Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1861-08-01

At about ten O'Clock heavy clouds
OF dust showed that re-enforcements
were coming up to the rebels from
Manassas, and was continued through
the next three or four hours.
At II O'Clock Ayers Battery went
to the front; the Sixty-ninth New York,
was ordered to deploy into the field in
front, and firing was heard from Hun
ters' Division. on the entreme right,
! far in advance. NO.
The Ohio regiments were pushed
forward with the Second New York,
and ran upon masked battery of four
guns, which killed and wounded quite
number of both. OF the latter,
Michael McGarty, Sergeant of Com
pany II, was wounded, and afterward
was reported dead. Lieut.. Demsey
received slight wound. Some twenty
or thirty Of the Ohio regiment broke
and run, but the rest stood firm, as did
the Second New York.
Carlisle's battery was brought to the
front on the right, and soon drove the
rebels out Of the masked battery.
1t was now III O'Clock, when Hun
ter's column appeared across the Run,
advancing on the flank OF the rebels.
and the engagement soon became very
active in his position. He kept steadi-
ly advancing, pouring in steady Ere
of artillery and musketry.
The whole brigade under Tyler was
ordered forward to his support. The
Sixty Ninth and Seventy-ninth New
York, the First, Second, and Third
Connecticut, and the Second Wiscon-
sin were sent in. A constant roll Of
musketry marked Hunters advance,
and the artillery from our column play
ed necessarily on the flank Of the rebels.
So far as / could see, the latter were
pushed backward a considerable dis
tance to the road directly in front Of
where l stood, across which they
charged twice with the bayonet upon
cur troops, but were repulsed each time.
Our men crossed the road and poured
in upon them a terrible FIRE of artillery
and musketry.
I write this at Fl o'clock, and am
compelled to close in order to avail
myself Of special messenger to Wash
ington. The fight is still going on with
great energy. The rebel batteries have
again commenced firing upon us, and
their balls and shells fall thick upon the
road and in the field which had Sc
lected as my observatory.
Gen. Schenck and two batteries are
ordered up to repulse an attempt Of
cavalry to out-fank us.
A correspondent of the Tribune gives
the following particulars:
FAIRFAX STATION,
July "a, $50 P. NJ.
A special messenger has arrived with
news from Bulls run up to 4 o'clock
this afternoon. The troops were first
ordered to move at 6 P. NJ. yesterday,
but this order was subsequently coun-
termanded. Last night council Of
war was held, at which all the General
Commanders of divisions and Colo
nels of regiments were present. All
the batteries moved forward at dusk.
The main body of infantry started at
ESQ A. NJ, and were four hours and a
half passing given point at Centre
vile.
Col. Heintzelman moved with 5000
men to the left of the road, as a feint
to draw the enemy to that point. Col.
Hunter, with his division, 5000 more,
moved to the right. The central COL
umn Of $4,000 men was to commence
the conflict on the road to Manassas
Junction. Gen. Mcdowell started an
hour after from Centreville in a carriage
with DR.. Armsby of Albany, Henry
Bercans, Gen. McDowell's father-in-
law. and Caleb Lyon of Lyonsdale.
After mounting the hill, two miles
from Centreville, some obstructions de-
layed the center column for a short time.
1t marched on until about at the Run,
when the bridge over it, which had
been mined and covered with tar, blew
up and burst into flames as our troops
approached. Here General Mcdowell
mounted his horse and joined his staff.
Cannonading had commenced on the
left at 8 O'Clock, and gradually extend
ed along the whole line, and continued
from 9 to 10 O'Clock almost without in
termission. .-fr
During this the head of the column
almost reached the Run, but the bridge
having been destroyed, did not attempt
to cross, but turned to the right, and
appeared TO be entirely stationary, the
head being quarter to half of mile
from the bridge, from 10 to 12 O'Clock,
while the cannonading continued very
briskly.
From 1e to 1 O'Clock the cannonad-
ing was intermittent. The center COL
umn moved about this time to the right,
was joined by the right wing, and
crossed at the turnpike bridge. This
was held by body of our troops that
crossed last night over bridge which
they had taken with them, ready con-
structed, to throw across the stream
above. Having dsnked and captured
the batteries which protected the turn
pike bridge, they had taken possession
of it. and held it till our center ap-
preached.
The left column of Col. Heintzelman
kept up the feint, by occasional can
nonading. while 1000 of his men, with
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