| 单词 | Cumberland Gap |
| 例句 | One congressman opposed having a fair at all and out of sheer cussedness voted for Cumberland Gap. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Find more about traveling to Cumberland Gap It's autumn, and that means it's the perfect time to hit the byways. Fall Mountain Escapes 2010-09-16T18:31:00Z Rangers on High About a three-hour drive south of Lexington, Kentucky, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park welcomed me with minimal traffic and brilliant foliage. Gateway to Fall 2012-10-18T14:20:09.483Z The Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Roan Mountain State Park, and the northern section of the Cherokee National Forest are all nearby with dozens of camping destinations. Where the Hills and Hollows Are Alive With Music 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z They closed the road, and that traffic now goes through the Cumberland Gap Tunnel, which travels through the mountain for almost a mile. Gateway to Fall 2012-10-18T14:20:09.483Z "Go to Cumberland Gap in southeastern Kentucky," she said. Gateway to Fall 2012-10-18T14:20:09.483Z Wilderness Road State Park is a 310-acre state park that educates and celebrates the westward expansion path through the Cumberland Gap known as Wilderness Road. A restless Virginia resident finds sights that evoke the West within driving distance 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z In the visitor center, I was schooled on westward expansion, frontiersman Daniel Boone and his role in carving out the Cumberland Gap, the primary route west by way of Kentucky. A restless Virginia resident finds sights that evoke the West within driving distance 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z There’s an ballad about the Cumberland Gap that’s been sung in white communities forever. Rhiannon Giddens Aims at 1800s America in Her Silkroad Plans 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z Below us is the town of Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. Gateway to Fall 2012-10-18T14:20:09.483Z Daniel Boone was an orthodox, even more famous, hero, who opened up western territories, including the Cumberland Gap in the Appalachian Mountains, during the latter part of the 19th century. Fess Parker obituary 2010-03-18T23:30:00Z In “Cumberland Gap” you get at the complicated reasons people find themselves in poverty or addiction, how those things aren’t just cut and dry things people choose. Jason Isbell’s got hope for the high road: “If you yell at people they’re going to stop listening” 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z The trail passed through the Cumberland Gap, and it would become the main way that pioneers reached the frontier. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The project includes replacing underground lighting in the Cochrane Tunnel in Jefferson County and the Cumberland Gap Tunnel in Bell County. Kentucky installing energy-saving lighting along roadways 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z “I didn’t realize what they’d do to you until it was too late,” Craig said in an interview from his home in rural Pathfork, Ky., an Appalachian Mountain town near the Cumberland Gap. Prescription opioids destroyed families. Now, victims worry addiction stigma may keep them from getting justice. 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z The family trio picked and sawed through a mess of tunes, from “Soldier’s Joy” to “Cumberland Gap.” 89-year-old Rhoda Kemp builds her first banjo 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z Standout “Cumberland Gap” is a fuzzy scorcher that still allows the songwriter’s usual vivid lyrics, full of blue-collar Southern imagery, to surface. Summer Concert Guide: 31 can’t-miss shows, from Kendrick Lamar to U2 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Penix followed the famous frontiersman's route into Virginia and through Cumberland Gap into Kentucky. Man retraces Daniel Boone's nearly 240-mile trek to Kentucky 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Pointing to the Cumberland Gap, President Lincoln stressed the importance of Knoxville and the surrounding valley, exclaiming “They are loyal there, they are loyal!” Opinionator: Mapping Appalachia 2013-06-06T18:11:01Z Upon laying our lines about Knoxville, the enemy’s forces in the northeast of his department were withdrawn towards Cumberland Gap, but we had no information of the troops ordered to meet us from Southwest Virginia. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z The boys that wore the gray entered Kentucky and fortified themselves at Columbus and Hickman under Major General Leonidas Polk, and at Cumberland Gap under General Zollicoffer. Stories of Old Kentucky 2011-09-23T02:00:21.413Z A very small Union reinforcement could then have rendered invaluable services, and all the men needed for the work were assembled not far from Cumberland Gap. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z One party was led by John Floyd from Fincastle County, Virginia, who descended the Kanawha and Ohio to the Falls, crossed Kentucky, and returned by Cumberland Gap. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z In the fall of 1861 he privately outlined a campaign to liberate these loyalists by seizing the Cumberland Gap, a passage through the Appalachian Mountains on the Tennessee-Kentucky border, and then moving south. Opinionator: Mapping Appalachia 2013-06-06T18:11:01Z But our first step was to be relieved of the threatening from the direction of Cumberland Gap. