Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-07-27
THE GREAT BATTLE.
TYrRAOTS FROM TIE PRESS
rrr,sn,xdsre, of ia Eteu;rer.

$780, TIE GREAT BATTLE:
EXTRACTS FROM TIE PREsa
C,rrsspo~dsne, Of Gs Brquirsr.
Ball Run Ia north Of Manassas Junction, as shortest
distance to It being three and half miles and runs
due east. Some sever miles 70 The len In nortn.e'
srly direction Stone Bidgs-she scene OF the oasue
while diroty In 'front.' dus nort1, IL hitchss ioro,
on the road 70 Centsvils. The latter point Is where
the ,ht commenced q six o'clock 10 the morning By
heavy cannonade from several batteries OF rhsd cannon,
ex FOUNDERS aud thiry-two. These played ines.-
sanity upon troops on this aide oil the ku1 from thai
hour all after eleven o'clock, the object being il poe.
posbe TO draw u from position and show our force
Ia other words the attack mere fent designed 70
AZ. = our attention while movements were being made
In another direction. From our side no' nnRs gun
was arsd, and fer - have learned not single nsn
was hurt.
Ridge TO Union Mills where branches OF the road to
P.rfsx ono hundred thousand strong Our Own forces
oscunisd positions on this side Of the Rum well support
Al by artillery and numbered, sltogeiher fortyns or
any thousand strong. The right wing bsing under com.
m.nd Of Gen. Ewel the centre under Gen. Bonhsm and
h Istt under Gen. ia kson. Toe latter commenced his
ADVANCE upon the enemy ct Stone Bridge almost smt
sneously With the first shot, having In lis DIVISION and
IN tbs following order regards the line OF march The
Brade of Cen Evans consisting OF the 4h South o!ro-
lps Regiment, Col Sloan the Tiger Zousyes, Of New
Orleans battalion, Col Wheat, and two pieces Of sr'l
ery The Brigade Of Gen. jackson, Consisting Of troops
from W.ehesteF, and the Brigade Of Gen. Barlow, Col
a, the sh Georgia ksgmsnt consisting Of fl' esa ssl'
n..,,;.n. ui:xL,sippians Tennsisessns and Ala
bsmians.
The ground upon which the battle was fought Ia of q
rolling character--beng succession OF gentle hills 90.
yered with trees and brush interrupted occasionally by
. Meadow In these meadows wherever they command. d
nostop were located the artillery Of tho two forces
-. L. nm NEARLY md our
own numbering not more than twenty-five.
The action commenced at this point At IL O'Clock,
and continued without intermisson from that time IN.
tIxPM The roll of small arms and discharges Of
artillery falling upon the ear With such terrible monoto
nousness that at last 1t not difficult to forget the
thought that every second might possibly usher FREUD
relative, or self ints etsrnity.
All the forces have named, aud especially the vr-
sinans fought nobly some OF the regiments being ter
rbly cut up The Soutberpers however, appear have
borne the brunt Of the conflict aud to have With
the greatest loss some Of the regiments lo.ing nearly
al their field officers by death wounds and their
nan;ss boipp oi.alv dccimated by the rallns f,-
Gu, TROOPS vent into action As they came out-with
cheer stood bravery up 70 he work. though 10 tho pre-.
sence Of FIVE times their force and though
forced change position, returned to the charge with
vim aud ferceness which nothing could Withstand
The total forse OF tho eney Of ttis point thirty
FIVE thousand but before tho battle had terminated,
captured of.er informed me that their reinforcements
swslle6 the number to over fifty thousand We ALEC had
renforeements late ia the day but With tho exception Of
the Hampton Legion aud ksrshaws Regiment they we're
not 10 time TO be OF service in deciding the fortunes OF
the day. and did not Are yolley.
Our loss In killed and wounded ID about fifteen hun.
red-three hundr ID killed aad twelve hundred wounded
That of the enemy Is estimated at from three thousand
to thrsy-ve hundred. Passing through the field after
the battle, without dyergng from my path, counted
over one hundred and fifty bodies The woods and buses
were filed with them Most vi their dead aud especial,
IL their officers were removed during the engagement
and those left upon the ground are probably such fell
during the last hour, when the fortunes Of the day
at thsir urnipg point aud neither party had time 10 look
after anything but its individual interests Oar
cess resulted entirely lom superior ganershp and OBJ
stinate fighting We outf,nked them at nearly every
point.
On the retreat OF the enemy they were followed BY
the Csronians Virginia cavalry, aud Kempers battery;
and when in the vicinity of OsnTeve, succeeded 10
capturing thirty pieces Of artillery large number Of
baggage wagons, containing provisions the ambulance
OF Gen. Scott baskets Of Champagne and lemons and
quantities of clothing 10 Of which boys to-
day strut'iug around gay as peaooctI
Eyery accouut-and there have been ssveral-.hat
reaches this locality from Washington and Alex indri,
confirms the intelligence already communicated BY ele
graph Il at the issue was not merely defeat, bet
complete rout--in tho language OF the Washington
Star result never equaled in the history Of mod
az !, tsprorgbiv demor,,x -its cr.ck ,.,
80. h;,.aJ n. 90 f,u,,h Thai, ,r,nhar i,s ,nsn
h,od re- batteries taken and ia hest msterie l,ft
along the road for miles, to be appropriated by every
passe by Between Stone Bridge aud Centreve the
presented Is indescribible Within distance Of three
nn yI ,os.;h, on,ar into Tho cor,no.ton ri we'll
'na. eou1 po iL,La,s shoos $1,000 oa,,iaa
Insn.,o1. con;nm mt, e.ntccns E,
1922 Is r,,Si.;ns chest, yrsns hot n.-crc
H'o nnsdsr hoYs. sad eyen seyersl hundred
hand cns which rero Intended to BIO used upon their
able captures gesa batch of piper, specification and
drawings evidently tho property Of General efcer re-
!ating 20 the movements OF the Federal army. Among
other facts stated that the attacking force would
consist of Eftyhree thousand and the lis. o. regiments
engaged was enumerated.
From other sources, appears that Scott had cd
mrably planned his attack that not thought Of repuss
was entertained.
He expected to march upon our left wing turn 1t wish
ease get in the rear of cur little army, and, with hi,
wing forces surround and cut Us to pieces Ssv.
era letters found upon the field and sloug tho line Of
retreat state this fact in plain words Others which
have read request OF distant correspondents after Sun
day next TO mail future COMMUNICATIONS to Manassas or
Richmond as the case may Ls.
The panic was 50 great hst had II not been Tor throw
ing open the draw on the Long Bridge, and snchoring
the steamboats, in the stream the entire army would
have retrestsd the city OF Washington, il not beyond
The rout continued all night aud greater portion Of
Monday, the soldiers going in the fields roads and
through the forests for distance Of ten miles barefoot
ed b.rehesded stripped Of everything that would id
pede their progress and SO thoroughly frightened that
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