Cumber land Gap

a narrow pas: sage about 500 feet deep through the Cumber land Mountains; between Kentucky and Tenne ee and at the W. extremity of Virginia. It was occupied by the Confederate Genera _ Zollicoffer in his retreat Nov,.13, 1861. On March 22, 1862, the Unior forces attacked without definite re sults, but on June 18 occupied_the« Gap. On Sept. 17, however, the Fed. eral General Morgan was compellec to retire, the Confederate Genera! Bragg occu me Pe place Oct. 22 On Sept. ns 1863, the Confederate General Frazer surrendered to Gen eral Shackelford.