The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-02
MORE REBEL ACCOUNTS OF THE FIGHT.


OF the Potomac.
MORE REBEL ACCOUNTS OF THE FIGHT.
INTERESTING PARTICULARS PROM EyEwiTNEssEs.
"Sn Dc Kay correspondent Of the louisville Courr,
who with General Johnson's division, reached the
battle field time 10 witness most Of the fight He thus
deser bcs it,
The opened Sunday morning about I'VE O'Clock
Rn run, four miles from Manassas junction,
tho ledcrah advancing with immense column, hfty
four thousand strong under Gen Mcdowell The engage
cnt no,generai, tho artillery only playing at inter
yas Hatt seven O'Clock, when the firing Of and
musSetry became very not and the action was iairiy
opened. Hcrc unfortunate mistake fur q time threw
tpe confusion. Tho Yankees, infamous IN iher
tricks u VOL as trade advanced large column
headed by the Confederate flag and when within fifty
yards opened deadly upon the Fourth Alabama rcgi
This caused retreat which the South tarolinus
observing they opened upon the Alabamians thinking
them enemies, and nearly decinating their ranks.
About the same time Gen. Bcanregard heard heavy
firing several miles TO the right and Immediately went
with main body to the scene or supposed conflict
But this was another deuoy. The Yankees had
large quantity Of ordnance with only men sufficient 20
The guns TO Distract the attention Of forces
from the point Of attack Quickly discovering the
Bearcgara double dHcea his troops to the former
batu field from which we had becn driven back some
two lilies. Now came the tug Of war
The fortunes of the day evidently against
Some OF officers had been slain and the flower Of
our army ay strewn upon the field CHASTITY death or
gaming with wounds At the cannoDadpg is. de-
scrbcd terrific IL was an ncessant roar for more
than two hours, the havoc and devastation at this
v;s;o os ,wentv ,honsand had very ncartv
ne ,nd ,perc net IN rho ACT of nosscss,nr ,her
N u.s. aha wei' p ,s "' AS T o % ' na
been lost Rut most opwrtuneiy NAV saw proyid,nti
oiv At this rncture General Johnston With The remnant
Of his divisionour army, MS londly call il, for we
md yoade ono br Iasnera,e srs
gle to obtain the vantage ground Elseys brigade of
err aha nrghs eo oae cHage, "o rsm,
himself led the advance, aud wild with deiun, his ten
thousand advanced in hot haste upon three times their
Typ,nn INIT trlt
,a nnr s s'rca cha God ana ,,Sn and o s
ir.,p, - M NIL go Viroin;ans go
n,ans Msirnnrs ana Ion,s,anians ,,ra1
thn roo, r,a and ,..i,,a;nod shci. dsi.io
uc Brrat yum, anu naaih,aiHoa 'u1H s,tion'
n"oua e pee e n." AZ aIu % y noe osep,
So oa; danad non ~, ana irst u. ,h ~ soad
,u; t =; roos P oo.,, S' o nn"S 'h
c.,,ns 81 ,h ,a, t,at Of ,,t s.or,aI 90 IN s,a..a,
1s;d;n IN ha,c ci,nn aiona o'r nos uas e %nr
man Eli, ha. IN hand waving 70 tho man ana s.a, i
hror ,,n.,, az a.o,r.,o,,a,t ~, n,,,,inr I'll 49,
ha, ~ a go p-assdan, na,,s ~ .,h tn. a. 49,
,ho ,nir r;nr arnss sbo,; az 10, ana daSoneo nh
proc,aent nod mel arrived NV sn.,,, ,ra; Trn pih
,nond ana prnS;'nce annoara 10 m with re acn, rhn
."s,al, US NJ, n,.. Ja,,,, Ss haarI a,. y, IN
caars so, or e, caria have ,ybnncd isiarS Of ds
III .sI 20 Io,r, ~, 80 go pl n, e h, s ne
- NV a t ,nr t;nr s o. da;n, -" 10 .',
~r.nd and svh,;n ,nsa, or r,y Js.rne,no sns ~
S hs u @ .h mMeus ~ ~ NM L., .s ~, ~
ns. 49, rnr on shar col,nnne mn, m IN al 80,
.s,nr 1arE tho 'rsnt wac continued Tho yo,, as corr
n,eta n scnmncr"d the Yanlees ,brn,vnS a,rsr ns
nansacIs ,othing and crc,yth,g ,ta, cci hai
nrogrcSs TbmS va The Az ,rsr AMI IN. lone ih,
Sa%So,h ciasnS Ioe,,, G, ,onr too ;,1 dp t -, s
,,nd G.t tJ,e pt;na,,
If arerica cyerv w;tncs,cJ ~ ~ WV
Our ,oss Is rItv two thm,sa,d killed s,,, ,vounded
II is reported The New York Fire 2oayes was portion
OF the forces attacl Ink Johns. and that thew
fought desperately climbing npon The heaps OF their
slain in the very faces o oar men, proof OF their vaior
s furnished in lac iet that out Of hne hundred of them
that entered the battle only two h'idseH and oy were
m TO retreat
From the Richuond WINS, July 25l
Inc array exte'mco lor sN hi'ies me enemy made
us hst oeiuohhef,lon Seams our 'Sht. was aren't
hs tsN peht on ht,scS YVES on our esHeMs is n Wal,
not wl,not Success ~ aroeNeu Us, ana WHO 'nterfor
fehSAsh'p ave eSUr oh "" par might nave proven
s~s" ~ cnap,'u npn :" m"SS tatn'e suousshu nien
upon .u'eeh 'nousaha. i" we're toc odas ror hours
e i've assahea .he thrteen, anu d some stages
~ ,nc Von,st, oy tuere nuMoets, orasneu uoTn ana
'ee ny Deuef"l Tue tui' Teen
ne.h 'louSsno' ate wN s.so eifcaia nomsnt as 70
ne Voic' anu give tue 'Veoiy ~ 'n'er"F mum
"e W an, s suPcri c vAor. III. ,.
w MnoM vi nv Iil.'iis'snes Which, Prevents tais
CSuut' pene reshrn'u ae iaI tsst OF me Two
nsop'' W." me'e s@"ss""s 'os "omn'o". Nel.smy
en1re were DO 'ocai or spo''si advantages toh the
, , u we psy ~ enui! py .eisa.enhg un
eAehae" ine s'u onoo,lus ms o"a poht Vi altacA was
..o'e W NC VIZ -. wa. PoIn neslues
3D. h H., ~ i' wi " wa io.e .V n W .ii' saH
% n NO" s ~, 81 c e % psu ..Vnsu 'ne osPtis'N
49, .ho 49,. snths 49, ha a.. y &C., " o. wy
TIL TS,o, o Is, ~ ia 1 nesA ~ Wn..u
~ ~ ~ d. 80 .I po',, 'u,,n'eers'
W',s W. te III ~ e ,no leieh's " ueatn' II,
~ - -, 49, a., 81, -, 49, S' n VIsael ~,
s,,n. 80 D., as:! ~ IL 49,, VI sue siea.e,
sno,inn yho ,sit Is mo, * noo ,h mi gu etnsi
- o. noo v.n,,aa. g.. r. -. ~ - no. 81. a"Pe-
rlofs 90, 81 - -, ~, '.o"e ,s"'>
they ron.s CIV 'n'' p'h"ef an" a'o'a them
IKE ch9n bsgqr< ~ 80 .,.. , ~ ., =,
This combat stalA, ,'" W" Mon ~ N'tn the
impress Of heroes; and b. -. hs @ ~ n w. o,e