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Battle of the Cumberland Gap (1863)

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Battle of the Cumberland Gap (1863)

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

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