Cumberland River

The Cumberland River is a 688 miles long river in the Southern United States. It starts in eastern Kentucky flows through the southeasternpart of the state and crosses into northern Tennessee, and then curves back up into western Kentucky before draining into the Ohio River at Smithland, Kentucky.

Cumberland River in Southern Victory
During the Great War, the United States was able to secure the Cumberland River after Kentucky was readmitted to the Union in 1915. River monitors patroled the river, providing support to infantry in Tennessee. The Cumberland did see one river monitor battle when the USS Punishment destroyed a Confederate counterpart.