Ireland, County Limerick, DublinUnited States, Alabama, Blount County, 33.98087, -86.56737United States, Alabama, Dallas County, Selma, 32.40736, -87.0211United States, Alabama, Morgan County, 34.45347, -86.85293United States, Georgia, Bartow County, 34.23786, -84.8405United States, Georgia, Floyd County, 34.26316, -85.21428United States, Georgia, Paulding County, 33.92055, -84.86729United States, Georgia, Richmond County, 33.35963, -82.07355Smith, Marion O., 1942-20221942/2022Photocopy of typewritten report titled "The Confederate Niter Works, Personnel, and Probable Modern Name of Pack Cave" that explores the Civil War-era use of Pack Cave near Chattanooga, Tennessee, for saltpeter production by the Confederate government and discusses the probable modern name and location of Pack Cave based on historical records. The cave was part of the Confederate Nitre Bureau's operations to produce saltpeter, a key ingredient in gunpowder. The cave is referenced in an 1861 letter from Robert Cravens and in reports by other officials. The document lists individuals involved in the cave’s operations, and details their roles within the Nitre Bureau.image/jp2enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Confederate Niter Works--Officials and employeesExplosives--AdditivesSaltpeterDiscovery and explorationSoldiersNamesVandalismIndependent scholarsUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--GraffitiCavingSignatures (Writing)|Tourism--Moral and ethical aspectsUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narrativesSaltpeter industry--HistoryGunpowder industryGuano industryNitratesCavesSpeleologyJournal of Spelean HistorySpeleologistsGeology, EconomicGraffitiGeotourismSustainable tourismUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Confederate States of AmericaConfederate States of America. Nitre and Mining BureauManufacturing industries--United States--History--19th centuryManufacturing industries--Confederate States of America--History--19th centuryMineral industries--United States--History--19th centuryMineral industries--Confederate States of America--History--19th centurySaltpeter industry--United StatesGunpowder--United StatesNitrogen industries--United StatesSaltpeter industry--Confederate States of AmericaGunpowder--Confederate States of AmericaNitrogen industries--Confederate States of AmericaBats--ManureGuanoLocal historyThe Confederate Niter Works, personnel, and probable modern name of pack caveText