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z This last name was given from the great wilderness of laurel thickets between the Cumberland Gap and the settlements in Kentucky, a length of two hundred miles without a single habitation. Stories of Old Kentucky 2011-09-23T02:00:21.413Z Our forces at Knoxville, Greenville, and Cumberland Gap would ere this have been in the hands of the enemy. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z On the third day therefrom the gray wall of the Cumberland that ran with frowning inaccessibility on their right gathered its flanks into steep gray cliffs and dipped suddenly into Cumberland Gap. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z As soon as it became certain that the Cherokees would not interfere, Henderson sent Boone in charge of thirty men to open a pathway from the Holston River, over Cumberland Gap to the Kentucky River. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z On the 28th reports were brought of an advance of Union troops from the direction of Cumberland Gap. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z For a day or two they learned nothing except that he was the son of Colonel Campbell of Cumberland Gap. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z The very center of hoosierdom in the South is the Cumberland Plateau with its associated Cumberland Mountains, Cumberland River, Cumberland Gap, and Cumberland Presbyterianism. The Word Hoosier; John Finley Indiana Historical Society Publications, Volume IV, Number 2 2011-03-21T02:00:12.857Z On the summit of Cumberland Gap Erskine Dale faced Firefly to the east and looked his last on the forests that swept unbroken back to the river James. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z The first of his achievements was the capture of Forts Henry and Donelson, the centre of a strong Confederate line of defence, extending from Columbus to Cumberland Gap. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z On the 6th we marched to Rutledge, halting two days to get food and look for the succoring column by Cumberland Gap, which failed to appear. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z I saw the battle from the Pinnacle at Cumberland Gap, more than two hundred miles away. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z The country was but little further advanced than when Daniel Boone passed through the Cumberland Gap. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z Through Cumberland Gap lay their one discovered gate in the wall that nature had built to the sky across their path. The Law of Hemlock Mountain It crossed the mountains at Cumberland Gap, wound its way by the most convenient course to Crab Orchard, and was early extended to the Falls of the Ohio and later to Vincennes and St. Louis. The Settlement of Illinois, 1778-1830 Eight thousand of his men were on service north of Knoxville and about Cumberland Gap. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z The Indians remained with them until they crossed over Cumberland Gap into the Yellow Creek Valley, where Middlesboro now stands. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z After the battle of Perryville, October 8, 1862, a rather leisurely pursuit of Bragg’s retreating forces was made on the roads to Cumberland Gap, but no engagement was brought on. The Battle of Stone River It had been reported that the rebels, under Gen. Zollicoffer, were advancing from Cumberland Gap to attack the Union force stationed at Camp Wild Cat. Our Battery The Journal of Company B, 1st O.V.A. The column kept pushing on, crossing Chinch mountain into Powill’s Valley, and on reaching the Knoxville and Cumberland Gap road, learned that the enemy were in our front. History of the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Under the fierce operations of General Sturgis’s cavalry against General Martin’s during the latter days of December, General W. E. Jones’s cavalry was on guard for my right and rear towards Cumberland Gap. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z General Smith had collected at Knoxville, and other points in East Tennessee, some twenty thousand men, and leaving eight thousand, under General Stephenson, in front of Cumberland Gap, then occupied by the Federal General G.W. History of Morgan's Cavalry We have reports of the evacuation of Cumberland Gap. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital The Richmond road here intersects the Lexington and Cumberland Gap road. Our Battery The Journal of Company B, 1st O.V.A. Resting two days, we took up our line of march for Cumberland Gap, skirmishing with the enemy at Taswell and Powell’s river, reaching the Gap and beseiging that place three days. History of the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry While Sturgis busied himself against our front and left, a raiding party rode from Cumberland Gap against the outposts of our far-off right, under Colonel Pridemore. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z W. Morgan on his march from Cumberland Gap to the Ohio river. History of Morgan's Cavalry Jones writes from Abingdon, Va., that from his information he does not doubt Cumberland Gap and its garrison capitulated on the 9th inst. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital They had retired to their old quarters at Cumberland Gap. Our Battery The Journal of Company B, 1st O.V.A. From this, the Seventh went to Taswell, remained there a few days and moved out on the Knoxville and Cumberland Gap road, crossing Clinch river at Walker’s Ford. History of the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry General Burnside had crossed the mountains, and was not only in East Tennessee, but on that very day General Frazer surrendered to him his command at Cumberland Gap without a fight. