bˌʌt ðə fˈoːɹsᵻz ðæt mˈædʒ. dʒˈɛn. ˈɛdmʌnd kˈɜːbi smˈɪθ hæd ɡˈæðɚd ɐbˌaʊt nˈɑːksvɪl, ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən tə ðoʊz ɪnðə nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd ʌv kˈʌmbɚlənd ɡˈæp, mˌeɪd ðə jˈuːniən ˌɑːkjʊpˈeɪʃən ʌv ðæt pˈoʊst ˈɔːlmoʊst ɐ bˈæɹən vˈɪktɚɹi.
But the forces that Maj. Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith had gathered about Knoxville, in addition to those in the neighborhood of Cumberland Gap, made the Union occupation of that post almost a barren victory.