New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-29
THE WAR FOR The UNION.
THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN,
ryp srvExTy-NrNTn AT EULL TUN'
correspondence oil The N. y. Tribune.

awakened quleLly, ana the WhOie ieoiuoii w
iheig blanks AMI haversacks and fall in IN hgt n'C
iIg order, with az little noise as possible rs u SUI
wanted an hour or two Of day light the cir war re-
markedly chilly; and it after some h'tle !a"n"5
and stretching and shiyering that men gathofo'
,Ae halfrumb limbs from the wet grass where they
had been lying, and proceeded to arrange the~ eqI
mene and fall in their places, all bIeahasess' iOi
march.
In due time we faced 10 the right and ma'cheu ou'
man the road TO Bull Run, preceded by me "a 10
-nns;r REGIMENT. We moved steadily and quickly On
without meeting ANYTHING 20 interrupt until we p"1.OD
q bridge, where some axemen were eDs"seu ~ 80
timbor nv the stream Some Of our men asho' '''0i'
NV we're emitting lin Der for, aud they answered.
10 cover our retreat in Of defeat AZ 'no no..
~ The word "retreat," onr men laughed ou'r'sA''
.. the experience of last Thursday had MADE the'h
xau,;ops. and they kept bright lookout iof "aSPs
nests in every wood we passed.
A, ono time. ss we came in view Of wooded eleva-
"a; ovy to The right abou, mile ahead OF us, per-
a., fcstyvork of bayonets cleaned in the rising san
hasore our eyes. Still, we kept steadily on until, after
,assinr The artillery which had halted, we dehled to
the right entering heavily tufbered wood, not very
Gar this side of the creek; here formed in line OF
battle and advanced to the front, through the dense
forest and underbrush. Owing 10 the irIeguarlty OF
the way and the masses Of mpenetrable thcket here
and there encountered it was with great officially that
we could preserve our lne One poor fellow managed
somehow TO get his gun entang in the brush and in
extricating it, was shot in the groin. Reaching the
skirts OF tie wood we upon an open space, where
were orchards fields farm-houses all that 20 TO make
no rural scere gsttnng in the morning sun, as smi
ing and peaceful q paIiach's vision, and YET we
knew that among those patches OF wood there lnked
hornets nest Of masked batteries. We were ordered
10 lie down ON our arms within tho edge of the Ticket
after throwing down the fence and placing tie battery
at slight projection of the woOda little TO our Left Our
officers sent out party of skirmisbers and rode forth
10 reooDnoiter the ground.
Our position commanded view of large open Held
skrted by woods on the opoOe side OF the creek, be-
yond which We were told the secesionists were drawn
up for onr reception. Soon observed some motion
on the great plain overlooking us. Some person
mounted on superb white horse could be plainly seen
isuing from the wood and riding about the field sur
yeying us attentvely from various points. This we
.urDosed to be Beauregard although the Southern pa-
pers since sayit was Davis himself Soon glitteTing
of bayonets could be in unbToken line from wood
20 wood--then a long black column moving rapidly
down the slope denoted cavalry. Suddenly shell
was thrown from battery which exploded IN the
midst ofthe moving mass overthrowing several horses,
scattering the column for some distance and causing
chem 10 gaop back in the same direction from whence
they came. Tne long line Of infantry then betook
themselves on the double quick back to their woods
and along road by the hillside where we cOuld see
an occasional ghmmer Of the bayOnes as they passed
some more open space Shot and shell thrown at
this vibrating line from time 10 time as it came in view
and the skirmhers from the front kept up scattering
Nth, bcy-p IN eiic rel
the secessionists-whch led to the belief on tie part
Of some Of the higher officers, that they retiring
beaten and discouraged. The men however loudly
proelaoeJ their belief that the sesechers only
I" living low" to entrap the other eide Of the
creek. Meanwhile several Of our men climbed up the
highest trees on the rising ground 10 left and re-
ported battle going inOu rear both parties drawn
up ia lines and the sight most superb One OF our
best and most experienced captains said that the fores
moving about beyond the creek wereabout l2GOOGtong
and formed as fine division as any army would care
10 engage The cannonsde righ and on our left
kept steadily increasing, mingled from time to time
with dull SCATTERING fire of musketry, in the direction
where Colonel Hunters division was engaged Sud-
denly up came an Aid at full gaOp with the command
TO forward" The men, in eager haste, began to
strip for the fight. They threw down their blankets
haversacks and some even their jackets and Shoes and
cheer burst from the excited soldiers and had the effect
OF draw ing upon them the fire Of the Secession batteries
which began TO pour in upon when we halted at
Che fOrdable part of the creek As as the 69th
had crossed we dashed down the steep bank and into
the water which nearly waist deep in plsces
splasbed and scrambled through climbed the opposite
bank and away full run through the cedar trees
came out at an open space where encouragement
drawn up ia line before house and passed by to what
appeared be the most holly contested part Of the
fight. Here the scene assumed all the characteristics
of a battlefield. Dense volumes of smoke rolling
away 10 the southwark dead horses lying strewn
sbOut-riderless horses puDging mady through the
fela-while ever and anon we stumbled over the grim
corpse Of soldier his limbs stiff in death and blood
encrusiiDg his face. Away on every hillside, far as
the eye could reach drawn mp the long lines of
trooIs while the deep booming OF the cannon, the
seaiy roll fthe Nusketry the shouts of the charging
columns formed a mise en- scene highly dramatic.
We drew up in front Of the 69tb, aud the Acting
General and Staff rode along the line speaking words
OF encouragement to the boys Of both regiments Three
cheers were given for Col Coreoran and COL Came
ron recprocally We advanced to the support Of the
position had fine view Of the field during what was
20 us the mos, interesting part Of the day.
First Of all we observed what had been all day con-
eeiedbe deadly accuracy of the Confederate artil-
IeTy. Scarce shot failed 10 bring down its horse,
man, or gun-oarriage. As regiment-I think the
Brooklyn lith-was advancing 10 the charge, a shot
from q raedcanDon brought down the flag, color guard
and ALL Ii was seized nrtaplly by other hands, and