Thoroughfare Gap

Thoroughfare Gap (HM3K6)

Location: Broad Run, VA 20137 Fauquier County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 49.411', W 77° 42.653'

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Just west is Thoroughfare Gap where Union and Confederate armies clashed during Civil War. In July 1861, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston marched eastward through the gap to join Brig. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard in the First Battle of Manassas. Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson passed by here on 26 Aug. 1862 to attack the Federal supply depot at Manassas Junction. Two days later, Gen. Robert E. Lee and Maj. Gen. James Longstreet surprised and repelled Union cavalry under Col. Sir Percy Wyndham and an infantry division under Brig. Gen. James Ricketts. Ever after, Union troops occupied the gap whenever Lee's army was near.
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HM NumberHM3K6
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Marker NumberC-50
Year Placed1995
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, October 16th, 2014 at 10:20am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 264658 N 4300684
Decimal Degrees38.82351667, -77.71088333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 49.411', W 77° 42.653'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 49' 24.66" N, 77° 42' 39.18" W
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Area Code(s)540, 703
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 17588-17680 VA-55, Broad Run VA 20137, US
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