696114 Pencil illustration of the Cumberland Gap, c.1862-1865 (litho) by Hopte, John W. (fl.1862-1865); 25.5x31.4 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York, USA; (add.info.: Depicts rolling mountainsides dotted with trees. Portrays forts, roads and other details specific to Civil War sites and events. Shows a rifle pit and an American flag waving atop a fortress. Signed by Hopte, who served in Company G, 42nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The Cumberland Gap is located at the intersection of the borders of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia. This fortress changed hands several times during the Civil War, remaining in Union control at the War\'s end.); 穢 Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History ; American, out of copyright.