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z General Smith going to Richmond, and over the Big hill, to Cumberland Gap, General Bragg with the troops which had come into Kentucky under his immediate command, passing through Crab Orchard. History of Morgan's Cavalry The country is indignant at the surrender of Cumberland Gap by Brig.-Gen. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital But still it was thought that the Rebels would make for Cumberland Gap as speedily as possible. Our Battery The Journal of Company B, 1st O.V.A. This being done and having destroyed 60 miles of railroad, the head of our column was turned northward, crossing the Clinch river and moving toward Cumberland Gap. History of the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry On Sept. 25th, 1863, the first division of the Ninth Army Corps arrived at Knoxville, after being subjected to long, fatiguing marches over bad roads by way of Cumberland Gap and Morristown. Campaign of Battery D, First Rhode Island light artillery. As Cumberland Gap was held by the Federals, Colonel Morgan decided to cross over into Middle Tennessee before invading Kentucky. Raiding with Morgan Bragg is falling back toward Atlanta, and Burnside says, officially, that he has taken Cumberland Gap, 1200 prisoners, with 14 guns, without a fight. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital Its only compeer was the so-called "Wilderness Road," overland through Cumberland Gap—the successor of "Boone's trail," just as Braddock's Road was the outgrowth of "Nemacolin's path." Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo The story of their expedition through Cumberland Gap, and their long hunt, is now familiar to readers of Western history. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State The enemy were reported to be threatening our communications with Cumberland Gap, and the Ninth Corps had been ordered to prevent all interference with this line. Campaign of Battery D, First Rhode Island light artillery. By the movements of Smith and Bragg the Federal force at Cumberland Gap was cut off. Raiding with Morgan J. H. Wright, 56th Georgia, gives another version of the surrender of Cumberland Gap. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital His finger indicated the headwaters of the Ohio and the ink-marked spot where the steep ridges broke at Cumberland Gap. The Roof Tree It was a courageous, jolly party that thus marched through Cumberland Gap, and blazed a way which has since been known as Boone’s Trail. The story of Kentucky Be this as it may, he with his party wandered through Powell's Valley, and passed the mountains at what is called the Cumberland Gap. The Adventures of Daniel Boone: the Kentucky rifleman In August, 1862, Cumberland Gap, the gateway between Eastern Kentucky and East Tennessee, was held by a Federal force of over ten thousand, commanded by General George W. Morgan. Raiding with Morgan A requisition for heavy guns to defend Cumberland Gap, elicited from the Inspector of Ordnance a statement of the fact that we are “short” of guns for the defense of Richmond. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital He was down with camp fever for some weeks and reached the battery again near Cumberland Gap, after the retreat from Kentucky. A History of Lumsden's Battery, C.S.A. He proposed the connection of the Atlantic Ocean with the Mississippi River and the great West, through Cumberland Gap—a brilliant and feasible scheme. Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage The remains of one of these animals were found by the writer in a cave in East Tennessee, near Cumberland Gap. Domesticated Animals Their Relation to Man and to his Advancement in Civilization Outside the caves which lie under three states, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia, you look down upon the town of Cumberland Gap to the right of which are remains of Civil War trenches. Blue Ridge Country But then Bragg has fallen back forty miles, and is probably retiring toward Cumberland Gap, that he may not be taken in the rear by the enemy’s forces lately at Corinth. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital Bushwhackers lined the route to Cumberland Gap and it was not safe to get away from the main road. A History of Lumsden's Battery, C.S.A. Soon they came to Cumberland Gap, a narrow mountain valley which led into Kentucky. Daniel Boone Taming the Wilds Passing through a gorge, which has since then become renowned in peace and war as Cumberland Gap, they entered upon a vast undulating expanse, of wonderful fertility and beauty. Daniel Boone The Pioneer of Kentucky So Cumberland Gap it became and the mountain known to pioneers as Laurel Mountain became instead Cumberland Mountain. Blue Ridge Country Commanding in eastern Tennessee in the summer of 1862, he led a force into Kentucky through Cumberland Gap, to coöperate with Bragg. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War Berry's father was murdered by rebels at Cumberland Gap. Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive Just before they reached Cumberland Gap, Daniel Boone sent his sixteen-year-old son, James, on an errand. Daniel Boone Taming the Wilds They were approaching the celebrated Cumberland Gap, which seems to be a door that nature has thrown open for passing through this great mountain barrier. Daniel Boone The Pioneer of Kentucky The doctor-surveyor could not know that one day he 21 would be hailed as “the first white man in Cumberland Gap” by those sturdy settlers who were to follow his course. Blue Ridge Country In the mean time, a Federal force under General Burnside passed through Cumberland Gap, and occupied Knoxville and much of East Tennessee, severing the direct line of rail communication from Richmond to the Southwest. