Battle

Battle of Thoroughfare Gap

28 Aug 1862 · 38.82° N, 77.71° W

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28 Aug 1862
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
38.82° N, 77.71° W
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battle on August 28, 1862, in Fauquier County

Battle of Thoroughfare Gap

Battle on August 28, 1862, in Fauquier County

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. Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. James Longstreet successfully drove back Union forces under Brig. Gen. James B. Ricketts and Col. Percy Wyndham, allowing his corps to unite with that of Thomas J.

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