then ▁called ▁Point ▁Look out ). ▁ ▁He ▁built ▁a ▁small ▁sh ack ▁there ▁and ▁named ▁it ▁" G allery ▁Point ▁Look out ". ▁▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁began ▁taking ▁photograph s ▁of ▁many ▁war ▁command ers ▁and ▁officers , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁wealth y ▁civ ili ans ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁They ▁became ▁very ▁successful ▁with ▁these ▁pictures . ▁The ▁Gallery ▁Point ▁Look out ▁House ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁in ▁existence , ▁but ▁many ▁of ▁L inn ' s ▁photograph s ▁still ▁exist . ▁ ▁Civil ▁War ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Look out ▁Mountain ▁was ▁fought ▁on ▁the ▁s lop es ▁of ▁the ▁mountain . ▁ ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁hand - to - hand ▁combat ▁took ▁place ▁near ▁C rav ens ' ▁house ▁( about ▁half way ▁to ▁the ▁sum mit ). ▁ ▁Look out ▁Mountain ' s ▁shape ▁and ▁location ▁can ▁in ▁some ▁conditions ▁cause ▁a ▁unique ▁weather ▁phenomen on ▁in ▁the ▁area : ▁after ▁dawn , ▁fog ▁will ▁sometimes ▁descend ▁from ▁the ▁cool er ▁mount aint op ▁and ▁stop ▁about ▁half way ▁down . ▁ ▁Such ▁an ▁event ▁took ▁place ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁battle ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁its ▁rom antic ized ▁name , ▁the ▁" B attle ▁A bove ▁the ▁Cloud s ." ▁▁ ▁The ▁battle ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁Union ▁forces , ▁en abling ▁them ▁to ▁lift ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁sie ge ▁of ▁Ch att ano