Word: mountains
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...these reasons, Rosecrans adopted the bold plan of striking directly south, across the river and over a succession of mountain ridges, passable only by narrow gorges, to the railroads which brought Bragg his supplies from the South...
...first thing was to open a line of communication to the besieged force. This was most adroitly accomplished by Gen. W. F. Smith, who planned a new road, crossing the river twice, and passing just out of reach of the Confederate guns on Lookout Mountain to Bridgewater, the terminus of the Northern railroad. A footing was secretly gained on the hills commanding this line, much to Bragg's chagrin, and supplies soon poured...
...letter. With unrivalled skill, Sherman made a long detour, and, wholly unexpected, gained a strong foothold on Bragg's right. Thom as also advanced and took a firm stand on the foot-hills. It was then, profiting by Bragg's confusion, that Hooker made his brilliant capture of Lookout Mountain. His troops had to move painfully around the edge of the mountain from west to east, before they could so much as find a place for ascent. At last they reached a winding cart-track, and up they went, until the clouds hid the death-struggle from the watchers...
Starting Saturday morning, the excursion will climb the west face of Hoosac Mt., studying the Cambrian and Pre-Cambrian formations, then visiting their contact on top of the mountain, and thence going to the central shaft of the tunnel where the dumps illustrate many varieties of these rocks. In the afternoon, proceeding over the crest of the mountain to the station at the east portal of the tunnel, something will be seen of the topography of the area between the Connecticut and Hoosac Rivers...
Excursion 2.- Friday, Oct. 11. Professor J. E. Wolff. The Cambrian and Pre-Cambrian rocks of Hoosac Mountain...