Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The guide, well mounted and wearing the uni form of a Confederate cavalryman, sat at the forks of the road near the little village of White Plains, in Fauquier County, Virginia. The road which General Hood was taking leads to Thoroughfare Gap in Bull Run Moun tains, and is the only practicable approach to the field of Manassas where Stonewall Jackson was then struggling with the army of General Pope.