Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-08-01
THE GREAT STAMPEDE,

LIE GREAI STAMPEDE.
The y Y. Evening Post Of the 23d contains
the following description OF the Stampede At
Bulls Run, from the pen Of the well known
New York publisher, 6. K. Putnam. He was
on the ground two hours after theyretreat
began:
The reporst of disorderly retreat Of o p
main army are grossly untrue. A brief
statement OF a small part OF what / witnessed
will show this,
Mr.. Tillry II Rhode Island and myself as-
compamied the DeKalb Regiment from Alex
andria IN the cars 10 the Fairfax station on
the Manassas Gap Railroad We reached
there at 10 \. N. Heavy canonading was
steadily gong on. While the Regiment
waited for orders We walked forward on the
track till within five miles Of Manassas juno
ton. A scout was there sending hourly re-
ports 10 General Scott Of the firing Return
Ing, a. the Regiment still halted, party OF
four Of u-, with a soldier, walked on 10 Fair
lax Court Hous. three miles. and thence on
the road 30 CeurerEille.
.. About o'clock we began 10 meet bug
gies and wagons with visitors returning to
Washington. Aa reported that the dsv was
ours, and rode GA Iubllant. until al halt rast
4, al oil,.cr On horseback. riding fcrceiy.
sad, with emphasis, No. 10. its cong
against Vs.. Il- GrIug had ceased.
" Near CrHtefg4.4r, Detweeu two ion- lbs.
we suddenly eaw army wagons AMI -r1vate
vehicle coming down b-tore Us 10 hot haste
ID tew soldiers 0H lor-e5ack mixed in the
crowd. LsoAlH1 back g.e found Regifgenf
COMM fresh ir.m Fairfax ln dopf.. ,I,,5,b ''
q. MIR. Russell. d. t.- London Tnn~.. was
on horseback anon. the first from the battle
HE New JeIsey Colonel instantly formed
lis IueI acIo>, tle road, and resoIutelv turned
back ever! soldier IN the road. and 10 twenty
minutes per.rcf order was restored. and the
whole hight Of the vehicles was shown 20 be
absurd, 80 much 50 that We waited two hours
al that spot. drawing water for the r0or
wounded men, who began to limp alon., from
the held only two or three ambulance 10 be
seen.
Al Aali-Past six, two hours after the battle
was over. ~ started and walked back 10
Fairfax Court House, helping three or four
wounded =Jl1ieIs ito the wagons
&c Ilyse VINO were uu1Urt. and who had
got by the Jersey boys. were stopped bv
company Of Michigan Fourth. from Fairfax
and compelled u turn back
-' A. + alr1az Court House we quietl, took
supper Al The tavern. and never dr-amirg Of
any aisoraerl' retreat. Va were Supplied with
good beds; VT addressed and lrerai 10 bel and
a.IeeD at II p. ~. At three o'clock Monday
molhlnL. finding The wagons were moving On
10 Alexandria. We started again and walked
quietly along with them to Alexandria. DO
ing what iil;le We could TO aid the men more
or less slightly wounded, or worn out-in-
GLIDING some from the hospual-tor still there
was scarcely an ambulance 10 be seen.
But Oh the whole road from Cenierville
70 Alexandria. ! am confident that there were
not five hundred soldiers in all. between Is p.
III, arl day l-Ag 20 hat it Is grossly untrue
that the whole army made ha.ty retreat. On
the contrary. all seemed to De certain thar a
stand '.a, mode al Ceuterril!e, Of the whole
Of our n.ai.s bgiv. excepting only the stray
g.er- from the first panic. This pau,n was
explained by --Feral who agreed that it was
purely accidental.
II talked .esrh al least forty lre.n Maine.
Measurements, Rhode Island, OHIO, Michigan
and VI i..on>.u regiments. who gave NE some
thrilling lne4..eur> o: different Tarr- OF the
i-e.g-wL..a / have 10 time 10 Tel. bow
IEaay -~uao.-8 al their oiiirers. buf all seem
e.! I5a-av. AMI ] said that on troops could
beat ,ae r,ye.- ea-l.s Ia ala open h.at. and
would 43 il Eer-0ut the NAKED batteries Cd
one side ami the b.under. oE oars, lad 3oae
for G- this dee. ! reached Alexandra AT
seyea-La1.p- walked forty miles"