Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-08-02
THE LATE BATTLE AT BULL RUN.
FURTHER DETAILS.
Accounts from Southern Sources.

been received, from which we make the fol-
lowing extracts. The Examiner says:
Cen. Beauregard disposed his army along
the banks Of Bull Run, from Union Mills Ford
to the Stone Bridge Ford, the stream being
between the two armies, and orr brigades so
! arranged as to guard the various fords between
the two points above named.
The enemy advanced within range Mt eight
O'Clock, a. NJ, opened heavy fire on Gen.
Bonham's command at Mitchells Ford, and
Kept 1t up sometime to deceive our troops as
to the real point of attack. 1t was soon dis
covered to be feint, and the left wing of our
line found TO be very heavily pressed. The
enemy concentrated on that point, by rapid
marches, an overwhelming mass Of troops of
all arms, and at ten clock the battle ragged
to its height. Generals Beauregard and john
ston arrived on the scene nearly at the same
time and both exhibited great personal Prov
ess and courage in the engagement
Gen. Beauregard rode up and down the line
till his horse was killed Gen. johnson seized
standard and rallied n wavering regiment
Troops were rapidly moved from the right,
and centre, to the relief of the left and by
o o'clock, 5000 of our men were there in the
furious action against 80 600 of the enemy
! At that hour Gen. Kirby Smiths brigade ar
rived on the railroad from Winchester to Ma
nassas Junction. at point within two miles
| Of Stone Bridge. Seeing the violence of the
contest there this General stopped the cars.
and, dismountng his men, marched straight
on the enemy, without orders, and without
going to the Junction, thereby saving FIVE
mile march. Gen. Beauregard did not at first
recognize this brigade and believed it flank
movement of the enemy, till they came near
enough for the flag to be distinguished. On
their arrival in line a general charge was
made, and the enemy broke and fed precipi
lately.
When the armies reached Centreville, where
| Mcdowell had IL, coo fresh men and heavy
guns in position, he made desperate rally.
But another charge Of the Confederates broke
the new lines, and his disaster became COM
! plete.
| The body Of our army pursued to Fairfax,
and planted our flag on the courthouse. The
| cavalry cut up the enemy six miles further to
Falls Church, only four miles of Arlington.
About half the members of the Federal Con-
gress were distant spectators Of the battle
At Centreyille was found table bounteously
spread, surrounded by empty seats and twenty
| baskets of champagne, where Senator Wilson
was in the act of entertaining large dinner
party on our arrival. He himself narrowly
escaped. He got out of the village in the dis
guise OF driver of a market cart Among
other curiosities seized there were a number
OF bills of fare for dinners Mcdowell intended
to give at different points, all in French and
elaborate as TO the cuisine. Some Of them are
in Richmond.
The Wig says
We know of no circumstance, which pre-
vents this contest being regarded as a fair
test Of the two people, who were struggling
for disunion. Certainly there were no local
or special advantages on the side of the weak
er party: The enemy, by threatening an ex-
tended line and choosing his own point of
attack was enabled to concentrate his forces
at that point. Besides this, large portion
of his force belonged to the regular army, had
seen service and passed through the baptism
of fire. In the body Of the weaker army,
there was not man, who, three months ago,
had ever been in a tented field. They were
almost, without exception, volunteers, WELD
ing for the first time the implements of death.
II, then, there were any special advantage on
either side, they were possessed by those, who
boosted the greater numbers. But cOncede
that they stood upon an equal footing. The
result is that 1000 Southerners are superior
to 80, 600 Iankees-for, after an eight hours
fight, they routed and dispersed this number,
and drove them like chat before the wind.
The "Ehquirer" says:
The enemy concentrated on the left wing,
by rapid marches, an overwhelming mass OF
tie ragged to its height. Generals Beauregard
and Johnston arrived on the scene nearly at
the same time, and both exhibited great per-
j sonal proves and courage in the engagement.
Gen. Beauregard rode up and down the line
till his horse was killed General Johnston
seized n standard and rallied a wavering regi-
ment Troops were moved from the right ard
! centre to the relief of the left and by three
| o o'clock, l5 900 of our men were there in the
mic nnTf tss-t H.
At that hour General Kirby Smiths brigade
arrived ON the railroad from Winchester to
Manassas junction, at point within two
! miles Of Stone Bridge. Seeing the violence
of the contest there this General stopped the
cars; and dismounting his men, marched
/ straight on the enemy, without orders, and
without going to the Junction, thereby saving
a five mile march. General Bcauregard did
not at first recognize this brigade, aud beiev-
cd it flank movement Of the enemy, till they
came near enough for the flag to be distin-
guished. On their arrival in line, a general
charge was made, and the enemy broke and
fled precipitatcly
When the armies reached Centreville where
! Mcdowell had 10 600 fresh men and heavy
! guns in position, he made desperate rally
But another charge Of the Confederates broke
I the new lineSand his disaster became com
plete. The body Of our army pursued TO
l Fairfax and planted our flag on the court
4 house The cavalry cut up the enemy six
/ miles farther to Falls Church, only four miles
Of Arlington. About half the members of
/ the Federal Congress were distant spectators
of the battle. AT Centreville was found ta-
bic bounteously spread, surrounded by empty
seats and twenty baskets OF champagne, where
Senator Wilson was in the act Of entertaining
a large dinner party on our arrival. lie him
self narrowly escaped. lie got out Of the
| village in the disguise Of driver of market
cart. Among other curiositics seized there,
were number Of bills Of fare of dinners Nc
I DOwol intended TO give at different points, all
/ in French, and elaborate as to the cuisine
I Some Of them are in Richmond.
The Enquirer" says:
1t win be impossible to give details at pre-
4 sent. 1t must be confessed that the victory
/ was the result Of the most desperate, daring
and dashing courage of our troops. The 4th
/ Alabama, 9th Virginia and 18th and 9th Geor-
( gia regiments are said 10 have suffered most
\ in the engagement. Shermans battery Of
/ sixteen pieces and portion Of the Rhode ls-
! land battery are in our possession, and beau
/ tiful battery il ls. Cummings Virginia rcgi-
mcnt charged first upon it, and were repulsed,
when another regiment came up, shooting
/ down every man and capturing the pieces -
/ The Washington Louisiana Artillerytook two
Of the pieces and Immediately turned them
! with deadly fire upon the enemy. 1t would
/ be unjust to discriminate among the various
/ regiments for all did their work well. Nir-
| ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor-
| gia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas,
4 Arkansas, Kentucky, and perhaps Florida,
have united their destinies this day in eternal
bonds Of friendship sealed in blood. May it
ever continue, and strengthen as time shall
pass.
It must not be omitted that Capt. Delaware
Kemper's Alexandria Battery joined the con-