The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-29
rpr BATTLE OF MANASSAS.
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80 druts-.Ths Eighth Georgia hesi"eh
xar,b Carolina State Troops, &c, &c

~x,b Carolina State Troops. ke., &C.
although more than week has psssee
he great battle of Manassas, ana 'he
vi. has daily been furnished with hAfFa
pun, - dead. done on that bloody field, there
,ana,us much 10 be told. ard we nav
Ee' M .rorts 70 rrocuse from the most
r',shls sources, su2h records Oh tue event a.
., only in t..est The reader. but serve a
hide TO the Historian who SHAH hereafter
.rh,dy the Incidents OF the hssoi"uon o.
1855. -'ei. ,.
The following 81. temont was y. 'psfed eS
,,st,nxuisaed oE,csg, who bore a conspicuous
On the field of battle, on the -istc OF July
Tn. Battle Of Manassas.
Ricsxoxp, July -, 1901.
.s,,.-s Of ne Dis5atch 1t may not be IN
,.ntsnte 10 your readers to learn soiaetniAs
,ls hsttle Of Mane>ss. Il ON an eye witness
o ~ hs,ter oouortunities of observation
.-h,p. than any ore else. lhe mo- ~
s,st hy the enemy was at i've ninu'es La
=, In The morning, batteries opening ah.
@rssrtre as i ieint 10 conceai the i..o,ua
oSi N' ~ left A short tlme afterwards
Johnston and Gen. Bsauresard, WIN
,,sir STAFF rois OF 10 the hea'e'. r'."t VI
LEGATION and olseFH alton CO.. ,n,-,sa..
-. and there awaited oefslopHleHtsi
-, ,he iron hail whirled around ana over
hsr singular miscoHcePliou seems 70
th,",' the puplic mind which has not ye'
-',,,rra, ted tt.t ttts. BfaurtgArd yoNgHi Nr
pet', ~ .EIi ZEN JoihSt0n yietted 10 pre-
|t''.' - oI,f.s whilst according 10 .fen
,...,,re,ard All the merit 10 which ne Is emu
-, AID thsre ooes uo' ave d ht~Ee saiiah.
D." Imam H.d officer, nor one Ter Wnom
So. HIGHER admiration IS 4 General, 1t Is
hAst t{so Johnston 10 say, tt0t hc ptd1ntd
- ~, Ere. oLltneuuy mouert man,
't.,[rI! Johnston, perhaps, Woald never
-, The hsh honor, which is his due,
"a tt,rsfore !; GeyolSeS upon his friends
"D 'rortrny the man without sucn
~ N. Ike ubllc W0oid 40 longer Hour
n - gresniy, tor resefses Wouiu nave
.r,uersd upou cur arms, and despondercy
,,'lt ,,,reaJLe or H. Is ins tead Oh the Urighs
sissIns Of hope Essentially = hAn OF Judg
-, t,su Johnston nas never fiaAed curing
ttsr4mpaign any battle NFheTo our chances
~. moi good ThoUsh cur Len murmhreo
- when ordered 10 go backward from
H4rrSr-s Fsrry, from Banker Iiil, from
n..ks,ilie and from Winchester no one can
Ir,r dare 10 dispute he ss@acity Nhich
tanned all the movements. To have rshed
hTttla 10y attacking superior numbers, en-
.s.uEC deIeat upon os, Wtu doubtless nave
rTuslei our proud Republic III Its inception
Wbsut;sn Johnston, (Who has al ways ssen IN
,,rr,ep1uGence yrith Gen. Beauregard IN re
ss.t t. he junction OF their armies, and who
7r week. u.s also pointed out 10 The Prssi-
dent tas absolute necessity OF suca move
ri, received orders TO term the junction, l.
me a. = fortunate moment, when Patterson
.aad moved 10 Charlesto ton, II miles distant,
Huo had plac cd it out OF his power 10 attack
r, IN the rear. Only 10 G0 OF our column ar
rived III tms for The battle, oHt heg psFs
tH.ug..
To return, however to the battle: our lire
was extended over distance OF eight miles,
IL position nearly as.inilatlng to a sent
circle. un Saturday night Gen. Johnston
assumed command, and nearly the entire
night was core uuied by the stan of both Gem
erals IL writing orders 70 the different brl
gsdss 10 prepare for 4 forward movement in
RoYu rpra rf'
we're to be carried out in n great meas sure, and
he rnut OF the sUemv would have been more
signal and doubtless Wsshingt ton would now
-. III our possession, IL our attack had not
been converted into 4 defence by The move
lbeuts OF the enemy. We intended 10 move
about eight o'cl *, and they commenced heir
attack before our m yement could be made.
