Battle of Cumberland Gap

Battle of Cumberland Gap

"Battle of the Cumberland Gap" may refer to several engagements in and around the Cumberland Gap during the American Civil War.

* Battle of the Cumberland Gap (June 1862) - General George W. Morgan captures the gap for the Union.
* Battle of the Cumberland Gap (September 1862) - Edmund Kirby Smith occupies the gap during Bragg's Kentucky Invasion.
* Battle of the Cumberland Gap (1863) - Ambrose Burnside forces the surrender of 2,300 Confederates defending the gap


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