Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-07-30
THE GREAT BATTLE.
rHE lSrH VA EzoExKT-coL- wrrHEss.
MANASSAS JUNCTION, July ssd, 10

NAsAss,s JVscIIOS, July s.d, 1881.
70 ths Editor Of As Way:
Presenting that real and authentic information h re-
gard to the brilliant victory Of oar arms viii No.
Be embarrassing. sand yoa this latter do not pre-
tend 20 state all or anything like all Of eorsct which
extended for two miles and mos, Of which was unseen
BY nysea only assume TO state aos occurring within
my osn knowledge and sight
The 18Th regiment Of Virginia volunteers, under GEM
maud Of Col r. +. Wihers, bad grumbiugy rstreated
from Fairfax Courthouse. The retreat was By order OF
Gan BsaRregsrd Who somehow seems to know
about Yankee Hseatons than the Yankees themselves
The retreat was not only orderly bus slos Gentlemen
were not ready 70 harry up the corpse" though s1y
thousand Yankees in their rear Yet sfer march
Of niue hcurs succeeded in reaching ford on Bull
Hun, above the fortified pOint-haviDg marched the dE
tsuce Of eleven mile Here the lssh Regiment support
ed by the regiments 81 Co.'s Preston and Strange took
position morning While signal guns were firing in
two miles Of The dust Of advancing columns was
seen and none knew when they might not have to re-
treat de for the order to the lssh Virginia volun
tsers was to naiasin their position he lass extremity.
Had the attack been made yirzns would have lost many
Of her trusst sous bot abe would h.vs had fherms-
Pys for hazard nothing in saying that each and all
WitheEs, Darlington and Caben our fsld officers wer,
sq1Ay deserensd With tie to vindicats the high
confidence rspcsed n them eaye thsr bodss in that
woods Soon, however, the firing Of cannon and the rat.
Tie OF muskesry indicated that the battle was being
ienSot a. hiicheFs Ford some three miles below us-
Iae anxiety with which ocers upon the fence and
P'A'es broke ranks 10 watch by tho sound the "hesdy
currents Of the aght can be easily imagined Su. not de-
tesioed Late IN The evening courier announced VIC
soyior e Confederate forces and in defiance Of order
ths gallant PriVAtes most enthusiastically gave cheers
though &c disclosed their position.
Fo'ngs remained IN this uay until Sunday morning
W. FIss'oas regiment being in the nean,iu, ordered
"V isa'l "hsn synal guns aroused u from our Sluy
D' "neIe We bad slept xitboa. tent or covering fer
-, .sss,s1-es nurnur. The regiment was
900 formed as. also tha. Of Col Preston The heavy
IunSlns Of artillery wagons indicated she point Of
a;sck toe Stone Bsidge, and al oic,rs and pri
Yates, cOmrlacea that tsO bA.les should occur within
two miles Of the lsh and not allowed TO take hand.
h long before the discharge Of artillery aud the
sharp rat;s Of ra's and mussets told that real
bA.ile aud CALAMITY fought both sides. stall net
ateaps TO describe reJtlesI1ess and mpstisneS
vSlley s,ss VOey broke upon At lsrg:h he
order came to advance to the asd Of battle. 4 short
gliek formation and "dOubls quick" vss the reply
Col WShers CALAMITY led and calamity support
ed By Heat Col. 0irringtOa and hsjor Gao O Csbsn
Of DlnviIs, Va. The details OF e bar-ylng march,
havs no heart to deScrise--esPeOially when under
barniDf sun. Arrived upon the seld lPreS,Ons Regi
asAt si!a usl were halted IN advance gal
hH army Keeling under Overpozering nCnbers though
g,cT0usy contessns every foot over which they fell
blck A; this tine General Be.uregard rode past in
front. We gave him three cheers Scattering cannon
bs and shes coming rather Us for thoss WhO
desired old age; but nobody fssersi. The order to
sdTancs was then given, and obsyea At once. We
a-ss marched through thicke where, it said, the
Eoasvss we're concealed and had done such havoc with
the South C.rolrianS DiTeGarding these kind Aimo-
nitols hl lsh advanced into the thickst, vhen cat
tating IRE occurred on tbs ef whsrs Major Cabe
Commanding Here occurred one OF those individual
incidcHts which should not De unrsoord'd. The Z0u
sves VIII true Yankee rasc4y and real appreciation
Of ,hsfooor Of gsntlemsc laid aAs as sounded ard,
when te linz bad nearly pa'sed ied ia the One
OF ,hsss arss killed member VI Capt Spsnosr's
pany, which bsug observed BY N,,r Cabsl ne instant
" sho, dead the Infamous a8sassln A. subsequent
pssod Of Jhe aZht Major Closl, with the aid ef Two
Oihsrs, took six prisoners.
P,lsiaS tarolgl his terrible thioEss marched 10
direction Of Slermlns battery under FIRE until within
abol $50 hu1drld yard, Of the artillery which had beOa
tzi,s taken AID retak.n and then held by small
f5ss, ofYankeeL Uijer cover Of a email bi We baked
for fsS minutes during ~hoh tin, COh wtAsrs aud
CArrhy,oa and Aj)- Caos andtl Captain. ysssss,
amused the Dsslves oy Te5ukiBg TIE for sing
their mouths with dirt by laying fat and avoiding bullets
20 Whic7 they seem &C S-lEa monopoly. Is did not how
OSc-, a.-ogat 10 much The IS h regiment Of Va Ycr
ua,ers have id,s they have jus. much rigb. DO
sho. Col wi.hsrs any of his GupsriOrs in r.ak
interiors; We thea charged upon Ibis sorOs Of ShnsrI
bl.sTy-C0l. Wiihsrs AZ the head with uplhei sEo-d
and every officer struggling patriotic uaiOn 70 hsz
ar c he for bis county The Yankees ran and she Bat
teri Of course taken. Here occurred another scat
tsfng a-S in which, Sergeant Bryant Of the eompa
~ with nysslf killed. and two other. wounded. We
remained bero project !hs battery for ever hour
when seeing the enemy forming, lie ssp:ursd guns
tugaed upon then. Cap, Tom. Claiborne Of the Dam
vile CrsJs tho very embodiment, Of gsuiL knd-ess
and high chivry aimed Of these guns the rscas
for wanting TO take back their osn guEA The lsh
regiment seornsd sPikS TIA guns because. thsy said
they did not 10 pot BssureSari 70 unnecessary
trouble We then pursued Ii, enemy for about thea
nile, and Sithou. succcss. The Yankees can best IA
running without doubt.
In reference 70 the res. Of ths sd the writer 81 his
can COMMANDERS nothing The Yankees fought vel,
believe in tbs morning, and we're eonhien; Of victory,
bu; foSso; ihl tie cutting TO pisces Of one regiment,
vlilo il nay prOiass panic With hreIingI bu: nerves
iaso vadchvsness toe hearts ard OF those I.rug
gH1E to-"mors THAI Lee" and well did the reserve
las. s1udy sho" tho fact. Regiment after regimen,
marched into ths ase wish sxultAat shouts end bat the
1rs resolved victory fon fate, itseL Nsi.hsr
the asd seSa Si,h dead tae sight OF the wounded
a. theJ borne to the rear Affected their cossgG-
Ho~ n0nsOns;sL to talk Of suhjugatns saeh people!
TIE lsih Requiem: arc generally in good health and
srie,ly waag for Gen. Bsaursssri to ecu. out" SOI.
work for 70 d. Truly yours,
Co. B, lssh Rig. Va. Vol
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