, 1861-08-05

Lis thanks. .
:: Both OF opr Generals were plainly dressed.
Gathers ! you could oniy distinguish them at
! distance to be officers by their swords, but
nm closer inspection, the marks Of genius and
military akiu were unmistakahle. Their uni
GIN was: what ! took to be p1atn undress.
Not the lesst,.eigr Of excitement was to be
:een on the countenances Of. either as they
eoo1lyrode forward into the storm OF iron hail.
Beauregad's eyes g1istened with expectation,
10 doubt, When:-he afterWard threw himself
INTO the; very heart Of the action, appearing /
of him, to be the very impersonafdon Of; the
Il god Of Tar." Gen. Johmston7 too, looked
every inch commander, aud proved hinaself
to be the worthy inheritor Of the proweas and
virtues Of his ancestors
On reaching the top Of the hill, where was
Lewis, they; were again discovered By the !
enemy, as tie fifed shot and shell whizzed
through the air and lodged in the hollow be- |
hind. The aim Was not 50 good at this time, |
tie accurate artil1erists three miles below not |
having yet come up with the enemy's main
body. I
At shout u o'clock, Beauregard and Johns.
ion assumed the command Of our main body /
1T Stone Bridge. -.
The line of battle extended some seven |
miles up and down the creek, and during the |
day there we're some minor engagements at |
other fords.-
At Blackburn's Ford, Gen. Jones. brigade
made an attack On the left flank OF the enemy,
who had two strong batteries in command-
ing position, which it Was important to cap
ture. The tiith South Carolina Regiment led
the attack, but OUT troops. we're compelled to
retire for while under the heavy fire OF the
batteries and musketry, and the enemy imme-
diately retreated. Up to the time Of this at
tack, these batteries had been hombarding 1ll
the morning Gen. Lons6treet's position in his
intrenchnents on this side Of the Run.
Gen. Evgps OF South Carolina was heftstto
lead bis brigade into action ct Stone Bridge.
1t consisted Of the 4th South Carollna Rsgi-
meut, and Whcat's Louisiana Battalion Sas-
tainirg them, Wis Gen. Cookies Brigade, con-
sistirg Of the 17th, 18th and 2Sth Virginia
Regiments, commanded respectively by Cols.
Cooke, Withers and Robert r. Preston. These
brjgades were the first to bear the hrunt Of the
action, Us they were exposed to concentric
fire, the object Of the enemy being to turn
cur left flank, while We were cndeaToring to
1urn his right. These regiments Of infantry
were sustaining The famous Washington Ar
tiilery Of New Orleans, who had two of their
guns at thfs point, which made terrible havoc
Ii the ranks ofthc enemy. The Federal troops
leading the action consisted Of 10, 900 regulars,
sustaining the celebrated Sherman's Battery,
these regulars in their turn being
sustained By immense masses Of volunteers,
the New York Zouaves among the number.
EfEus DCatAlEHAIU ESd4IbtEA tAE VutAu$ uAu4~
bers in the action to be not less than 35, COO
men.
Their artillery far outnumbered ours. We
have captured ~ pieces Of cannon, while we
had only l8 guns on that part Of the field. It
las been stated to me by SO many Of our sol
had by come means obtained our signals tor
the day; they also used onr Ted badge, which
fortunately was discovered in time, and they
carried into action the flags Of the Palmetto
cruA Al. Tnn r%nN Nko+n 7,n Ern1
| asserted, too, by numerous Individuals en-
| gsged in the battle, that there Was great con
/ fusion and slaughter among our own men,
| who mistook them for the enemy. This was
| the less to bo wondered at from the SINH
larity Of uniform and the meaa advantage
| above referred to taken BY our unscrupulous
foe.
They pressed onr left flank for several honrE
| with terrible effect, but our men hinched moi
until their number had been 80 diminished by
the well aimed and steady volleys that they
were compelled to give way for new regiments
manEed By the gallant and lamented Barlow
sre said to have suffered heavily during tb'
carly part Of the battle. Kemper'a, Shteld'|
and Pend1eton's batteries were in this part 0
The teld, and did fearful execution.
am inclined to believe there was some mis-
take during the day, in The delivery or execu
| tien Of an order OF Gen. Beaureggard, respect
; ing an attack n,the enemy's rear, which wa
not effected.
