Battle of Thoroughfare Gap
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The Battle of Thoroughfare Gap was an American Civil War engagement in August 1862 in which Confederate forces under James Longstreet forced a passage through a mountain gap in Virginia, enabling them to reunite with Stonewall Jackson before the Second Battle of Bull Run.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Chapman’s Mill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armyConfederate | Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armyUnion | Army of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerentStrengthApproximate |
Confederate corps under James Longstreet
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Union forces of the Army of Virginia and Army of the Potomac elements ⓘ |
| campaignCommanderConfederate | Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignCommanderUnion | John Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate States of America
NERFINISHED
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
George B. McClellan
NERFINISHED
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Irvin McDowell NERFINISHED ⓘ James Longstreet NERFINISHED ⓘ Rufus King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | August 28, 1862 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Battle of Bull Run NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Front of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalFeatureInvolved | Thoroughfare Gap in the Bull Run Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1862 in Virginia
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Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Battles of the Northern Virginia Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Conflicts in 1862 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Prince William County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| month | August 1862 ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark | Chapman’s Mill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | to force passage through Thoroughfare Gap ⓘ |
| opposingForces | Longstreet’s wing of the Army of Northern Virginia vs. elements of the Union Army of Virginia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
NERFINISHED
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Northern Virginia Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Thoroughfare Gap, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preceded | Second Battle of Bull Run NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | part of the Thoroughfare Gap Battlefield ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Second Battle of Manassas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Confederate victory ⓘ |
| significance | allowed Confederate concentration before Second Manassas ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| strategicEffect | enabled Longstreet to reunite with Stonewall Jackson ⓘ |
| supportedCommander | Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tacticalAction |
Confederate forces flanked Union defenders in the gap
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Union forces attempted to block the mountain pass ⓘ |
| terrain | mountain pass ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | meeting engagement ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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