Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-13
Affairs Along ths Lines.
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Falls CH5RcH, Va, Oct a.-Fsiting this litils
village to-day for the first time since the retresi
Of our troops from Bull Run, was struck BY the
i great eh1nge wrought in the neighborhood. Dwell
ling houses deserted with their doors aad win
| dows opened wide by the egacuatinz rebels gar
dens and eTopa trampled and ruined. while stsneh
pervaaes the atmosphere, IN many places perfect
II iIltOierable. no buildings IN the village have
beer yet destroyed, though there sre evidences Of
attempts TO burn one or two. just Last Of the VII
lagos 70 be seen what was once the fne brick man
sion OF DR.. Bowen, q rebel serge0D) OF which no.
thing now remains save a heap Of bricks and rub
bish. A short distance above are the ruins of
house, the property of Mr.. Fletcher, and
dowa the railroad track, in the wild. romantic val
ley here and there, tall, lettering chimneys stand
sentry over the ashes Of the rebel and Union pro-
peFty. .a
Tsylor's Hill affords best view Of the eoun-
try westward from this place, and from the point
the rebels are occasionally seen stealing along the
heights and watching our movements from Bar.
retts Hill though their piekets are much nearer
the village. All the timber-Which IS quite heavy
here's being cleared aEsy, in order to perfect
the sweep Of our batteries EoW being constructed
with great skill upon the commanding elevations,
and many Of the soldiers are still busily engaged
fitting up in THAR new quarters those little con
Veniences &c conducive to the comfort Of soldier
life
The first signs Of the enesmpments recently &C.
cupied by tue rebels on the road frcm the George
,
Roads, consisting of rails set up aud covered With
straw, and of brush hntS sheltered by thick over
hanging cedar and pine. 4 few rods East Of Up
toms Bill there are quite a nGmber of these Pail
huts, covered with corn fodder aud rye straw ca
pable Of accommodating about one regiment
A ridiculous specimen u Confederate earthWorl1s
consisting of little ridge of dirt thrown I'D about
two feet high, Tuna along the side Of Upton's Hill
the only signs Of rebel Notifications 10 that vicinity
though il is believed that in the dense pines on Bar
Tett's Hill and beyond the Delaney place there are
masked batteries Of more formidable character.
From TaylOr's through a gap in the heights, the
Bile at times the smoke Of large encampment APP
paren,iy not more than six miles distant
How long our troops will remain here it is inn |
possible to learn; but think we shall stretch on
soon, though how far, or in what force is known /
Dnly to the powers that be.
NEAR FALLS CHURCH, October 2-0ur lines are i
now extended to within half mile Of Falls Church 4
and our piekets are up as far the Leesburg turn
pike The scouts of the enemy are however, MOTTO
ID prov Ing about in the woods between Falls Il
Church snd Lewinsville, and within half mile of Il
Falls Church itself.
About IL O'Clock this morning some 40 or so Of 1
he pnemys cavalry made their appearance fI0n
,yer Barrett's Hill between Fall Church aud Yiea-
a. about q mile ont from Falls Church Part Of a
company Of Union Cavalry started out to meet the
nemy and the latter put spurs to their horses and
vanished sver the hills This bill (Barretts) Is Il
point, and will doubtless be occupied
" our troops. This hill has soUse historical Il
lOtoriety, from the fact of its being the burial Il
lace of three British officers Of the war of 1872.
Among the houses burnt in this vicinity are those
# Major Mutt (Secesh) and Mr.. Chas. E French
Union)