Named Entity Results, Cumberland Gap (Tennessee, United States)

The surrender at Cumberland Gap. The Bristol (Tenn,) Advocate contains some particulars of the surrender of the Confederate force at Cumberland Gap. It says: It is with deep mortification that we announce the unconditional surrender of Cumberland Gap to the Federal forces on Wednesday, the 7th inst. According to the bCumberland Gap. It says: It is with deep mortification that we announce the unconditional surrender of Cumberland Gap to the Federal forces on Wednesday, the 7th inst. According to the best information we can gather there were 2,100 men in the garrison when it was surrendered. It is reported, however, that something near a thousand refused to comply with the surrender, and made their escape. Of these latter it is said that some two hundred belonged to Col. Slemp's (64th Va,) regiment. Our loss in stores, arms,Cumberland Gap to the Federal forces on Wednesday, the 7th inst. According to the best information we can gather there were 2,100 men in the garrison when it was surrendered. It is reported, however, that something near a thousand refused to comply with the surrender, and made their escape. Of these latter it is said that some two hundred belonged to Col. Slemp's (64th Va,) regiment. Our loss in stores, arms, &c., must be considerable. Among them was Leyden's battery, of the 9th Georgia battalion--one of the most splendid batteries in the service.-- It was presented to the Confederacy by the merchants of Liverpool, and was stationed near this place for several weeks during the past summer. That splendid company, the Gilmer Grays, wh

e in the shape of a rumor; but, coming as it does, I feel satisfied that it must be correct — in fact, it is given the fullest credit here. The Yankees state (Burnside's forces) that they are going to evacuate for the present, but will come back in a few weeks and occupy. East Tennessee permanently. Burnside's forces commenced their retrograde movement on the lines about Limestone yesterday (Tuesday) morning, previous to which there was some pretty heavy skirmishing. We have news from Cumberland Gap to the effect that our forces there, under Gen. Frazer, to the number of 1,500, surrendered without firing a gun. They were composed of the 64th Virginia, Col. Slemp; a Florida and a Georgia regiment. The surrender of the Gap is strongly condemned here, as it is generally thought that 1,500 men could have held it against 15,000 or 20,000, at least until reinforcements could have arrived. The enemy at last accounts had only advanced their pickets five miles this side of the Gap. As the