Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-06


obliged to leave the fed in consequence Of sun
stroke.
An accomplished. promising officer, Mai. Carter
| II. Harrison, 18th Regiment Virginia Volunteers
was lost to the service while leading two companies
of bis regiment against the enemy; he fell twice
shot, mortaly wounded.
Brgadier- General Longstreet, while finding on al
sides alacrity, ard0ur and intelligence mentions his
spscial obligations to Coils Moore, Garland and
Corse, commanding, severaly, regiments of his
brigade, and to their field Off ;ers Lieut.. Coils Fry
FuRsten and Munford and Majors Brent aud Skin
ner, Of whom he slys: "they displayed more cool
ness AID energy than is usual among veterans of the
old service. General ii0Dgstreet also mentions the
conduct Of Capt Marye, Of the 18th Virgins Vol
unteers, as especially gsllant one occasion, in ad-
vance OF the Ford.
The Regiments Of Early's Brigade wers COM
manded by COlOnel Harry Hays, Lieutenant Colo
nels Williams and Hairston, who handled their com
mands in action with satisfactory GOODNESS and
skiH supported by their field officers, Lieutenant
Colonel BE Choseul by Aajor Hem, Of the 7th Lou
lsiana and Major Patton, Of the 7th Virginia Vol
unteers.
The skill, the conduct and the soldierly qualities
OF the Warrington Artillery engaged were all that
could Be desired. The officers aud men attached to
the seven pieces already specified. won for their
Battalion distinction which. feel assured. viii
never be furnished, and which win ever serve to
urge them and their corps TO high endeavOr. Lieu
tenant Squires wOrtfiiy commanded the pieces in
action. The commander of the Battalion was ne
cessArily absent from the immediate field, under
orders in the sphere of his duties but the fruits Of
his discipline zeal, instruction and capacity as an
Artillery Commander, were present, and must re-
dound to his reputation.
On the left Of Mitchell's Ford while no serious
engagement occurred the conduct Of all was emil
nently satisfactory to the general officer in com
mand.
Ir is due, however, to j. L. Ksmper, Virginia
forces TO express my of the Iue of his ser
vices IN the preparation for, and execution Of the
retreat from Fairfax Court House On Bull Run
Called from the head of his Regiment. by what ap-
peSred to ne an imperative need Of the service to
take charge of the superior duties of the Quarter
masters Department with the advance at that crit
ical juncture he accepted the responsibilities in
Yolyed and was eminenty efficient.
For further information, touching officers and
individuals of the LIST Brigade, and the details Of
the retrograde movement have to refer partlcu-
larry to the report Of Brigadier General Bonham
herewith.
1t is proper here to state, that while from the
outset it had been determined, on the approach of
the enemy in force, to fall back and fight HIM on the
line Of Bull Run. Yet the position occupied by
General EwelPs Brigade, if necessary, could have
been maintained against largely superior force.
This was especially the with the position of the
Fifth Alabama Volunteers, Colonel ROdes, which
that excellent officer had made capable of resolute
protracted defence against heavy odds. Accord |
Ingy, on the moraing of the 18th ultimo when the
SnStAy dppSdEcu DSAOEC L0AE POSITION, NQeY were 1
checked and held at bay, with some confessed loss
in skirmish in advance of the works in which !
Major Morgan and Captain Shelly Fifth Regiment |
Alabama Volunteers acted with intelligent gallant !
ry, and the post was only abandoned under general
but specific, imperative orders in conformity with
q long conceived, established plan Of action and /
battle.
Captain E P. Alexander, Confederate States En-
ginees, fortunately joined my headquarters in time
10 introduce the system Of new field signals, which,
md hun NvUn
most important service preceding and during the
engagement.
The medical officers serving with the regiments
engaged were at their proper posts and discharged /
heir duties with satisfactory skill and seal and on
lne occasion at least, under an annoying fire. when
Surgeon Cullen First Regiment Virginia YoIun-
GERS was obliged TO remove our wounded from the
hospital, which had become the special target of the
,nemy's rifle guns, notwithstanding it was surmoun-
ed by the usual yellow hospital flag, but which,
however, Eope for the sake of past associations,
vas ignorantly mistaken for a Confederate flag !
The name of each individual medical officer can
lot mention.
On the day Of the engagement, was attended by
ny personal staff, Lieutenants S. W. Ferguson, A.
,. u, and my volunteer Aides de-Camp Colonies |
'reston, Manning, Chestnut, Miles, Chisholm and
of South Carolina, to all Of whom | am
Ireaty indebted for manifold essential services in
he transmission Of orders on the isld, and in the
arrangements for the occupatioD and
maintenance Of the line of Bull Run.
Col Thomas Jordan, Assistant Adjutaut Generals;
apt q. Smith. Assistant Adutant General; Col
I. Jones, Chief Of Artillery and Ordnance; Major
abel, Chief Qlartermaster; Capt W. II. Fowle,
.hief Of Subsistence Department; Surgeon Thomas !
l. Williams, Medical Director, and Assistant Sur
con Brodie. Medical Purveyor, Of the General Staff
ttSched 70 the army Of the Potomac, were neces
1Ti!y engaged s5yeray, with their responsible du-
les at my headquarters at Camp Pickens, which {
ley discharged with an energy and intelligence for
'hlch have to tender my sincere thanks (
Messrs. Mclean, WilcOxen, Kincheloe and Drawn 6
citizens Of this immediate vicinity il their due
say, have placed me and the county under great &
litigation for the information relative TO this re-
ION, which has enabled me to avail myself Of its 2
atensiTe features and resources. They were found
yer ready TO give NE their time. without stint or
award. t
Our casualties in all, GS killed and wounded. Il
ere fifteen kllledan ffty-three wounded several s
whom have since died The loss Of the enemy s
IN only be cOnjectured; it was unquestonably I
eayy In the cursOry examination which was c
ade by details from LOngstreet's AID Earys c
rigades on the 18th July Of that part Of the field
Immediately contested and near BlaCkburn's Ford |
me sixty four eOFpses were found and buried and i,
least twenty prisoners were also picked up, be- Q
des 10 stands Of arms, a large quantity of &C p
and blankets, and quite hundred a
Id fifty hats. 7
The effect Of this days conflict was to satisfy the
itnly he could not force a passage across Bull
IN IN the face of troops. and led him into the d
.Ck movement Of the 2lsI July and the Battle of Ia
snassas, the details of which will be related in
other paper. d.
Herewith have the honor to transmit the resorts
the several brigade commanders engaged, and of
e artillery. Also, map of the field Of battle. to
The rendition of this report, it is proper to sayi in
has been unaToidably delayed by the to
instantly expressing administrative duties Of the
mmaDder of an army corps composed wholly of th
vitality essential to its we-being it
d future efficiency. and which l could not set N
de or postpone on any account.
have the honor to be, General, your Obedient te
rvant, di
G. 7. BE4UREGARD, General Commanding. Sc
Gen. S. COoPER Adj't AMI Insp'tOr Gen. C. A. di
Inc.u ling tEc reported .'niasiny." pr
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