In one of the American Civil War battles, Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside swung around 40 miles to the south of the Confederate position, over rugged mountain roads toward Knoxville, instead of flanking the division commanded by Col. John F. DeCourcy who was positioned at the Cumberland Gap.
In one of the American Civil War battles, Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside swung around 40 miles to the south of the Confederate position, over rugged mountain roads toward Knoxville, instead of flanking the division commanded by Col. John F. DeCourcy who was positioned at the Cumberland Gap.