Battle

Battle of the Cumberland Gap

7 Sep 1863 – 9 Sep 1863 · 36.61° N, 83.67° W

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7 Sep 1863 – 9 Sep 1863
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
36.61° N, 83.67° W
Description
1863 Bloodless battle during the American Civil War

Battle of the Cumberland Gap (1863)

Battle of the American Civil War

The September 7–9, 1863 fall of the Cumberland Gap was a victory for Union forces under the command of Ambrose Burnside during his American Civil War campaign for Knoxville. The bloodless engagement cost the Confederates 2,300 men captured and control of the Cumberland Gap.

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