Category Archives: Chattanooga

Like Missionary Ridge, Lookout Mountain is now also a tony residential neighborhood.  Over the years, important battles were fought here against the Indians and during the Revolutionary War.  But during the Chattanooga Campaign it was firmly in the hands of … Continue reading →

Commanding from Orchard Knob in the middle of Chattanooga, Ulysses S. Grant could see both Missionary Ridge to the east and Lookout Mountain to the southwest.

Missionary Ridge (not to be confused with Seminary Ridge in Gettysburg) is now a tony residential neighborhood looking down on Chattanooga from the east.  The Confederacy held the high ground.My man George Henry Thomas’s men were ordered by Grant to … Continue reading →

Visited the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park which straddles the Tennessee/Georgia border. As a railroad hub, Chattanooga was critical for the Union to take before it could invade the Deep South and, they hoped, end the war.Named after the … Continue reading →

As I had expected, the Shoney’s staff was unamused by my repeated Rick & Morty references.  But, hey, this trip hasn’t been an entire waste of time.  Job opportunity!

Ate dinner at a place called Sticky Fingers that claimed to be the best BBQ ribs in Chattanooga.  I ordered the sampler so I could try the dry rub, spicy, sweet, and regular.  Couldn’t finish them all in one sitting.  … Continue reading →