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War In front of Colonel Haskins's position, on the north side of the town, the chevaux-de-frise was constructed with the two thousand pikes which were captured at Cumberland Gap early in the fall. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 He waited near Cumberland Gap with thirty men. Daniel Boone Taming the Wilds For the same reason—insufficient force—Buckner was forced to abandon Knoxville; and a few weeks later Cumberland Gap, the key-position to East Tennessee and Georgia, was surrendered! Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death In 1768 he entered Kentucky through Cumberland Gap and traversed the Warrior’s Path. Blue Ridge Country Before the war Daniel Boone had made his famous trace to "the country of Kentucke" through the Cumberland Gap; and Robertson had led his colony from North Carolina to the upper waters of the Tennessee. Union and Democracy Should it again fall into the enemy's hands, we would be obliged to retire to Cumberland Gap. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 The Confederate Army was now in occupancy of Frankfort, Lexington, Cumberland Gap, and most of middle Kentucky. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 Other armies nearly a hundred thousand strong spread over Kentucky and threatened Tennessee at Cumberland Gap, Bowling Green, and Forts Henry and Donelson. Expansion and Conflict Their fears were confirmed before they reached Cumberland Gap. Blue Ridge Country Our forces at Knoxville, Greenville, and Cumberland Gap, would, ere this, have been in the hands of the enemy. Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure A fortified camp was established at Cumberland Gap as the right of General Johnston's line, and an important point for the protection of East Tennessee against invasion. The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government Kirby Smith from Knoxville was first to move on and take Cumberland Gap, then held by General George W. Morgan. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 As he proceeded westward along the Old Wilderness Road, through Cumberland Gap, into the heart of Kentucky, he had plenty of time for meditation. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett “Boone’s Trace,” they called it, connecting with the Warrior’s Path and its extensions into eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina through Cumberland Gap and even beyond. Blue Ridge Country Soon after, General Morgan advanced through Cumberland Gap, and threatened Knoxville, which also rendered it necessary to remove us. Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure Robertson and eight other men, who made up the party, left the Watauga by the Wilderness Road through Cumberland Gap, crossing the Cumberland River. Stories of Later American History Kirby Smith took the field August 13th, moving on Cumberland Gap, but, finding it impregnable by direct attack, he left General Stevenson with a division to threaten it and advanced on Lexington. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 After a long period of inaction on the part of the Union forces a telegram from Cumberland Gap reached Mr. Lincoln, saying that firing was heard in the direction of Knoxville. Abraham Lincoln A fourth, the most famous of them all, passed through the Cumberland Gap and by branches extended into the Cumberland valley and the Kentucky country. History of the United States On the occasion when the telegram from Cumberland Gap reached Mr. Lincoln that "firing was heard in the direction of Knoxville," he remarked that he was "glad of it." Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln, 1832-1865 The Western V now is perfect from Cairo and Harper's Ferry at the top to Cumberland Gap at the bottom. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 Burnside at about the same time began a movement towards Knoxville, and on the way recaptured Cumberland Gap. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 Buell prepared to move alone, and in January, 1862, sent forward a small force under Thomas to meet an equally small Confederate force that had advanced through Cumberland Gap into Eastern Kentucky. Abraham Lincoln Tracing this range in a south-western direction, he came to a remarkable depression in the chain: through this he passed, calling it 'Cumberland Gap.' Life of Daniel Boone, the Great Western Hunter and Pioneer We are marching for Cumberland Gap; the country has long ago been made desolate by the alternate occupation of both armies. "Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show Not far from this period, Dr. Walker, an intelligent and enterprising Virginian, collected a small party, and actually crossed the mountains at the Cumberland Gap, after traversing Powell's valley. The First White Man of the West Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'l. Boone, the First Settler of Kentucky; Interspersed with Incidents in the Early Annals of the Country. In 1806, the federal government began a wagon road, from the Potomac River to the West through the Cumberland Gap. