The sun., 1861-08-09
THE NEW YORK SUN
FRIDAY sossrSe, AUG . 1851:
The Battle Of Bull Run.
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ths disposition OF the forces vlth which ou
readers ere auit. familiar from osh.s sad aai,.
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sAa mp r'n' o'Vi"ons OF tns h'port. TIE
ee'nP''on h. saVsn's" Ool' hVursRs
diVnon, ana @ me oououy thtOugh vnch u
fought its w,I, which is nsv; the GI,srL
hayi,a sppar.atly had spseial obssryati, ,u Of
o.. 80. a n. g.. :, AZ,
.nN ?.' y, "s va"o' o 'u'a " ln'
batue, on tne Affivh OF SsHusrbH. u me
account Of the retreat, which u singulatlg la
p,rftct In detail. ana rto,s nsar,v a, th. be r,-
hht. n'PV's W Ahou ouu Vouuu"
lhs acknowledgement OF oncsrs' services
G. The ,ainfnl account ef tn, sutec ,dent, .f
an. h.,,,. ard IN. r,,.,i,, rnn,.n.,.d "a
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rHE fLAS OF rHs BATHS IN a sursHSLL-'
RsiiabIs infotm ,tion was oh aimed of al uu-
de'sadsd ford apOug thrse m,ls9 above tue
bddRe tbo's hang smother ford ost Wseu Il s5t3
the btidRs wh'ci vas defended. |, was
therefore tele m,n,d to ,Nks tue roNd - the
upper forl, and, sf.sr sius, tc-gst b.hiud
ito torces guarding ths lowst fO'd add the
b1des and, atsi UteapytoR tho Wsr'sit"rhl
r.a1, ssst OF tbe bridge ~ sstd tee forcs
oourey the railroad a. or nsa- Gsl1stvis,
end thus b esk ~ too eommaucAaOa ost~eein
'be ensmys force, ~ M in.asAs aof th Ha IN
tbs valley Of Nusihs, bs'ere Wmeh.atsr
which bad be'n hold N cheek by AsiH q me-
raj PAiTsEsDS
aoy TIE ATTACK vAs DELAYED. Asp JJass-
TO-. .ro,,ss ,,sg.,n
Ths dtViioni we're ordefea 70 inueuN ~ nsr
pstt.o O'clock A. m, 50 as 70 MIWe on uie
gr"pnc s.ry IN tho day, ana taa, aVoh tue
eat waaeh " 10 90 'N'ee 60 a. tnls sSan-
1oro Val GelaY IN no II 81 01VlealO no sulk puk
otus ,'mP on ne Iesu sh tns e,ee' u,S,ssuos .
wre, IN cons.quencs, ostwe.n, '~o snu uIes
nMuurr M ooo'hu VI, u.ns aypyl. V'sa r.. nh
,-o.ues - ~ vent ssIusu w ~ out' ,no ssS S.u .i
80, "a - -, ,s.n oN,,,os
NJ. ,h. svn.,u di,se, ,op or m. s,,..w 80,
oSiau. 10 ,hs ,S.d and we saving the obtus,
.s,,,e - or, 80. ~~
"bo y" oU' ''"''
rhE stokf oV hu'rkbS tLAsK NrfNVk
On reAe ling the Word at SudlsyH Sprlng, |
\ found part Oftho lsattng brigats OF HvsrEH's
division (BuRssIDE's) had ctossesd, but the
men were llou in getting over, stepping 10
drink. rs at this tina the clouds OF tust from
ths direction u Manassas indica,sd the i'm ne
diats approach OF large force ard fsatins
might come down On the hsad Cf the colunn
before the division c5ald AL gst over aud nai-
tain IL orders were sent OAK 70 tue nsai OF
regiments TO break from the c)ln M and cone
forward sepaiatsly as faN as possible O,isrH
on h&NIl kLhS oW,hon 70 oona " "a
Hn1 r1as ao N.s M na1, a 81
camp wss san 70 pnkausr oens's' ihhs
70 ohcet him 10 P"s, ~, "at', tnS a.
tack, as large bodies q the sssmy wne
passing In root OF hlm 70 atsck tns aivsl,n
which had cro'sed over. IA, sfcaud Se;vesa
ne stream ana ,ns rc.u IssloE nom ~ Sua
gsde ms,ebed. was kor about mile from the
f,rt thi.kIy voodsd yhtlst on the riaht
| - al Nor Nhs diat ths
country was divided be wsan fe ds aud woods.
