Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-27
INTERESTING INCIDENTS.
The Great Battle at stone BrIdge.-.The
Presidents Official Dispatch.


The city was intensely excited yesterday, and .
deep anxiety to learn further particulars of the
battle fought on Sunday last near Manassas juno
ton, was visible on every countenance. About
midday it was ascertained that the resident had
officially communicated the news of the victory to
the War Department and the following was posted
on the bulletin boards:
president Davis has sent an Official dispatch this
morning to the Secretary of War, announcing the
complete and decisive victory Yesterday The enc
my, after contest Of ten hours, broke and fed pre-
cipitately 10 the direction If Leesburg and Cen.
| treville, and were pursued by our Cavalry and
Light Infantry until night put end to the pursuit
The enemy left on the field of bate large stores of
ammunition and quantities of arms, besides vast
piles of their slain. Everywhere, in the direction
of their fight, dead bodies and those oftheir wound
ed, we're scattered. The neighboFing farm houses
on the roadside were crowded with their wounded.
Our force Immediately engaged in the fight was
l5OO0-that of the enemy estimated at 30 600. This
was the left wing where the battle ragged for the
most part.
The enemy lost in the battle several batteries of
field artillery and regimental stand of coors .
| The Presidents dispatch to Adjutant General
| Cooper, was read to Congress yesterday morning.
! 1t is as follows:
MANASSAS July q, ct night) lS6l.-To GEN. S.
| COOPER: Night has closed on hard fought field.
| Our forces have won glorious victory The en-
envy routed and fed precipitately, abandoning
a very large amount of arms. munitions, knapsacks
and baggage. The ground was strewn with those
killed for miles, and the farm houses and grounds
around were filled with his wounded. The pursuit
was continued along several routes towards Lees
! burg and CentFeyille until darkness covered the
fugtives We have captured several field batteries
and regimental standards, and United States
| flag. Many prisoners have been taken. Too high
praise cannot be bestowed. whether for the skill of
the principal officers or for the gallantry Of all the
troops. The battle was warmly fought on our left,
several miles from our field works-our force en-
gagged there net exceeding fifteen thousand that of
the enemy estimated at thirty five thousand.
JEFF DAVIS.
This clear and comprehensive language of Presi-
dent Davis, who has gone to take the field in person.
conveys all that we had learned up TO last evening
at six O'Clock, of our glorious victory. There are
many who will mourn the loss of sons and brothers.
yet we have the satisfaction of knowing that the
steps Of the invader turned back and fled over a
pathway of blood 1t was reported thata later dis
patch had been received from the same source,
nouncing that the pursuit of the flying enemy was
renewed yesterday morning, by the reserve force
at Manassas, but we cannot vOuch for its correct
ness.
STILL LATER.
The Central tram arrived late last night and we
gathered from the passengers some particulars Of
the battle.
As already stated, the left wing of our army sus.
tanned the heaviest part of the fight, and suffered
severely.
The loss on our side in killed and wounded is va
rioUsly estimated at from 1900 to 500 though in
the confusion succeeding the battle it was utterly
impossible to ascertain the number accurately.
The enemy is believed to have lost from II 900 to
10000 besides large number taken prisoners.
About 500 of the latter brought in at Manassas
yesterday morning
Gen. Patterson, of the Federal Army, is taken
prisoner; also, another high officer whose name We
understood to be Wilcox.
The body of Col. Fisher, of the North Carolina
Sixth Regiment, who passed through here few
days ago ct the head OF splendid command, was
brought down on the train last night: also, three
others, whose names we did not learn.
4 considerable number of wounded soldiers also
came down. The train started, we were informed,
with some three hundred, but left many on the way
some of whom took different routes for the interior
and others too feeble for travel.
Capt. Shields HOwitzer Battery was in the action
at late hour, and behaved calamity. We could
not learn that this command suffered any serious
loss.
The Washington Artillery, of New Orleans sus-
tanned handsome part in the fight. Only ore was
killed. Ills body came down last night in charge of
his father. few were wOundei-the exact num-
Der We could not ascertain.
We have reason to believe that Col. Mcore's First
Virginia Regiment suffered little loss.
Much anxiety was manifested at the depot to
learn the loss sustained by the cavalry companies,
and gentleman who was near the scene of action
thought it was not heavy, since they commenced
their attack and pursuit az a late hour.
SheTman's Battery, considered the finest in the
Federal service, was unquestl0naOly captured
This the firm opinion of all with whoL, we con-
versed. The number of muskets and equipments
generally, secured by the Confederate troops, is
very large.
The wounded men who came down last night ex>
cited the commseration and sympathy of the vast
crowd assembled. They will have every necessary
attention bestowed upsn them. Some of them we're
utIsring severely, others slightly hurt
A gentleman who witnessed the battle says the
balls flew necessarily like hail in tempestuous
day. Ii terrific scene from first to last Such
battle was never before fought on this continent.
When the Federalists gave way they scattered like
sheep, ard their slaughter was awful
We could learn no names of the killed on our
side other than those mentioned yesterday, except
Col Fisher, and Mr.. Fontsine, of the Louisa Grays.
Of the Central Railroad Company.
Il was stated by passenger that the scene at
tending the arrival OF the Federal prisoners was
quite ludicrOus. They threw themselves down up
on the wet ground while the militia of the neighN
b0rhOod stood around in double rank and with guns
erect, protecting them in their repose
The reports freely circulated yesterday of the
occupation Of Alexandria by our troops, were un-
founded. The pursuit Of the fugtives was kept for
few miles only.
The victory was complete, and our Congress yes
terday properly acknowledged their gratitude to
Almighty God. who has so signally blessed our
cause. Resolutions were passed recommending
public thanksgivings in all our churches Sunday
next.
The Great VICtaFV.. III c FeasIrU Fxcitemeat