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History Near the boundary separating the northeastern corner of the State from Kentucky, the famous Cumberland Gap gave passage through the Cumberland Mountains for the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad, "the artery that supplied the rebellion." Abraham Lincoln, Volume I They thus advanced on their journey without accident or alarm, until the 6th of October, when they were approaching a pass in the mountains, called Cumberland Gap. Life of Daniel Boone, the Great Western Hunter and Pioneer Fourth day out—Cumberland Gap in the distance—a great indenture in the ranges of Cumberland mountains. "Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show Avoiding, from the same calculation, the passage of the Cumberland Gap, he explored a track in which man, or at least the white man, had never trodden before. The First White Man of the West Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'l. Boone, the First Settler of Kentucky; Interspersed with Incidents in the Early Annals of the Country. In order to surprise Marshall, then intrenched in Cumberland Gap, Garfield marched his soldiers 100 miles in four days through a blinding snowstorm. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 1: James A. Garfield The trail was very bad, especially at first, where it climbed between the gloomy and forbidding cliffs that walled in Cumberland Gap. The Winning of the West, Volume 3 The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths, 1784-1790 It led over Cumberland Gap, and crossed Cumberland, Laurel, and Rockcastle rivers at fords that were swimming deep in the time of freshets. The Winning of the West, Volume 1 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769-1776 Surely we will get rations at Cumberland Gap. "Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show Nevertheless he had toiled on and was passing through Cumberland Gap. The Sword of Antietam A Story of the Nation's Crisis The parson was returning from Cumberland Gap, whither he had gone to take the oath of allegiance. Christmas Eve on Lonesome and Other Stories Let us hope that the Union armies which now possess Nashville, Memphis, and Cumberland Gap may soon occupy Knoxville. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 60, October, 1862 It sent off a branch to Cumberland Gap, whence it ran directly north through Kentucky to the Ohio, being there known as the warriors' path. The Winning of the West, Volume 1 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769-1776 Only eight miles now to Cumberland Gap, and we will get rations now. "Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show W., brigadier general United States Volunteers, Cumberland Gap expedition; bad condition of command; E. Tennessee and Kentucky troops discontented; in Kanawha valley; ordered to Cincinnati. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 Three days later Brigadier-General George W. Morgan was known to have reached the Ohio River with the division he had brought from Cumberland Gap, and General Halleck outlined a plan of action. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 It has not been able to get its provisions by land through Cumberland Gap. The Guns of Shiloh A Story of the Great Western Campaign Eastern companies were taking up principalities, and at Cumberland Gap, those helmeted Englishmen had acquired a kingdom. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine What Cumberland Gap was in the advance of settlement across the Alleghenies, South Pass was in the movement across the Rocky Mountains; through it passed the later Oregon and California trails to the Pacific coast. Rise of the New West, 1819-1829 The great trestle bridge across the Holston was examined, and the features of the topography which made Strawberry Plains an important point in military operations covering Knoxville and the line of communication with Cumberland Gap. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 The camp at Cumberland Gap could give this protection through the mountain district, and made a convenient stopping-place in the weary way when teams broke down or had to be replaced. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 Among the invitations that came was one from General O. O. Howard asking him to preside at a meeting to raise an endowment fund for a Lincoln Memorial University at Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 6 (1907-1910) To the west rise the somber heights of Cumberland Gap. The Paths of Inland Commerce; a chronicle of trail, road, and waterway He describes the pass through the chain which was used by the Indians and which, from his outline of it, was probably the Cumberland Gap. Pioneers of the Old Southwest: a chronicle of the dark and bloody ground He therefore determined to ride over the mountains by way of Cumberland Gap, and form his own judgment as to the truth of the reports of the impassable condition of the roads. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 From Cumberland Gap the courier line was sixty miles shorter than from Knoxville, and the first dispatches of Burnside announcing his capture of Frazer's troops reached Washington more quickly than later ones. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 In the first days of westward migration the favorite gateway into the Ohio Valley was Cumberland Gap, at the southeastern corner of the present State of Kentucky. The Old Northwest : A chronicle of the Ohio Valley and beyond And even Cumberland Gap is accessible by rail today, and a line across southern Pennsylvania was once planned and partially constructed only to be killed by jealous rivals. The Paths of Inland Commerce; a chronicle of trail, road, and waterway But again evil fortune met them, this time in the very gates—for in the Cumberland Gap they were suddenly surrounded by Indians who took everything from them, leaving them neither guns nor horses. Pioneers of the Old Southwest: a chronicle of the dark and bloody ground Halleck complicated the situation by telegraphing direct to Thomas that he must aid Foster to any extent needed, and that the line from Knoxville to Cumberland Gap must be maintained at all hazards. