24 lbs., solid shot, 5 5/8 in diameter cannonball. Found at the base of Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga, Tennessee, in the rifle pit area. Close to present day McCauley tunnels on the west side.
Collection of items reported to be Civil War relics. The collection includes: 3 cannonball fragments, 1 lock, 3 belt buckles, 1 "three-ringer" bullet, 1 spoon fragment, 1 knife, and fragments of camp lanterns.
Photo taken from the audience level of a performance at the Ryman by Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys. Audience, stage, backstage, electronics, and advertisements are all in view.
