32 AM EDT
Sun Set:	7:28 PM CDT

	Google Map Track Log
	Lookout Mountain Civil War Battlefield
	Shiloh National Military Park
	Elevation Changes During the Day
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Lookout Mountain Civil War Battlefield

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The Confederate Army followed up their victory at Chickamauga in September 1863 by pursuing the Union Army to Chattanooga. As Union troops prepared to defend the city, the Confederates encircled the city and prepared to lay siege. From early October through late November, Confederate troops perched high atop Lookout Mountain could observe the Union Army down below, and artillery positions on the point of the mountain could choke off Union supply routes, as well as shell Union positions down on Moccasin Bend.
In late October, Union and Confederate forces clashed at Wauhatchie in the valley to the west of Lookout Mountain and Union troops successfully opened up a supply route known as the Cracker Line. On November 24, 1863, Union troops under the command of General Joseph Hooker swept the northern slopes of Lookout Mountain in what became known as the "Battle Above the Clouds." For the rest of the Civil War, Lookout Mountain was a tourist destination for Union soldiers and civilians, and a photographer even established a studio to capture portraits of soldiers on the point. Today there are several areas of Lookout Mountain that are part of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park.

Mar 28, 2022 Mon 9:04:40 AM EDT Altitude: 2072 ft Camera: iPhone 13 Pro MaxDisplay on Google Map
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Mar 28, 2022 Mon 9:01:46 AM EDT Altitude: 2107 ft Camera: iPhone 13 Pro MaxDisplay on Google Map

Mar 28, 2022 Mon 9:04:14 AM EDT Altitude: 2078 ft Camera: iPhone 13 Pro MaxDisplay on Google Map

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Mar 28, 2022 Mon 9:08:39 AM EDT Altitude: 2114 ft Camera: iPhone 13 Pro MaxDisplay on Google Map

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Bobby

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Point Park, Lookout Mountain TN

Shiloh National Military Park

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Shiloh National Military Park contains a wide array of historic sites. In addition to the battlefield of Shiloh itself, the park contains a separate unit at Corinth, Mississippi, that preserves and interprets the Siege and Battle of Corinth. Located within the boundaries of Shiloh Battlefield is also a United States National Cemetery, which contains around 4,000 soldiers and their family members. A National Historic Landmark in its own right, the Shiloh Indian Mounds are also located with the park boundaries