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 No sooner was Burnside in Knoxville than he put portions of his army in motion for Cumberland Gap, sixty miles northward. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 In your movement upon Chattanooga I think it probable that you include some combination of the force near Cumberland Gap under General Morgan. The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 6: 1862-1863 He consequently made a midwinter tour of Page 328 inspection: southeast to Chattanooga, northeast to Knoxville and Cumberland Gap, northwest to Lexington and Louisville, thence south, straight back to Nashville. Captains of the Civil War; a chronicle of the blue and the gray Passing through the Cumberland Gap, they built their first camp in Kentucky on the Red Lick fork of Station Camp Creek. Pioneers of the Old Southwest: a chronicle of the dark and bloody ground The chronic inability of Halleck to understand East Tennessee affairs is shown in his insistence on still maintaining the Cumberland Gap line, which was necessarily uncovered whenever the enemy approached Strawberry Plains. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 The route from Kentucky by way of Cumberland Gap was the shortest, and, on the whole, the easiest, and a great system of transportation by trains under escort was put in operation. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 If Illinois had got forward as many troops as Indiana, Cumberland Gap would soon be relieved from its present peril. The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 6: 1862-1863 The sticky clay roads round Cumberland Gap had been churned by wheels and pitted by innumerable feet throughout the autumn rains. Captains of the Civil War; a chronicle of the blue and the gray The record of his travels by the discoverer of Cumberland Gap. Pioneers of the Old Southwest: a chronicle of the dark and bloody ground On the 18th Stoneman's infantry was placed at Mossy Creek, between New Market and Morristown, and Wood with two brigades of his division was ordered to Rutledge about half-way to Cumberland Gap. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 General Parke cut short his sick-leave, and, though far from strong, assumed command of the Ninth Corps and began the march for Cumberland Gap. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 Can you not pursue the retreating enemy, and relieve Cumberland Gap? The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 6: 1862-1863 His southern outpost on the right was also in the same kind of danger at Cumberland Gap, a strategic pass into the Alleghanies at a point where Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet. Captains of the Civil War; a chronicle of the blue and the gray On their return journey, near Cumberland Gap, they had the misfortune to be surrounded by a party of Indians who robbed them of their guns and all their peltries. The Conquest of the Old Southwest; the romantic story of the early pioneers into Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Kentucky, 1740-1790 The cavalry which remained to Schofield was divided, part reporting to Stoneman and part to Wood, and the country was carefully watched from the Nolachucky on the east to Cumberland Gap on the northwest. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 Then he started for the Bluegrass, going over Pine Mountain and down through Cumberland Gap. The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come Self-reliant, fearless, and the frowning defiles of Cumberland Gap, they were attacked by Indians, and driven back—two of Boone's own sons being slain. Hero Tales from American History One brigade was therefore detached against Cumberland Gap, while the rest joined Buell's command, which was engaged in organizing, drilling hard, and keeping an eye on Johnston. Captains of the Civil War; a chronicle of the blue and the gray Passing through Cumberland Gap, they continued their long journey until they reached Price's Meadow, in the present Wayne County, Kentucky, where they established their encampment. The Conquest of the Old Southwest; the romantic story of the early pioneers into Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Kentucky, 1740-1790 The roads by Cumberland Gap or by Emory Gap were less precipitous, but they were more muddy. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 Lincoln had been full of anxiety, but had found some comfort in the reports from Cumberland Gap that cannonading was still heard in the direction of Knoxville. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 When communication with Burnside became difficult and infrequent, he gave orders to Willcox at Cumberland Gap and to subordinates of Burnside in Kentucky and Ohio. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 After passing through Cumberland Gap, they encountered a band of Cherokees who plundered them of everything they had, even to their hats and shoes, and ordered them to leave the Indian hunting-grounds. The Conquest of the Old Southwest; the romantic story of the early pioneers into Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Kentucky, 1740-1790 |
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