Date and Location
- September 7 – 9, 1863
- The Cumberland Gap in the Appalachian Mountains in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia
Campaign
Principal Union Commanders
- Major General Ambrose Burnside
Principal Confederate Commanders
- Brigadier General John W. Frazer
Union Forces Engaged
- Army of the Ohio
Confederate Forces Engaged
- 5th Brigade of the Army of Tennessee
Number of Union Soldiers Engaged
- Undetermined
Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 2,300
Estimated Union Casualties
- None
Estimated Confederate Casualties
- 2,300 captured
Result
- Union victory
Significance
- The Battle of Cumberland Gap was a bloodless engagement that ended when Brigadier General John W. Frazer surrendered his 2,300 garrison guarding the gap.
Timeline of the East Tennessee Campaign
These are the main battles and events of the East Tennessee Campaign in order.
- September 7–9, 1863 — Battle of Cumberland Gap
- September 22, 1863 — Battle of Blountville
- October 10, 1863 — Battle of Blue Springs