About mile from the ROAD the couatry on
both sices OF tbs roId Is open, and fot nearly q
mile further large rolling hel 70 extend do IN To
ths Warrsnton turnpiks, which crosses what
became the a'd Of oitlls through the valley
O. a small water courss, uloLtay OF bi
Run.
bhsruy hsr tho leading regiment OF the hrsl
brigade rsaet,d this open spa'e, and whtIs
Others and the second brigade wMs crossing q
sa mOhs OIns sSj i,h s,,isTy % sna talIospg n M
wi1n ,nTsn,Iv. Tn, Ladinr hrigads CBus,.
! | sIpE's) hsd 70 sustain this shock for shni
t,ms Without iupp.rl Aad did II wsll. To,
battalion Of regular iDfan'rg wls sent TO sus
= tain It, end shortly aftsIw Td, the othsr corp
u PoRTrH's hrIgsde, a'd aug'msnt do'ach
r u :rIu aAINIz ,LMAS's division 10 the left
,. SurpMA,'aarn X sYHs' bdxates, OF TYLsh
d,vison, 20 cross from their position on 'h
Wnyr,nten road, These drove tbs right 4 th
' snso'v und.rs God 20 bavA bs,n command.
!. Inv BSAuEsoARp from the frf N OF the field an
y \ ont Of IN. detached woods and down 60 th
Josd aud scros it up the slope, on the o,ho
SIDE, Whist this " .s goirR on. HEIslZ l.
MANS division wss moving d9Sr the hsld tot
,tr,,c, pnt no IA, risd b.yAlh
= -
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u lo,d 80 = q. ,h.Vn .'al 'nn 70 "a
'eh " 'un roaH '''o slc our t'0 'ps
marched {, ON Sl.l,v S'nS =: e'u Hlta
ialm house On il. B,nlud tais bill tas enem
bad Q ri, in tn. DAY. sonsoe ma m at a
moving brt.rlIs planted. Ara tho road frc
th;s hi, was another hill or rstbsr slsvat
rtdss. OF table OF lsnt. chs hottest part /;
the contest vas for the poess ssion on this h'
With A hous. on It. This force ENGAGED he
--as UEfsrzELMAs's d vision, WILcox q
Hr'gadss on the right supPo'tsi
HowAnt - -Iosds and a.
part u PoATAE's V,,a .a' cavalry n
Ger PAtmsK and az 5J.,., sngade
hmsrsHLmASs nVis'on D" ongs
n OF lfLEss aiviS'ou IN tns CA TiuP uP y
!, iotd, whist Ahihs s&aae Oh 80.
!. vlslon was on tls ieIt al1scn,ng nse pAf'sr,'
nea. tne ZOO Drug; Lns hlole iaAl
pNVuJ 9I Dohssips 'Raus ALSO PArtcip'
ted IN to's HsSk oy I've nteton tae Lortn
tnsturhplk'. Inc sns%r T"unnerstord 70 nav
h poen co nmsnasa ~ .. ~ J9HssIos. h.oKErr
ONuIy Nnicu u'u suoa .H 'otVe sstVlss A.
PAysa 90 pfnllsnt = par Ia tnis contest, wa
Z ! uE.tnSr WIN 1HifsNs phtsrt, on ths sid
y ot hs hI', ana o'c.ne tue y 'ct OF lhs ,p GU
stention OF tne eneny, wn1 succeeded = oa
Z ossoeIS mu'-AiDB ope o, tnsI Ise'msntS TOT OF
/ OF ont owe, anu ahowiss 70 sPP,oaea WIN
Z snu .nsn ~" az W. ~. ". l"os um'
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