Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-07-31
The Late Battle at Bulls Run.

VI Va hAN- AOuAS ~ VI
o GEO. L. WOOD.
| The Late Battle at Bulls Run.
We make below lengthy extracts froI
the n. Y. Times editorial correspondent
Mr.. RAYMOND writes that the first pla
was turn the works from the south. 6u
! finding this impracticable the effort was
be made from the north. General lyle
leading the Northern Division, Col. Rich
ARDsoN the Southern, while Col. HUNTE
took the center column, accompanied b
Gen. McDowALL and Staff Mr.. Ray
MoND went with the column. We quote
+ at is hilly like all the surface of thi
section. After going out about three miles
we come to a point down which the road
leading through forest. descends;-thel
it proceeds by a succession of rising anC
falling knolls for quarter of mile, wher
it crosses stone bridge and then ascend.
by steady slope to the heights beyond
AT the top of that slope, the rebels haG
planted heavy batteries, and the woods be-
low were filed with their troops and with
their concealed cannon. We proceeded
down the road to the first of the small
knolls mentioned. when the whole column
halted. The 30-pounder Parrott gun,
which has longer range than any other
In the army, was planted directly in the
road. Capt. Ayres' battery was stationed
IN u the woods little to the right, The
hrst Ohio and second New York Regiments
we're thrown into the woods in advance on
the left. The Sixty-ninth, New York.
the First, Second, and Third Connecticut
regiments, were ranged behind them, and
the Second Wisconsin was thrown into the
woods on the right At about half past G
o'clock the9Q FOUNDER. threw two shells d.
rectly into the battery at the summit of
the slope, on the opposite height. one of
which, as Ilearned afterwards, struck and
exploded directly in the midst of the bat I
terry, and oecasiOned the utmost havoc and /
confusion. J After about half an hour Capt. |
Ayers threw ten or fifteen shot and she'll |
from his battery into the same place. But
both failed t., elicit any reply. Men could
be seen moving about the opposite slope,
but the batteries were silent. An hour or
50 afterwards We heard three or four guns
rom Col. Richardson's column at Bulls
Run, and these were continued at intervals
or two or three hours. but they we're not
answered, even BY single gun. 1t was
'ery clear that the enemy intended to take
heir own time for their respects to us, and
hat they meant, moreover, to do it in
heir own way. Meantime we could hear
n the distance the sound o., Col. Hunters
xmen, clearing his way, and awaited with
ONE impotence the sound of his cannon
n the opposite heights Time wore along
With occasional shots s,from our guns, as
veil as those of Col Richardson's colums.
'ut without. in a single instance, receiving
ny reply.
AT little before III o'clock, the lst
)hio and I'd New York,,which were lying
D the wood on the left, were ordered to
dvance. They did SO passing out of the
DAD and climbing fence into a wood op-
'Osite, which they had barely approached,
owever, when they were metby tremend-
US discharge of a four pound gun battery,
lanted at the left in the woods, mainly
Or the purpose of sweeping the road per-
and the open field on its right
y which alone troops could pass forward
the opposite bank. They were stag
cred for moment and received orders to
ctire- Capt Ayres' battery, formerly
herman's) was advanced little, so as to
this battery, and by twenty min
tes of vigorous play upon it. silenced it
omplctely.
At halfpast l We heard Hunter guns
n the opposite height, over mile to the
ght--He was answered by batteries
lere, and then followed the sharp, rat '
ing VOlleys of musketry. as their infantry
ecame engaged. The firing was now in
'ssant. Hunter had come upon them |
ldenly, and formed his line of battle in .
l open field, at the right of the road.
he enemy drew up to oppose him, but
, speedily drove them to retreat and fol- |
wed them up with the greatest vigor and c
pidity. c
Meantime, for some three hours previ- Il
is, we had seen long lines Of dense dust u
sing from the roads leading from Manas- D
s, and, with the glass, we could very G
early perceive that they were raised by "
e constant and steady stream of rein
which continued to pour in
arly the whole day. The Sixty-ninth, =
venty-ninth, Second and Eigth, New
First Second and Third Con-
cticut, and the Second Wisconsin, were
ought forward in advance of the wood A
d marched across the field to the right re
go to Col. Hunters support They "
'ssed the intervening stream and drew
In a small open field, separated from bt
!. Hunters column by dense wood, ca
lleh was filed with batteries and infant re
Our guns continued to play upon the m
DDS which thus concealed the enemy, ci
d aided materially in clearing them for m
, advance. Going down to the extreme hC
mt of the column, l could watch the th
'gress of Col. Hunter. marked by the hc
.stant Faar of artillery and the roll of tr
Isketry, as he pushed the rebels back
m point to point. At one o'clock he m
driven them out of the woods and th
'oss the road which was the prolonga- ch
n of that on which we stood. Here, by M
side of their batteries, the rebels made nc
stand They planted their flag directly WI
the road. and twice charged across it su
on our men, but without moving them "a