Battle of Crampton’s Gap
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The Battle of Crampton’s Gap was an American Civil War clash on September 14, 1862, in which Union forces seized a key South Mountain pass in Maryland, helping to set the stage for the Battle of Antietam.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Boonsboro | 1 |
| Battle of Turner’s Gap | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Burkittsville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDocument | Special Order 191 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States Army
NERFINISHED
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Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignCommanderConfederate | General Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignCommanderUnion | Major General George B. McClellan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1862 in Maryland
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Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Battles of the Maryland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate States of America
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Alfred H. Colquitt
NERFINISHED
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Howell Cobb NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas R. R. Cobb NERFINISHED ⓘ William B. Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateBrigadeEngaged |
Cobb’s brigade
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Mahone’s brigade (elements) NERFINISHED ⓘ Semmes’s brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateForceCommander | Brigadier General Howell Cobb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | 1862-09-14 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Antietam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedSetStageFor | Battle of Antietam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Crampton’s Gap
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Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ South Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Burkittsville, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | Union assault against a smaller Confederate force holding the gap ⓘ |
| objective | seize Crampton’s Gap on South Mountain ⓘ |
| partOf | Maryland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Robert E. Lee’s first invasion of the North ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of South Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| state | Maryland ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to the Shenandoah Valley via Pleasant Valley
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control of South Mountain passes ⓘ |
| terrain | mountain pass ⓘ |
| timePeriod | September 1862 ⓘ |
| UnionCorpsEngaged | VI Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnionDivisionEngaged |
Slocum’s division
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Smith’s division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnionForceCommander | Major General William B. Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnionObjective |
break through South Mountain to Pleasant Valley
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relieve the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Boonsboro
this entity surface form:
Battle of Turner’s Gap