'Battle of Lookout Mountain', (1878). 'General Joe Hooker's battle above the clouds'. The Battle of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, 24 November 1863, formed part of the Third Battle of Chattanooga during the American Civil War. The Union victory, under Major General Joseph Hooker, paved the way for their invasion of the Deep South. From "Our Country: a Household History for All Readers, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time", Volume 3, by Benson J. Lossing. [Johnson & Miles, New York, 1878]