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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Burkittsville ⓘ
associatedWithDocument Special Order 191 ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States Army ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
campaignCommanderConfederate General Robert E. Lee ⓘ
linked to: Robert E. Lee
campaignCommanderUnion Major General George B. McClellan ⓘ
linked to: George McClellan
category 1862 in Maryland ⓘ
Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
Battles of the Maryland Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Maryland Campaign
combatant Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States ⓘ
commander Alfred H. Colquitt ⓘ
Howell Cobb ⓘ
Thomas R. R. Cobb ⓘ
William B. Franklin ⓘ
ConfederateBrigadeEngaged Cobb’s brigade ⓘ
Mahone’s brigade (elements) ⓘ
Semmes’s brigade ⓘ
ConfederateForceCommander Brigadier General Howell Cobb ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1862-09-14 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Antietam ⓘ
front Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
helpedSetStageFor Battle of Antietam ⓘ
location Crampton’s Gap ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ
South Mountain ⓘ
near Burkittsville, Maryland ⓘ
notableFeature Union assault against a smaller Confederate force holding the gap ⓘ
objective seize Crampton’s Gap on South Mountain ⓘ
partOf Maryland Campaign ⓘ
partOfCampaign Robert E. Lee’s first invasion of the North ⓘ
precededBy Battle of South Mountain ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
state Maryland ⓘ
strategicImportance access to the Shenandoah Valley via Pleasant Valley ⓘ
control of South Mountain passes ⓘ
terrain mountain pass ⓘ
timePeriod September 1862 ⓘ
UnionCorpsEngaged VI Corps ⓘ
UnionDivisionEngaged Slocum’s division ⓘ
Smith’s division ⓘ
UnionForceCommander Major General William B. Franklin ⓘ
linked to: William B. Franklin
UnionObjective break through South Mountain to Pleasant Valley ⓘ
relieve the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

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Maryland Campaign → includesEngagement → Battle of Crampton’s Gap ⓘ
Battle of South Mountain → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Boonsboro ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Crampton’s Gap
Battle of South Mountain → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Turner’s Gap ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Crampton’s Gap
Battle of Fox’s Gap → relatedEngagement → Battle of Turner’s Gap ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Crampton’s Gap
Battle of Fox’s Gap → relatedEngagement → Battle of Crampton’s Gap ⓘ
Crampton’s Gap → significantEvent → Battle of Crampton’s Gap ⓘ