United States, Georgia, Bartow County, 34.23786, -84.8405Smith, Marion O., 1942-20221942/2022Photocopy of typewritten report titled "Civil War Soldiers and Saltpeter Members of Lookout Cave, Tennessee" explores the wartime use of Lookout Cave, located near Ruby Falls in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The cave was utilized by both Southern and Northern soldiers during the Civil War for purposes such as shelter and storage. It is situated near a well-known landmark, Ruby Falls. The report mentions specific individuals associated with the cave’s use and saltpeter production, and highlights the broader use of Caves in the area for wartime activities, particularly related to saltpeter mining. Sites mentioned: Lookout Cave (Tenn.)image/jp2enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Explosives--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 historyCivil War soldiers and saltpeter miners of Lookout Cave, TennesseeText