Turner’s Gap

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Turner’s Gap is a strategic mountain pass in Maryland’s South Mountain range that was a key site of fighting during the American Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battlefield
mountain pass
addedTo National Register of Historic Places NERFINISHED
conflictSideInvolved Confederate Army NERFINISHED
Union Army NERFINISHED
dateOfEvent 1862-09-14
distanceToAntietam approximately 10 miles east of Antietam battlefield
elevation approximately 1000 feet
hasAlternativeName Turners Gap NERFINISHED
hasMarker Civil War Trails historical markers NERFINISHED
hasMilitaryCommanderInvolved Ambrose Burnside NERFINISHED
D. H. Hill NERFINISHED
George B. McClellan NERFINISHED
Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED
hasNearbyStructure Dahlgren Chapel NERFINISHED
Old South Mountain Inn NERFINISHED
hasStrategicImportance control of access between Hagerstown Valley and Middletown Valley
hasTerrainFeature narrow crest road
steep wooded slopes
isComponentOf South Mountain State Battlefield NERFINISHED
isOn Appalachian Trail NERFINISHED
isPartOf South Mountain State Park NERFINISHED
isTouristAttraction yes
locatedIn Frederick County, Maryland NERFINISHED
Maryland
South Mountain NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States

Washington County, Maryland NERFINISHED
locatedNear Boonsboro, Maryland NERFINISHED
Middletown, Maryland NERFINISHED
managedBy Maryland Department of Natural Resources NERFINISHED
nearestLargeBattle Battle of Antietam NERFINISHED
NRHPListingDate 1974-12-31
NRHPReferenceNumber 74000960
overlooks Hagerstown Valley NERFINISHED
Middletown Valley NERFINISHED
partOf Blue Ridge Mountains NERFINISHED
Maryland Campaign NERFINISHED
South Mountain Battlefield NERFINISHED
siteOf Battle of South Mountain NERFINISHED
traversedBy Old National Road NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 40 Alternate NERFINISHED
usedDuring American Civil War NERFINISHED
wasAssaultedBy Union IX Corps NERFINISHED
wasDefendedBy Confederate infantry

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