The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-25
THE BATTLE OF MANASSAS PLAIN ACCORD
ING TO REBEL AUTHORITY.

from the Nashville Tenn.) Patriot, August col
On Sunday the 2st day Of July 1861 this great baltic
was fought and great victory won BY the
troops. Heaven smiled on arms and tho God Of bat
ties crowned our banners with iaures Of glory.
General Johnston had arrived the preceding day with
about bali Of the force he had detailed from Winchester
and the senior officer in command. He magnannous
y insisted however that General Bcauregards previous
plan should be carried out and he guided entirely by
tho judgment and superior local knowledge OF the latter
While, therefore, General Johnston was noInnay in com
mani Beauregard was really the officer and hero of the
day.
At bafpast six in the morning the enemy opened FIRE
from battery planted on hill beyond Buil run, and
nearly opposite the centre Of lines The battery was
intended merely cheat the bush and occupy our
attention. while he moved heavy column towards tho
Stone Bridge, the creek upon left At ten
O'clock another battery pushed forward and opened
fire short distance to the left Of the other, and
the road leading north to Ccntrevie This battery
OF riacd guns and the object Of its fire the
that Of the other. They fred promiscuousy into the
woods and gorgs or this the southern side Of Bull run
seeking to create the impression thereby that centre
would be attacked and thus prevent sending
nforcemonts left where the real attack 70 be
made Beauregard was not deceived by the manuuyre
might not be amss to say that Bull rum creek
north Of this place. ard nearly due east curving
aro n the Junction. the nearest part of which is about
three and half miles. The Stone bridge come seven
mites distant in nortbwesterly direction upon which
our left wing rested Mtchels ford is directly north
and distant four miles, by the road leading to Cenreye
which is seven miles from the Junction On right is
Union Mills the stream where the Alexandria and
Irece ding from Fairfax Court House, by Ccnrevile
Stone Bridge the enemy passed in front OF entire
line but at a distance ranging from Eve to two miles,
AT nine O'Clock our left under Brioadier Ccncrn's
Evans, Jackson aud Cooke and Colonel Barlow, with
the aorgo bripnde confused of the seventh and Ei
regiments had becn NUT in motion and wac advnncipg
mon the NV with force of alot IL GOO ,yh;Io th
cncmv i,self was aavancing unon onr Iect viii
colrun or nj least 20 400 These nnnroocbno cnInmne
crcmIntered each other M eleven O'Clock 20
Meanwhile, the two batteries in front kept up their
fire upo Tho wooded hills where thnv sunnoeed nr con
ire law Al quarter mast twelve Johnston and saanrn
garu IN or e ranidly forward IN o drecon NJ stone
J,ridqe where the han hnd'now fully oneue5 ~
The artillery we o the rst To oncn fire nrocieov NJ
eleven oc ck Nv Ia nast eleven the ;ntontrv had
gagged and there il was that the battle h. pan Ia RAGE
The dueky Columns which had Thus far mnrked the an
nroaci T the tvo n, mcs now mingled with ro,t clouds
of smoke as il rose ron, The Gashing g,ns hcIo and
the two shot mn together like hure nv9an5 NJ ROD and
bluc The shock was as tremendous as yyern tbo ds ha
tween the two forces With what anxious hearts wos
watched that pyramid of smoke and dust When i,
nov,d To ttc IN we knev, fIfe encr1v vcrc ai,n
ma when il moved 10 the ert we kaeyy tat or
were receIinp Twice The pyramids moved n tho III
and as often returned Al last abopt two o,cock d b.
IAN to move slowly to the left and thus continued %
move for two mortal hours The enemy ,r,s s,tio To
trn our left faux and Ia reach the ra;lro,d 10 ar, co
IN tn. direction OF Winchester To do tbis ba ny,nInS
his lines which he was enabled TO do nv rcason NJ bie
great numbers This was unfortunate for us as II reouirod
corrcs, ng extension Of our own lines 10 nrcren his
exr, me right from outliankng usa movement ON orr
part which weakened the force of our res along the
whole inc Of battle which finally extended over SPACE
of two mics IL also rendered il the more difficult to
bring up reinforceca;s as the further the enemy ex
tnued his right the greater the distance our reserve
forces had to travel 10 counterfeit the movement
This frt 10 turn our flank was pressed with great de-
termination for FIVE long weary hours during Which the
tide of battle bcd and flowed along the entire line with
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