The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-08-02

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wa triumph Ha triumph. .uan- .0. .-
The lust .ll r ta# raH ,aH
enemy as though .asy 8ee retiring
rapidly
Qrr fEr Et 1F-t-rhe on-
emg make another and Again tl.le h
.he roar OF mu.ke.ry long ike lle r.r
of distant amid pJHg.ed thunder En
the roar, but always the ueaI 4. ono
enemy column Is column q. da t
% the lo.to of our forces ml passes 10 tae
enemy right i, must te intended @
flank them. It Is fearful 90 ,hnN how
many heartsuinE are wrunE ny tA- WoiN
that now goes ou-h0w many brave men
must be mdngled and in anguish
Again. the enemy has fallen haeE 90
another point halfa mile .n the rear and
tha spirals ST tile smoke curl MP the site
or the mountain u the background. The
whole scene IS FL The Piedmont valley
which have often noticed to have slept
50 swet.ly TO the west oi Centrcti.le, ana
sweeping on down 20 the South. luis
nearly level, or seems So, and the Blue
Ridge rises 90 form the dark background
of a most magnificent picture
Tr.i- Or5tt Nom.-rhe batteries first
opening have been silent for half am hour.
and the whole extended valley is now the
thick Of the fight Where the enemy
last took his stand retfeating, tho fight is
learlul-the dust is denser than the
smoke. Ii is awful. They have been re-
pulsed three times--so il is reported hy q
courier-and now they have taken their
bloodiest and final stand.
Hatpaa Tr.ls OcQtt.-Th6Gring now
is at It's height. Never until now have
dreamed Of such a spectacle for one long
mile the whole valley is Q boiling crater
Of dust and smoke.
Quarter Before one O't0ek-fhe fray
ceases Generals BeauregaTd and john-
ston dash on the scene Of action, and as
we cannot doubt that the enemy has
again fallen back, il looks as though they
were on their way to Washington.
one O'ci0ck.-Columr after column is
thrown in from oil along the line Of Bull
Run to fall upon the left flank of the
enemy, and the firing is againrenewed as
though nothing had been done. An
effort would seem to have been made %
outAank us, and it has brought on ano-
Their engagement further of. but on q line
with the first. the cannon established on
the hill was q feint at the Mitchell's Ford
while Of both armies the effort was Go
outhank. These guns now but play ot
the columns of dust as they rise from the
| infantry and cavalry as they tramp past
and as those columns are near the point
where | stand, they have brought @ dozen
balls at least within 100 yards.
Fifteen Minutes Past one o'c'oeh.-The fl
ring has almost entirely ceased, but still
our reserves are pouring in. The enemy
seems to be making an attempt 10 cross at
Mtchell's Ford. All at Nitchelt Ford
is feint, and it is now certain that the
grand battle ground for empire is now to
the west, beyond the stone Bridge, on
Bull Run, and 90 there.
Ecaiag.-At two o'clock ! arrived ON
the ground but OF the further scenes Of
this eventlul battle, have nothing more
to say, save this only, that al five o'clock
the enemy was driven from the field.
leaving most of the guns Of Shermans
| battery behind them, with an awful isl
Of dead and wounded.
ltwill6e evident to any one who be-
comes familiar with the events Of the
day, that misapprehended many Of the
! occurrences. The attacl, was made at
| point above the Stone Bridge on Bun Run
by the whole disposabie force Of the en-
envy, led by General Mcdowell. The inn
portance of the movement was not at
/ first estimated, and it was met by Gen.
Evans, with only the Fourth South Carroll
ma Regiment, Colonel Sloan, the indie
pendent Louisiana Battalion, Major
Wheat, and two guns Of the Washington
Artillery. The charge Of the enemy was
met with an intrepidity that was beyond
all praise, and the whole column OF the
enemy was held at bay until reinforce
ments came. These were led Oh by Col
onel jackson, Colonel Barlow, General
Jones. The conflict went on in a fierce
and terrible struggle Of the Confederate
troops against great odds, and amidst ter
rible slaughter.
At the crisis Of the engagement two
regiments Of South Caroiuiaus, Ker-
shaw and Cookies, were ordered to adj
vance. Kemper's battery was attached
to Kershaw's. As these troops advanced
! they were Joined by Pre5tons regiment,
of Cookies brigade A tremendous charge
was made, which decided the fate of the
day. After acts Of incredible yalor, the
enemy were driven of far to the North
As they retreated on the Braddock road
to Centreville a charge was made upon
| them by a portion of our cavalry, and
think of the Radford Rangers. They
dashed upon them about mile away, and
| dust above them for ten minutes rose up
as from the crater Of a volcano. The
punishment was severe and rapid.
Colonel Hampton's Legion suffered
| greatly. 1t came last night and marched
directly into battle. When ! went upon
the ground heard that Colonies Hamp-
ton and johnson were both killed, but
afterwards met Colonel Hampton riding
from the field wounded badly, but eXhil-
arated at the thought that his men had
exhibited surprising intrepidity, and that
General Beauregard himself had relieved
him, and led his Legion into battle
Colonel Sloan's Fourth Regiment South
! Carolina Volunteers suffered as much.
They stood deoimated at every fire until
reinforcements came, and they exhibit a
sad remnant of the noble body Of men
that entered into battle.
The Second Regiment, Colonel Ker-
shaw did fearful execution at the crisis
Of the contest, but suffered less.
The Fourth Alabama Regiment Colonel
Jones, and the Eighth Georgia Regiment,
Colonel Gardner suffered greatly.
Wearied and worn and sick at heart,
retired from the field whose glory is
scarcely equal to its gloom, and have not
the time Or strength to write more ]
send my field notes as they are.