The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-08-08
TEE BATTLE on BULL's RAN.
Official Mepor, of Ccucroi schenck.
SEcoNp BRioApr r1vsr Diyrsroy }

GENERAL; have the honor to submit this
report of the movements and service of my
brigade in the battle at Bulls Run, on the
Gainesville read, on the 2lst inst
Leaving my camp, one mile south of Cen
tcryiic, ut . o'clock A, NJ. OF that day,
marched at the head Of your division Us or
dcrpd, with my command in column in the
following ordcrI The First Regiment of
Ohio Volunteers, Col, McCook the Second
Ohio, Lieut. Col, Mason the Second New
York State Militia. Col Tompkins! and Capt
Carlislc'S Battery of Light Artillery, six
brass guns. TO Capt. Carlsles command
was also attached the large Pmrott gun, 30
FOUNDER, uuuer the direction of Lieutenant
uamcs, of the artillery corps.
Proceeding slowly and carefully, proceed
Cd by five companies Of skirm,shcrs of the
FIRST and Second Ohio, which throw out
on either side of the road, we approached
the bridge over Bulls Run. beyond which
the rebels were .un lcrstool TO he posted
and cntrcuchcd, and to within distance
perhaps of threc-lourths of mile of their
batteries on the other side OF the stream.
In obedience to your command, on first
discovery of the presence of the cncmy's
infantry forming into line on the hillside
beyond the Run, dcplovcd my three rcgi-
mcnts of infantry to the left of the road and
formed them in line of battle in front OF his
right. Thus my command was constituted
the left wing of our division, Col. ShCrmans
Brigade coming up and taking position to
the right of the road.
After the fro had been opened 10y dis
charge of the large PARROT gun from the
center in the direction of the enemy s wolk,
moved my eX ended line gradually forward
at intervals, taking advantage OF the ground
until had my force sheltered partly in Il
hollow covered by ridge and wood in front
and partly 10y the edge of the timber lying
between us and the Run. Here we lay, in
pursuance of your orders for perhaps two
and Il half or throe hours, with no evidence
of our ncarucSs to the enemy except the oc-
casional firing of muskctry hy our skirmish-
CrS in the wood in front, answered by the
muskCts or rifles of the enemy, to whom
our presence and position were thus indi-
Gated, with view to.distract his attention
from the approach of Col. Hunters force
from above and in rear, At this time re-
ccivcd your notice and order, ann ouncing
that Hunter was heard from, that he had
crossed and was coming down about two
miles above u.s. and directing that if saw
any signs of stampede OF the enemy in
front, | should make u dash with the Ohio
regiments, keeping the New York regiment
in reserve. For this movement | immcdi-
ately formed ond prepared. Soon after, aud
| when, by the firing of artillery and muskct-
ry i'll front at the right, it appeared that the
rebels Were actively engaged in their posi-
| ton by our forces ON the other side of the
stream, received Your order to extend my
line still further To the loft sending forward
Col. McCooli's regiment to feel thc battery
of IN wi t,i r., Ia,
ON the hll covering the ford, half mile
below the bridge, and supporting him with
my other two regiments. This was immc-
diatcly done. Col. McCook advanced in that
direction along the road, which we found to
a narrow track through pine wood, thick
and close with underground, and llanked on
| either side by ambuscadcs Of brush work,
which were now, however, abandoned
Reaching the head a. this narrow road.
where it opened upon the stream, Col. Me
Cook found the battery to be . strong earth
work Immediately opposite, mounted with
at least four heavy guns, and commanding
the outlet from the wood, An open space
of low ground lay between, with a comlcld
to the left, the direct distance across to the
| oncmys battery being about $50 yards. Be
hind the battery, and supporting it, were
discovered some four regiments Of the rcb-
cl troops, while rifle pits were seen directly
in front of it. The FIRST Rcgimcnt was
there deploycd to the left, in the edge Of the
woods and into the comEGld, one company
Capt, Kcls-bcing thrown forward to-
ward the Run, up to within, perhaps, twcn-
! ty yards Of the battery While this was
done, | advanced the Second Ohio followed
by the Second New York, toward the head
of the road, in supporting distance from the
.
filing also to the left Receiving Col. Nc
Cooks report Of the battery and that it
would be impossible to turn il with any
| force we had, ] Immediately dispatched Il
message to the center to bring up some pie
ccs OF artillery to engage the enemy from
the road. In the meantime the enemy dis
covering our presence and position in the
woods, and evidently having the eXactraugc
of the road we were Occupying, opened ON
us with y heavy fire of shells and round and
grape shot. To avoid the effect of this as
much as possible, | ordered the men to fall
back into the woods on each side of the
road, and was presently rc-cniorced by two
guns of Ayers battery, undcrL;eut, Ransom,
which passed to the head Of the road. A
brisk cannonading was then opened, but a
very unequal one Oh CCCOmt of the superb
on force and metal of the enemy. While
this continued, left my horse and passed
! through the wood, and remained some time
by our guns to be satisfied whether we
were making amy impression on the enemy 5
work. | soon found that it was not thus to
be carried, and such also was the opinion
of the officer in charge of the guns. Re
firing, ! found that most of my two rcgi-
ments in the rear had fallen back out of
range of the hot and constant fire of the en-
emys cannon, against which they had moth
ing to oppose. The suffering. from this fire
was principally with the Second New York,
as they were IN tho line whcro most Of the
shell aud shot fell that passed over the heads
of the Second Ohio, Ticking with me two
companies of the Second Ohio, which were
yet in the woods maintaining their position,
returned to cover and brlng away RAN
sons gus, 1t was just at this place and
point of time thar you visited yourself the
position We were leaving. must not omit
to speak with commondatiun Of the admira-
bic manner in which these guns OF ours were
handled and served 10y the officers and men
having them in charge, And may notice
the fact also that as we were Withdrawing
from this point we saw another heavy train
of the enemy's guns arrive, and move up
the stream on the other side of their battery
with which wo had been, engaged, along
what ! supposed to be the road from Ma
nassas, toward whcro the battle was raging
with our troops on tho right
My three regiments being all called in,
then retired and rested in good order, at
the center of the front, near the turnpike.
Here | was informed by Col McCook that