Battle of the Cumberland Gap | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ambrose E. Burnside |
John W. Frazer ![]() | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
3 brigades | 2,400 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
0 | 2,300 surrendered[1] |
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 captured and control of the Cumberland Gap.
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