, 1861-08-14

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The e. neo4ia s M at parfsr conntv stand as uc;t
m fha nnaet;on ~ nnhoId;ng Tho I,s,,1s of fhe
et this 4a1;in1.a cr;as and thesa
hn1Gin1 tie n nnin,ons IF ssaeceah,, are yery
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We have senf three comuanies from tbis
n1ane a.iS roiro rnnid he found who vvon1d
eo' "ei0 ~ ses'". Tcurs far the 11n;ao
J. BAKER HaWR,Ss
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THE BATTLE OF BULL Run.
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OfRcIaI Report Of Col. HeIntze1naan. !
HEADQUARTERS THIRD DRY, DEP. n. E. VA.,t |;
-. WASHINGTON, July u, ISL. |
To Capt. JAS B. Fry, Assist. A5iutsut General:
sm-In obedience to instructions received |
cn the Goth inst, the division under my com |
der, with Two days cooked rations in their |
bayersacks, apd commenced the ma.ch at |
halfpast two 4 A., on the 21st, the brigade |
OF Col, Franklin leading, followed BY those OF !
CoIonels Wilcox ard Howard. At Centraville !
ne found the road filed with troops, and were
detained three hours to allow the divisions Of
Gen. Tylez and Col Hunter to: pass. I fol-
lowed with my division Immediately IN the
rear Of the latter. :.
BetHeen Two and three miles beyond Cen
tre7ile We left the Watrenton turnpike, tu1n
ng into 3 country road on the right. Capt.
Wrieht sccQmpanied the head of Col Hunters
colunn, with directions to step ct road
which turned II to the left to ford across
Bu1( Run, about half WV between the point
where We turned off from the turnpike and
Eudley's Springs, at which latter point Col.
Hunters division was to cross. Nosuch road
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We found oureclyes at Sud1ey's Springs, about
ten miles from CeDtreville, with one brigade
Of Col, Hunters diyieion still on our side Of
the run. Before reaching this point the battle
had commenced. We could see the smoke
rising on our left from two points, a mile or
more apAIt, Two clouds -of dust we're seen.
showing the advance Of iroops from the di.
rect:on Of Manassas.
At Su11eQ,s eoT;ngs. vh;}st waiting the nas
eage of the troops Of the Division Ia our front,
ordered forward the First Brigade to fiIl Il. III
canteepg, Before th;s vas accomnIished. The
6ecame eneaced. Gen. McDowell. who. ac-
cnmpanied bv his staff. had passed rs short
time before. sent back Cant. Wright Of the
engineers, and Msjor Mcdowell; one of his
aitfs. witIl orders to send forward tyo reg;-
ments to ureyent the enemy from outfanki1p
them, Capt, Wight led forward the Mione
sofa regiment to the LETT Of the road, which
crossed he run al this point, Major MeDoVgn
led the Eleventh Massachusetts, NJ the road.
I accompanied this reeiment., lgayiug orders
for the remainder to follow, with Tie e1cep
The FIrEt Michigau, VA posted q iIftis belox
the cToesiner of The Run * a rsserre
1t a 1;tfse more than a mi1e from the ford
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