The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-07-22
Details of the Battle.

Washington, July q. A most severe battl,
was fought to day at Bulls Run brdge. Tho
conflict was desperate, lasting over nine hours
A programme, as stated in the first dispatch
from Fairfax Court House, was carried out Nm.
til the troops met with succession of masked
batteries which were attacked with vigor and euc.
cess after severe loss Of life. Our troops od
vanced as follows
COL Richardson who distinguished himself IN
the previous engagements proceeded on the left
with four regiments OF the fourth brigade IN
hold the battery on the hill to the Warrenton
road, in the vicinity of the place where the last
battle was fought. The flank movements were
described in the first dispatch :-Schenk's and
Sherman's brigades of Gen. Tyler's division
advanced by the Warrenton road while Coils
Heintzleman' y and Hunter divisions took the
fork of the Warenton road to between Bulls
Run and Manassas junction. COL keye's brig
AIDE remained at Centrevilc. Information was
received by Gen. Tylor's command of the exist.
ence of the enemy's battery commanding the
road Our troops were then formed in BATTLE
array. the I'd N. Y, and LIST Ohio on the lefr
the I'd Ohio and I'd Wisconsin and 89th 18Th
and Goth Regiments Of New York in the rear
The first range gun was fired by Sherman's
battery at $50 a. M. the rebels did not returp
this shot until an hour and Il half afterwards
When Col. Hunters division came up the battle
became general. Col. Hunters movement to
gain the rear of the enemy was almost sue
cess. The enemy's position was opened upon
by several of Carlsle's howitzers followed by
slight skirmishing.
The rebels rapidly received rcinfolcements
from Manassas junction after the attack was
opened.
The battle consisted Of succession of fires
from masked batteries, which opened in every
direction when one was silenced, its place being
supplied by two, and in the daring charges Of
our infantry in unmasking them. The I'd n,
Y. and I'd Ohio regiments were marched BY
flank to the woods by a new made road, within
a mile of the main road, when they came on
battery o eight guns with four regiments danked
in the rear Our men were Immediately Or
dered to lie down on either side of the road in
order to allow two pieces of artillery to pass
through and attack the work. When this bat
terry opened upon US it killed on the third round
Lieut. Dempsey of Co. G, Of the ID N. Y. Reg
iment, and VIM. Maxwell, a drummer, and Sc,
yercly wounded several others.
Our troops were kept for Is or 20 minutes
under calling fire, they not being able to ex-
change shots with the enemy, although within
a stones throw of their batteries.
The most gallant charge OF the day was
made by the n. Y. G9th, 10Th and 18th Regi
ments, who rushed upon one of the batteries
firing as they proceeded with perfect ec1Qt, and.
also carrying it with their bayonet poiptt--
Their yell Of triumph seemed to carry all be.
fore it. They found that the Rebels lad aban-
doned the battery and taken only one gun. But
this success was acquired only after a severe
loss of life, in which the Goth most severely
suffered, and it was reported that Lieut. Cot
Nugent was among the first killed.
The Zouaves distinguished themselves by
their spirited assault on the batteries at the
point Of the bayonet, but it is feared that their
loss is immense.
Up to O'Clock P. NJ, it was generally an
derstood that we had hemrned in the enemy en-.
tirely, and that they were gradually retiring
that Col. Hunter had driven them back in the
rear that Col. Heintzleman in command was
meeting with every success, and that it requires
but the reserve of Gen. Tyler's division to push
on to Manassas junction. A Mississippi soldier
was taken prisoner by Hasbrouck of the ID
Wisconsin regiment lie turned out to be Bri-
gade Quartermaster Pryor, cousin to Roger A
Pryor. He was captured with his horse as he
by accident rode into our lines. He discovered
him self by remarking to Hasbrouck. What?
we are getting badly cut to pieces Whatreg-
iment do you belong to asks Hasbrouck. "Ihe
10 Mississippi" was the answer. " Then YOU
are my prisoner y said IIasbrouck.
From the statements of this prisoner it ap-
pears that our artillery has created great havoc
among the reb Is whom there are from 10000
to 4O, 600 in the field under command of Gen.
Beauregard, while they have a reserve of 10
600 at Manassas junction. He describes an Of
ticer most prominent i'll the fight, and dis'ln-
guished from the rest by his white horse, as
Jefferson Davis. He confirms the previous re
ports of regiment Of negro troops in the rebel
forces, but says it is difficult to get them i'll
proper discipline in battle array.
The position of the enemy is extended in three
lines in the form of a triangle, the apex 'front.'
ing the centre of our column. The area seems
to have been filled with masked batteries.
AT seven o'clock this evening guns were still
heard firing at short intervals.