Once atop the mountain, we walked three blocks, and visited the Chattanooga and Chickamaugua National Military Park, the scene of the Civil War Battle that was the turning point of the war.   

The visitors center had a magnificent painting that was commissioned to represent the battle, known as the Battle Above the Clouds, due to the phenomenon of a cloud layer forming and stopping halfway down the sheer slope, as it did the morning of the battle.  It was incredible to see plaques showing the staggering number of injuries and casualties.  

This monument is thought to be the only one showing a Union and Confederate soldier shaking hands.