battle of thoroughfare gap

The Battle of Thoroughfare Gap, also known as Chapman's Mill, took place on August 28, 1862, in Fauquier County and Prince William County, Virginia, as part of the Northern Virginia Campaign of the American Civil War. After skirmishing near Chapmans Mill in Thoroughfare Gap, Brig. Gen. James Ricketts Union division was flanked by a Confederate column passing through Hopewell Gap several miles to the north and by troops securing the high ground at Thoroughfare Gap. Ricketts retired, and James Longstreets wing of the army marched through the gap to join Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson. This seemingly inconsequential action virtually ensured Popes defeat during the battles of August 29–30 because it allowed the two wings of Lees army to unite on the Manassas battlefield. Ricketts withdrew via Gainesville to Manassas Junction.

References

CWSAC Battle Summaries, National Park Service

Thoroughfare Gap

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