Between !: and o'clock large numbers Q
!; mtn were leaving the field, some of thel
wounded, others exhausted BY the long strus
Gle, Who gave us the gloomy reports but
The fire On both sides continued steadily, n
felt Sure that onr brave Sontherners had ne
been conquered by the overwhelming horde
!; | Of tie North. It is, however, due to truth
eax that the result at this hour hung tren
bling in the balance. We had lost n1nlbers I
Ro
{ tow end Bee had been stricken down; Lien
Col Johnson, Of the Hampton Legion, Ia
bsen killed; Col Hampton had bee-- wouu LEI
but there Was at hand the fearless GEner
:, Whose reputation as a commander was stake
! en- this battle; and with that chiyalrJ Wale
: Offered to lead the Hampton Legion into a
4 iioD, which he execnted in Etyle unsu
= passed and unsurpas cable
+ Your corresponds Mt heard Gen. Johnstt
9 excaajm to Ger. Cooke, just at the critical "a
= 1EtIt-"O Oh, for four regiments" BIS vi
= was arswered, for In the distance our ret
3 .orcCmepts appesred.
), The tide OF battle turned in our favor by t
= arrival Of Gen. Kirby Smith, from Wirchest.
e with four Thousand men Of Gen Johnston's {
y vision.
} railroad cars, The roar Of battle. He etopp
IS the train and hurried his troops across t
Is fields to the point inst where he was ms
= needed. They were at first supposed to
J. the enemy, their arrival at that point Of
field being entirely unexpected.
{ The enemy fell back and q panic seized the
q Cheer after cheer from our men went up, a
# we knew the battle had been VOL
, Thus Eas the best-appointed army that b
is ever taken the field on this continent beat
q and compelled to retreat in hot haste, leayi
It behind them everything that impeded their
y cape. Guns, knapsacks, hats, caps, sho
n | non&aera ovd blank covered fhn prrnUNd
ss miles and miles.
70 At about o'clock We heard cheer up
cheer, and the word Davis" ran along
q, ranks, and we saw the tall, slender form
II the 6eid in time to sec the total rout OF
n army which Threatened his capture, and
ie sub5ugation Of the South.
he The President left Richmond at O'CLOCK
at The morning, ard reached Manassas Junct
ng at 4, where, mounting horee, accompan
os- bv Col. Joseph r. Davis and numerous
e. teudants, he galloped to the battlefield,
Of in time to join in the pursuit by m mag
1k cent body Of ca1alEy, consisting e. q l., Nv = =
au- sichr, Of Itself, was worth the fatigue Of
all da3's journey. We saw the poor Toun
my soldiers On The road sides and in the he
or when they; observed the Preside tnt's nj
bat form pass by, raise their heads, and b
not them give shout upon shout and cheer u
> cheer.
ise Il hns been stated that the President: c
the manded the center and Joined in the cha
for 1ut This Is mistake. The train had been
Fas 7ayed, and arrived at the junction two b.
aoa behind its time, which must have been a g
eme ons f7isenrn;ntfreut
ade The Washington Artillery, who had d.
their guns up the hill, and IN front OF
Eau house known as Nj. 1eWis's-Gen. Coo
lead and Gen, Johnston's headquarters, and 2
luse was tiddled with shot-conmanded BY y
the J. B. Walton in person, gave the emery a
the Ills time parting salute,
'een With the aid Of our glass, which was I
powerful than his OVID, he obeezIed the
tide 1iage Of gun some two miles OIL re
'sax- tte order f9r another FIRE, and Lieut.. De
o1oe pointed The piece. Before the oan nad
SOLID reached the point aimed at, q whole Tegi
hich appeared in sight, going At the "do1ole g g
GCwn tie Centrevllle road. MAJOR !"
5, we immediately ordered another shot 70
4 the them along" as he easd, and TWO we1t
tents wi,hont deiay right at them. There y n
shed obstruction, and the whole font Of the
zcely nent was exposed. oae-hsH were So
anu fail, and if Gen. Johnston had not at Sns
aam Insnt sent IN ald to Major Walton, ~
ID = o1dsr to ee.se dticg, nearly the Whole
11a0- sst would tave been killed
teras TbIR did Is 90 mer, with ttlfscSo
OF a:t:lltsy, d.iYa back inglot1cusly =
Il r., .x:eeding 5000. supported 5y rSsri5
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