VirginiaHistory (@VirginiaHistory)

July 22, 1863: As Confederate soldiers under the command of General Robert E. Lee retreated from Gettysburg, Union General George Meade issued an order (on July 22) to Union General William French to attack and take possession of Manassas Gap, #Virginia on July 23. Meade then planned to stream Union soldiers through the Gap and attack Lee's troops as they moved southward in the Shenandoah Valley. https://historynet.com/manassas-gap-too-good/