Thoroughfare Gap was reached, and found undefended, and after thirty miles' marching the exhausted troops reached the neighborhood of Manassas.

The men were faint from want of food, and many limped along barefooted; but they were full of enthusiasm.
Just at sunset, Stuart, riding on ahead, captured Bristoe, a station on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, four miles from Manassas.

As they reached it a train came along at full speed.

It was fired at, but did not stop, and got safely through to Manassas.

Two trains that followed were captured; but by this time the alarm had spread, and no more trains arrived.