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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 273 7 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862., Part II: Correspondence, Orders, and Returns. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 109 5 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 74 2 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 74 0 Browse Search
Col. J. Stoddard Johnston, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.1, Kentucky (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 68 0 Browse Search
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders. 38 0 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 36 0 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles 34 0 Browse Search
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 34 0 Browse Search
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox 32 0 Browse Search
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Browsing named entities in Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.). You can also browse the collection for Cumberland Gap (Tennessee, United States) or search for Cumberland Gap (Tennessee, United States) in all documents.

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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book I:—eastern Tennessee. (search)
ed to only five hundred and sixty men. Chapter 2: Cumberland Gap. THE authorities at Washington reproached Rosecrans in the year 1862 the Federals had taken the defile of Cumberland Gap, the principal door to East Tennessee; but, drawn intoesides, General Frazer occupied the intrenched post of Cumberland Gap with about three thousand men and fourteen pieces of aefinite length of time the advance of his adversary at Cumberland Gap, the latter concluded to make a flank movement around Burnside had to be master of the road which traverses Cumberland Gap and to drive Jones' troops into Virginia. That was hien into the power of the Federals on the same day with Cumberland Gap: Rosecrans, dazzled by this great result so easily obthead of the column of the Ninth corps coming down from Cumberland Gap. On the 24th he was at Knoxville: there he heard newsd, while leaving sufficient garrisons at Knoxville and Cumberland Gap, the only points within his command which it was impor
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book II:—the siege of Chattanooga. (search)
rival of Sherman. Out of the thirty thousand men in the Army of the Ohio, the occupation of Cumberland Gap and the necessity to watch Virginia left Burnside only twenty thousand available soldiers. Gap, so as to hold back General Samuel Jones, and will then retire, with all its wagons, to Cumberland Gap. This division will thus hold, always ready to open, the gate which leads from Kentucky intd the east, from the neighborhood of Kingston, still occupied by the Federals, as far as the Cumberland Gap and Tazewell roads. No Confederate soldier shows himself on the south of the Holston. ThOn the contrary, East Tennessee is irrevocably lost; but opportune reinforcements, coming by Cumberland Gap, might perhaps join with the Army of the Ohio and enable it to reach Kentucky. Longstreeting left the banks of the Watauga in the wake of Willcox, has retired with all his trains on Cumberland Gap; Martin, who had replaced Wheeler, being called by Bragg, has been able to put himself in co
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book III:—the Third winter. (search)
. On his side, General Foster, the designated successor to Burnside, who has just arrived at Cumberland Gap, shall take all the available troops there found—say about three thousand men—and march towarmy of the Ohio only in the middle of the month of December. In fine, Willcox, who occupies Cumberland Gap and its approaches with the Fourth division of the Twenty-third corps and three thousand hore in North Carolina, must again succeed him at Knoxville, arrived on the 30th of November at Cumberland Gap; but, enlightened by the non-success of Graham, he will resume the Knoxville road only with usly pressed by Burnside, whose cavalry alone is after him, and that Foster has not yet left Cumberland Gap. He profits by these facts to give a day of rest to his army. The most difficult part of xville without molestation, and Wheeler returns to his encampment. All along the line, from Cumberland Gap to Memphis, the new year, which opens in the midst of a very rigorous season, then finds the