The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-07-27
THE BATTLE AT MANASSAS
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victory, we're eventually repaised and Gam
wsussu retreat on Washington. Tue re-
treat vas in good order, ~iu the rear vel
coyered by a good column. Uur loss Is from
/. ,uuu 10 5 ,uuu. The Notifications AROUND
masn,ugtsu are strongly reinforced BY iIesn
troops.
Alter the latest Information was received
from cen,ersiiu at last night, series "
events took place au tne iotsnscst degree
disastrous.
Wswere advancing and taking their mask
ed batteries gradoaisy bat surely; and aftS-
,us the enemy towards Manassas Junction,
~neu they serlned To have been reinforced
by Gen. Johnson, ~ho, II u understood tooS
command and immediately commenced dfi-
wing US back, when u p.uic among our troops
suuaeniy occurred aud regular stampede
touk place. IL IL thought that Gen. mellow
III understood to m.xs stand at or near
Crutrevslle, but III. pane was So feartui
mat the whole army became demaraixeo
and il was Impossible to check them either
al Ceulrey,lle or Faniax Court House.
Gen. Mcdowell ,ni en,sed To make another
stand al Fairfax Court House, but our Tot
&c. being in full retreat he gould not nc
,nmp,,,h the oti.ct. Beyond Fairfax Court
House, the retreat was kept up until the
men reached their regular rncampments; u
norton If whvm returned 10 them, but
stll larger portion coming inside the en-
,renchmen,s. \ large number oi the troops
IN their retreat fell on the wayside irnm *
hau.tion. and scattered alnng the route aii
the way from Fairfax Court House. The
road from Bulls Run was strewn wiki nap
SACKS. arms, &C.. some Ut our troops deiib-
sratrly throwing away their guns aud ap
purtenances the better to facilitate their
travels. Gen. Mcdowell was in the rear
.xert,ng himself To rally his men, but with
only partial effect. The latter part of the
army, i, is said. made their retreat in order.
Ills orders ON h, field did not at tunes reach
those for whom they intended. The enemy's
eff c,ive force was 80 QUO men. According
t. the statement IT iva "f the FIRE Louaves,
they have only about 200 mrn left from the
slaughter, while the S,xtv.n,ntn aud other
regiments irrshiiu!ly suffered in k,il'd ami
wounded. The number cannot now be
known.
Sherman's, Carlisle's, Grifin's, md the
West Point batteries were taken hv the enc
nv. and the Siege 81 pound riled eannnn.
All the provision tra,"s were saved. Large
droves of cattle were saved by being driven
back.
ginning Of the panic which resulted 81 dis
us,rnusly to our troops. All our military
operations went swimmingly. and Col. AL
exander was about erecting Pantonn across
BULBS Run, when n terrible Consideration
broke out among the Transfers who had in
cautiously advanced, immediately after the
hadv Of the army and lined the Warfingto
;ond. Their cans formation was shared in
by numerous civilians who were on tie
ground, aud soon our whole army was III
retreat.
For time n perfect panic prevailed, which
comm unicated itself 10 10 the vicinity 1T
Cen,revilIe, aud every available conveyance
was seized upon. Several similar alarms
had occurred on previous ecca.I"ns, eau ed
by change Of position ot our batteries, and
it was most probably that this alarm was
owing to the same fact.
IL - probnhie the number Of killed and |
wounded is magn.fei by large numbers " no
are missing. The lowest estimate Of the
kilrd ard wounded, may be placed ut FROM
4 900 to 600. ~as
IL was known to our troops Yesterday that
Gen. johnson had formed u function with
Beauregard on the night If tue first action
ut BULBS Run. Our men could distinctly |
he a. the ,rs moving Into Man,ssa, Junct on
ard the cheer. " ia which the Cont edtrat.s
hailed TIER new y arrived cnnrnd 3. They !
knew that the enemy Was superior in mum.
bers, and in Their own position.
This was further confirmed by prisoners
taken, but these facts were probably un- |
known at Washington. Gen. Scnencx, "a
we'll as The older field officers, acted admir-
ably. lie collected his forces and cnver ed |
the retreat, and up to the last mn.nent WIS
Ill ha A,
his men To make n stand at Csntreyrlle.
IL was the arrival OF fresh reInfurcrments
to the enemy in superior numbers, which |
turned the scale of battle. The enemy be- |
fore now nigh. rhapS have more to boas,
Of. il they had followed up their advantage
last night.
Washington. July 22.-The number Of |
killed and wounded Is gradually decreasing
SIX hundred Z,naves have returned. IL Is
now understood that Col. Wilcox, reported
killed. is living, though badly wounded. |
The Cnnnecticut regiment, hrretnfure re, |
ported badly cutup. have nearly all return
ed. The first reports Of the dectmattry IL |
the Seventy first NV York, and the Fire |
Znuaves, are untrue.
IL Is estimated that % 900 # our troops |
were engaged in the battle yesterday, aud |
nny ID 900 ut any one time. The whole
bit,e occurred within radius Of nile.
IL il now Thought that The enemy l.'ft some |
# their batteries for the purpose If decay
ing our troops on.
july % The harbarities rraetced bv |
the rsbris nj Bulls Run are unpairl a /
private of the l,t CONNECTICUT regiment,
found n wounded rebel living IN The sun. and |
carried him gently IL n sha,ie and z I'VE HIM
II drink frnm tI. cantenn. The rebel reytv
ed AMI deliberately rbot his benefaeior.
Another ins'anc. il mentioned where u nun.
Der If our wounded had been placed to /
gsther IN the shade, and were fired upon by |
IL rebel casali"f.
The Michigan regiment Mt one time
marched up To one OF the heaviest batteries,
whrh h ii i'rcn nn.nccessfuiiy charged by I
the n. Y. Fire z .navrs. Thy were sui.
j~sted TO terrible fro iy ARTILLERY and
RITES. They, rs we'll as the 4 ,uav.s, we're
without support. nj nfter ,lIree in. q, ctnal /
attempts they were campeilrd to abandon
the .Hat 10 teks the battery. In tb,.
charge. Col. Wilcox, who IL naw rsparted |
wounded and taken prisnner, was reported /
killed. The tatni humber killed VI the reyi- |
mrnt IL esti,nafej NJ forty.
i is the op,non u nearly all the officers
rha, The loss VI III. enemy ID twice as great /
~ ours.
Time. Dispatch l-Our loss in wonaded
VIII not ,1cesd Gu0, though the missing viii /
be THREE time. hat number.
tusrald'- Dispatch. Two hundred thou.
sHr,i m'n have been ordered her. from tn. |
different States. Tbs 6 ,vernors Of the /
several State. IN Nav En,land and New /
is'k respond nohls.
The hn.,nes. II the War Drparsmsn. Is
remarkably heavy. T.legraphic j,srsfchs.
henriy mccDmniase --,h. seniers ,end,vinv |
tra"p. 10 iarg. numbers: for example. Iii
"ois has tsodered II, and Indiana 10 reyi-
ments.
July 24.-N.arly Sc, 600 men have been
accepted to-day. and at this moment are be.
ing marshalled into service.