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.

All labels observed (2)

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Turner’s Gap canonical 3
Turners Gap 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battlefield
mountain pass
addedTo National Register of Historic Places
conflictSideInvolved Confederate Army
Union Army
dateOfEvent 1862-09-14
distanceToAntietam approximately 10 miles east of Antietam battlefield
elevation approximately 1000 feet
hasAlternativeName Turners Gap
linked to: Turner’s Gap
hasMarker Civil War Trails historical markers
hasMilitaryCommanderInvolved Ambrose Burnside
D. H. Hill
George B. McClellan
linked to: George McClellan

Robert E. Lee
hasNearbyStructure Dahlgren Chapel
Old South Mountain Inn
hasStrategicImportance control of access between Hagerstown Valley and Middletown Valley
hasTerrainFeature narrow crest road
steep wooded slopes
isComponentOf South Mountain State Battlefield
isOn Appalachian Trail
isPartOf South Mountain State Park
isTouristAttraction yes
locatedIn Frederick County, Maryland
Maryland
South Mountain
United States
Washington County, Maryland
locatedNear Boonsboro, Maryland
Middletown, Maryland
managedBy Maryland Department of Natural Resources
nearestLargeBattle Battle of Antietam
NRHPListingDate 1974-12-31
NRHPReferenceNumber 74000960
overlooks Hagerstown Valley
Middletown Valley
partOf Blue Ridge Mountains
Maryland Campaign
South Mountain Battlefield
siteOf Battle of South Mountain
traversedBy Old National Road
linked to: National Pike

U.S. Route 40 Alternate
usedDuring American Civil War
wasAssaultedBy Union IX Corps
wasDefendedBy Confederate infantry

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Referenced by (4)

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Battle of South Mountain passInvolved Turner’s Gap
Turner’s Gap hasAlternativeName Turners Gap
linked to: Turner’s Gap
Fox’s Gap near Turner’s Gap