Cameras

T.C. shot with a Canon AE-1 with 50mm lens, Dave having done likewise with his Canon T-50, the auto-aperture version of the T-70.


Film

We shot 4 1/2 rolls that day, the 1/2 being on standard Kodak Gold 200, 3 being on Kodak B&W T-MAX 100, not the best choice for a mostly cloudy day but very effective during those moments of breaking sunlight, Dave's last roll being shot on Kodak B&W TRI-X 400, its dramatic effect evidenced in the sunset shots on Tunnel Hill. No filtration was used.


Multimedia/Internet

All the photos were scanned in prints that were cropped, framed and tinted in Adobe Photoshop 4 & 5, all other graphics having been produced in Photoshop aside from the map templates created using Adobe Illustrator 7. Fonts used included Democratika, Blackbeard and Insignia. The site itself was produced in Macromedia Dreamweaver 1.2 & 2. Both Macs and PCs were used (yes, they can work together).

Creditable references and further reading:

"The Shipwreck of their Hopes," by Peter Cozzens (University of Illinois Press) is the most complete and detailed description of the battles for Chattanooga that exists. His attention to detail is something else ( We further suggest his books on Stones River and Chickamauga, all 3 available as a set; "The Civil War in the West").

"Storming of the Gateway," by Fairfax Downey (McKay Publishing Co.) is of the "old-school" Civil War historical narrative, but nonetheless important. This book is most likely out of print (Dave found his copy at a flea market for $3).

"The Fight for Chattanooga," from the Time-Life Series on the Civil War, is the most informative, short-history book you can find, the series a necessity for any Civil War library. It is concise, well-written, and well supported with design and images. This particular volume covers Chickamauga on through Chattanooga to Ringgold Gap.

"The Battle for Chattanooga," a magazine-style publication available at the Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park's 2 visitor centers (one atop Lookout, the other along the Lafayette Road, Rt. 27, at Chickamauga). Put out by Eastern Acorn Press, this is very informative, concise, and includes detailed maps of the battles. A great deal for about $4.

"This Hallowed Ground," by Bruce Catton (Simon & Schuster), in Dave's opinion the father of modern day Civil War historical narrative. We include this publication only because Catton is a great writer/ historian, and this is one of the better single-volume histories on the Civil War.

"The Civil War - A Narrative, (Vol. 2; Fredericksburg to Meridian)" by Shelby Foote (Vintage Books/ Random House). No bibliography of the Civil War is complete without reference to this work. If you have not read it, set aside the next 3 months, and do so.

Dave shooting a memorial in front
of Cravens House

The photo Dave took