The Battle of Thoroughfare Gap

Did you know ... "Thoroughfare Gap west of Haymarket was also a strategic site during the Civil War. The Manassas Gap Railroad passed through the narrow gap, as well as the main road linking the Shenandoah Valley with the cities to the east. It was also the location of the Chapman's Mill industrial/commercial complex on Broad Run." 

"In warfare, it is often the events leading up to a major battle that predetermine the final outcome; such was the case of the Battle of Thoroughfare Gap, which took place on Aug. 28, 1862, the day before the epic Second Battle of Manassas." ...

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Originial Article written by John Toler for Haymarket Lifestyle, August 2012.