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Capture Of Cumberland Gap

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Day
18
Month
September
Year
1863
Copyright
Public Domain
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Washington, Sept. 11. The following report from General Burnside, eoneerning the capture of Cumbcrland Gap, has been received at headquarters : Oumberland Gap, Sept. 9. To H. W. Halleck : I have telegraphed you our movements up to the oceupatiou of Knoxville by our forces. Since then a cavalry forcé has been sent up the railroad to wifhin a few miles of Bristol, capturing three locomotivos, and twenty additional cars. - Another forcé, composed of two rpgimeuts of infantry, and two regitnents of eavalry, Colono! DeCourcey, being ou tho Keutucky sido, with a brigade which I started ia that dircction before leaving Kontucky. The infantry brigade marchod from Knoxville to this place, eixty miles ín fifty-two hours. The garrison here oonsrstlng of over 2000 men, and fourteen picces of artillery, made an unconditional surronder at 3 P. M., to day, without a fight.

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Michigan Argus