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Second Manassas Campaign - August 28-29. 1862
Civil War
Historical Map
Second Manassas Campaign - August 28-29. 1862
Historical Map of the Battle of Thoroughfare Gap
Civil War atlas to accompany Steele's American campaigns.
United States Military Academy. Department of Military Art and Engineering.
Esposito, Vincent J. (Vincent Joseph), 1900-1965.
Steele, Matthew Forney, 1861-1953.
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
After skirmishing near Chapman’s Mill in Thoroughfare Gap, Brig. Gen. James Ricketts’s 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 Longstreet’s wing of the army marched through the gap to join Jackson. This seemingly inconsequential action virtually ensured Pope’s defeat during the battles of Aug. 29-30 because it allowed the two wings of Lee’s army to unite on the Manassas battlefield. Ricketts withdrew via Gainesville to Manassas Junction.
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