The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-08-02
Mr.. Raymond's Account Of the Battle Of
RnlIa Run

Bulls Run.
| Editorial Corr sspondonce OF tho N. Y. Times
WASHINGTON, Monday Morning. .July 22, 1866,
Tho battlo yesterday was Que OF the most
soyore and sanguinary ever fought on this
Continent, aud IL ondod in tho failure of tho
| Union troops 10 hold nli the positions which
they sought to carry. aud which thoy actu-
/ ally did carry, and in their retreat to Con.
troyillo whero they made stand and where
Gen. Mcdowell Lulioves that thcy arc able
to maintain themselves.
As telcgrnphcj you yesterday, tho at.
tack was mudo in three columns, two of
which, however, wore muinly fents, intended
to amuse and occupy tho enemy, who the
substantial work was done by tho third. 1t
has boon known for long time tha, tho
range OF bills which border tho small ,swnmpy
stroam known as Rulls Run, hah boon verv
thoroughly aud extensively fortified by tho
robels-that batteries had been planted at
every available point, usually concealed in
tho woods aud bushes which abound in that
vicinity, and covering overy way Of approach
To the region boyonl 1hoso arc the adj
vancod doiences of Manassas Junction, which
is somo thrco miles further off Until these
wbro carried, no approach could DO made to
that place; uud attor they should be carried
others OF similar character would huvo to
be overcome at ovcry point whore thoy
| could bo erected. The utmost that military
skill and ingenuity could accomplish for the
| dolcnco OF this point was done. Con Nc
DJWoll was unwilling to mako an attack d.
rcctly In lace Of these batteries, as that
would be of doubtful issue, aud mus. inovit.
ably result in very serious loss of lilo.
After an attack had boon resolved upon,
therefore, lie ondoavorud TO find some way
Of turning the position. His first intention
was to do this on tho southern sido-to
throw q strong column into tho place from
that direction, whilo feigned attack should
DO nalo in front.
On Thursday, whom tho troops were ad.
vauced to Centerville IL WAS found that tho
roads on the south side OF those positions
w0ro almost impracticablo-that thoy were
narrow. crooked and stony, and that il
would DO almost impossible to bring up
enough artillery to be effective in tho time
required. This original plan was. therefore.
aband0nod; and Friday was devoted to an
examination by tho Typographical engineers
of the position. Maj. Barnard and Capt.
Whipple reconnoitored tho place for miles
around, and reported that the position could
DO enterod by path coming from the north
though it was somewhat long and circuit.
mode and point of attack.
On Saturday tho troops wore all brought
closely up to Contoryillc, and all ueedful
preparations wore made for the attack which
was Intended for the next day. Yesterday
morning, therefore, the Army marchod-by
two roads-COl. Richardson with his com
mand taking tho Southern, which leads to
Bulls Run, aud Gun. Tyler tho Northern
running parallel to it at distance of about
milo and half. The movement COM
moncod at about 3 o'clock. got up al
litilo before four, and found the long line of
troops extended far out on either road.
took the road by which Colonel Hunter with
his command, and Gen. Mcdowell and staff.
had gone, and pushed on directly for tho
front. Aftor going out about two miles Col.
Hunter turned to tho right--marching OBJ
liqnoly towards the Run, which no was to
cross somo four miles higher up, and then
como down upon tho intronchod positions
OF tho onemy on tho other sido Col. Miles
was left at Centervile and on tho road, with
reserves which no was to bring up whenever
thoy might be neeqpd. Con Tyler went
directly forward. to engage tho onomy in
front, and send endorsements to Col: Hun
ter whenever il should bo seen that he was
engaged.
went our, as have already stated,
upon inc hor'horn ROAD. IL hiliy.
i'ke all tho suiiace OF this section.-
After gong oui ABOUT thrco miles. you como
toa POM GOWN wh'cp tho road, leading
.nrough forest, descondsi then II proceeds
by succession Of rising and falling knolls
lor quarter oil m''e-~hen u exposes
Stone oridge ana 'hen ascends by steady
s'ope' where 'he reDe's hau planted heavy
batteries, ana tho WOOD oeiow were filled
WIN lholr troops ana concealed cannon.
we Proceoded down tho road to the first OF
the small knobs mentioned, when tho whole
column matted. Ihe 80 FOUNDER Parrot
gun when was longer range than any
othor IN tno army, was planted directly in
!no roau. Capt.Ayres oattoty wero stationed
M in mo wooaS n't,e 10 me r,ght Ihc hrst
on'o anu oecohu New YORK Regiments were
,r ,mro~n VI, '' 'no ~"oGs III ADVANCE on 'he lett
inS o'x,y,n'n'n, @ NOW YORK, tho First, Soc |
onu anu inno Sohhecl'cut roglmchts, were
ianeoo oo"'nu tho"'. ana .ho second WIS
cons'n was thrown into the woods on the
I'en'. At noou' MAJ, past SIX CLOCK the Jo
Pounuot .nto~ Two snol's directly INTO the
oa.'o'y Nv 'no summit OF the s'oPo, on the
pppos'o ne'gnt, ono OF "h'cn' as l learned
struck ana exp'odou dircctiy
,n'o .,n i"d 10 ,,'as' OF lne battery ana occa-
sonou J ,no utmost havoc ana coniusion.-