| As Longstreet, Lee, and the Army of Northern Virginia approached the fields where the 2nd battle of Manassas was in its first stages, Longstreet had to move through Thoroughfare Gap and found it necessary to maneuver around Mother Leathercoat Mountain, seen here in the distance, to avoid and outflank Federals on the other side of the gap. |
| Photo courtesy Dave Smith and Tom Breiner |
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