Union General George Morgan

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Union troops led by General George Morgan held the Cumberland Gap but retreated in the summer of 1862. Courtesy the Library of Congress.

This file appears in: Cumberland Gap

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #521 in Bell County notes the importance of the Cumberland Gap during the American Civil War. Cumberland Gap is located on the route of the famous old "Wilderness Road," one of…