American Historical Ephemera and Photography Featuring the Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann

8 x 6 3/16 in. albumen photograph on cardstock mount (spotting to image, with very light creasing and wear to corners; mount with significant spotting and a few creases and abrasions). Penciled inscription beneath image reads, "Rack-Coon (sic) Mountain near Nickey-Jack (sic) Cave near Bridgeport Tenn." Subjects are featured at a campsite just outside of a house at the base of a ridge. -- 6 7/8 x 4 in. albumen photograph on cardstock mount (toned, with creasing and tears in a few places throughout; mount with surface soiling, a few creases, and general wear to edges and corners). Various numerical inscriptions on mount recto and verso include a date range, "1860-70." Male and female subjects are scattered throughout the front yard and atop the porch roof of a farm house, some sitting, some standing, and others riding horses. -- Together, 2 albumen photographs of outdoor scenes. 

Raccoon Mountain and Nickajack Cave in Marion County, Tennessee, were both locations utilized by troops during the Civil War. Both Confederate and Union forces mined Nickajack Cave for saltpeter as they took turns occupying the area (Union forces overtook the cave after the battles at Chattanooga). Raccoon Mountain was also a noteworthy landmark during the war, having been identified by Ulysses S. Grant in the fall of 1863 as a possible route in the campaign to resupply federal troops in Chattanooga after the Battle of Chickamauga. Hooker's men marched along the mountain into Lookout Valley where he met and drove back a Confederate brigade.