From letter written by one or the enemy,
u4tad July - nine L. ID, and afterwards
i0nnd BY The writer, their position WIS taken
and movements commenced al that hour. Oar
Generals waited patiently upon the knoll
which / have CesigEetec; but the came can
not be said OF yopr humble servant or the
other gentlemen around about-until fnslly
ne rattle OF musketry upon our extreme lett
lstOkened that "soInc body was getting hurt"
To uuderstsn the battle, Won muss know
thst our line was faced towards Bull Run and
Immediately back of it, defending the various
lords. BY turning our flank, the line OF bat
lie Vas changed TO = direction perpendicular
10 The uus which we had assumed, ard com
In-ucug at our left extended bat * for Il mile
anu quarter. When the musketry betrayed
tn 'c.Il in the meal tuo,' sway went the
Generals aud their STAT, flying upon the
wings OF the wind 10 reach the scene Of &C.
lion, distant fully three miles. The country
was rolling one, thickiy interspsrsed with
pine thickets, and the battle ground was
open valley with hi'l upon each side, rising
some 100 feet above the low ground, and dis
tant from each other about GOO yards. The
struggle was All alternate movement of regi
msAu. Hhen the head OF McDoweli's col
uun reached Sudley's spring, "a ford much
higher up than IL wac anticipated they would
eToss, the Stone Bridge the point We
were defending upon the extreme left,b
quietly they spesked along, getting in
behind a', until discovered, 1 believe,
by General Evans Brigade Who opened
fire upon them. Then, IL quick success
son, the eneny's regiments deployed in
.s1e 70 their right, whilst ours came up upon
our left. The engagement grew hot and heavy.
Their column mum brTed p 90U, " hist we could
only oppose them az the beginning with about
ov9. Slowly but surely the heavy column
Aept on IN Its march, pressing our line back
~ he weigh: OF numbers, and moving on in
lie settled purpose OF turning our Hank and
H'ial King Us in the rear. Calamity however,
did our army struggle for The right, and de-
slife OF odds, regiment after regiment threw
ITSELF in the way, disputing the ground, inch
by men, regardless of the tact that its prede-
ttss0Ts nau been cut TO pieces or dispersed.
battery haTassing our lines, the sth Georgia
Regiment was ordered to take il, and right
]
SEEMED 10 rise up. who had been hitherto con-
'eaIed, and pouring IN their fire upon our col
lmA' II seemed 10 melt away like snow be-
meath summers sun. Col. Gardner was
here shot GOWN aud vas taken prisoner, bat
a'sFwaIds .eiaken by cur men later in the
day.
The sth. con- PEELED 10 retreat with nearly
ASli lie number wounded or killed, the att,ck
~ 'hs enemy vas met By the Brigade OF Gen.
BEE, composed OF Mssis.ippians and Ala
bamihns, and one regiment, / think, OF Ten
LsSseaLr. Later in The day, Col. Barlow W SIS
sao' near This spot, whilst leading on the I II
Tt0rgh Regimen, comm ended by Col Gar
tell Gen Bees Brigade could not with
Aala the neIce tornado OF shot and shell
sweeping through its ranks, and slowly re-
urea, lighting bravely all the time. The ath
Alabama Regiment suffered terribly, all of
Us held crieers beiug shot down, and two Col
Jpnes AID MAJOR SootU left upon the field -
wi Jones WAS captured, but afterwards re-
2seu during the rout. Failing back upon
'le poaitlon taken by Hampton's Legion,
"hose prowess can clearly be shown by the
Asap Of dead in front Of their line, mOmen-
Hfy check was thrown in the enemy's ap-
pr01ch
lucy had Row re.reated TO the brow of the
Ll'i, Where the brigade OF Gen. Jackson was
iyhs perdu, AID this Wa. the most critical
pun o. the day. Fighting for hours under a
o' sun, without drop OF water near, the
ffoluoct OF our men could not be excelled; but
AuhhA endurance has il. bounds, and all
T+hled about 10 he lost Our reserves were
~ h4ilre distant from the scene OF action,
iA"st the eDemy's reserve kept pressing on.
'oh Tie Knoll near the Lewis House, the two
tAefal. had remained al xious spectators OF
.conn'ci. but the time had come for action,
A1 Piunging their spurs il to the quick Il ote
tcsos, away went the Generals and their stan
Ha! INTO tue thlckest OF The fight. Coming
~ n't' 10 The Alabamians who were without
s aiu o!lcer, Gen ohnston placed The color
N1 by HE horse. side and moved on
/ ~. ana All OF The stsit, With the Generals,
'Ns win each other In words OF en-
Aiassinent To the men 10 come on
And veil timed VA tbis moyaman, -
Innoy our line upon the mill top was Civ
s way, but melted to fresh deeds of herosm