The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-08-09
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lntelligible Account of the Flight from
Bull Run.

lntellIgible Account of the Flight from
Bull Run.
The editorial correspondence of Wilkes
Spirit of the Times furnishes the most con-
nectcd and ntelIigblc account of the battle
OF Bull Run that We have seen. The writer
differs from most of the witnesses in not al
tribnt;ng the beginning of the disorder to the
teamst-i> or the civilians, but to the soldiers
themselves, dispirited by seeing the immense
reserves brought on by the enemy, and star
tied out OF their seit-posScsson by the rapid
movement to the rear Of the cassons of the
regulars for suppl y Of ammunition. His de-
scrption Of the scene is graphic:
"Ine Burnside brigade was still upon the
IleId, where they had received from Gen Nc
Dowell the news of victory, and, consequent
ly, had heard, with the surprise that was E.
qua! among all OF our brigades, the angry re.
opening OF the fight. They had seen, too,
the other brigades file off toward the rear,
but having no orders for such movement, and
'Ni i''iooe
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held tntJ feet. But the musketry on our
side was getting FAINT, and the great guns OF
-" "p'o''Ne" i'oiii ouf "iniost eA'
i.Iustcd batteries, were now but sparsev iir-
cu. Every thing, therefore indicated another
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