The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-15
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lat his quickly corrected and shot fell and shell
| hurst thick ana fast in the very midst Of our battery
wochding IN the course OF tho combat Captain tschcna
i've privatcs, and the horse of Lieutenant Richardson
From the position OF pieces, and the nature OF the
gound hor aim could only DO directed at the smoke Of
| the enemy IS artillery How skifuy and with what exc
cnton this was DONE only he realized by an eyewit
ness. For few moments their guns slenced, but
were soon roppened by direction Of General Iongstrcet
his battery then advanced by hand OF the ranges
now ascerained by the enemy, and shower OF spherical
caeo shell and round shot flew the heads gun
ncrs but Que Of our pieces had become hos du combat
| from an enlarged vent. From the position our
gnns-lred as before, with no other aim than the smoke
ana Hash OF their adyersaes' pecesrenewod ana urged
the conflict with such signal ve0r and effect that gradual
the IRE OF the enemy sackcned tho intervals between
fired last gun al abded dymg foe ;cAose heavy
IN TIE di1ce plainly seen 10 breah AMI scatter " una
gs hats urnets, and hnarSoeSs, parting she'd ,oas
ftyo amongt en In their retreat Of their pieces
abandoned but from the nature oil tho ground II was
not sent for that night and undor cover OF darkness tho
| enemy recovered 1t.
The guns engaged in this singular conflict, on side,
three six FOUNDER rcd pieces and four ordinary six
Founders all OF Watons battery, tho Washington Arti
lery OF New Orleans. The officers immediately attached
were Captain Eschelnan Iieutenans c. w. Sauires Rich
ardson eancti and wilmington. At the sane time our
infantry held the bank Of the stream in advance of
guns and the missiles Of the combaans few to and fro
above them as cool and veteran like for than
hour they steadily awaited the moment and signal for
the advance
While the conflict at s height before Blackburn's
FORD about four NJ, tho enemy again displayed himself
IN force before Bonhains position At this Colonel Ker
sia" with Tour companies or his regiment Second South
Carolina, and one piece Of kempers artillery, were
thrown Mitchcs ford to the ridge which Kempor
hao occupied that morning Two solid shot and three
spherical case thrown among them with precision in
auguated by that arterst at Vienna effected their dis
oomtre and disappearance and our troops in that quar-
ter were again Withdrawn within lines, having dis
| charged the duty assigned.
A. the close Of he engagement before Backburns ford
directed General lobgstrcct to withdraw the First and
Seventeenth regiments which had borne tho brunt of tho
acto to position in reserve leaving Colonel Early to
occupy the e LEI with his brigade and Garands regiment
As part q Lhe h'SsMy ~ Ms engagement, desire TO
aes on record Md. on tae lsh q guy of enc yard o. ~
enfhmNts nor one RIFE ph sheltered fhe men at Black
ounsJora, emo, ercers aud men, wh rare exceptions,
w,'e az us oa1 JU tne Jst aac "adsT uc, ana tcno.
an9 dad erery position ordered ca"not be too
rauca commend.d. for their sotlieriy tshdrior
Vi a,.Iiiery was nanied and ol'ccred by those VINO
but yesterday were called from the civil avocatons OF
busy city They were matched with the Picked light
artillery Of the federal regular army, Company f. Third
artillery, under Captain Ayres, with an armament, as
thcr own chlcf oil artillery admits OF two tenpounder
Parrot r,od guns Two FOUNDER howtzsr and two
sxpouhder pieces aoed by Two twenty FOUNDER Parrot
riuuo guns ui company u fhhaItilcry, under Lieut.
BniamIh: has matched fhey dore their raeron ddcersa
Me he gsng conhance ~ ana promises q the
comt'2 Dsc,el"y ~ that brilliant arm Of orr sepice
Hivlng ths related the main or general results and
events o tue action 81 Bull run, IN concluson II Is proper
TO sgnze some OF those who contributed most to tho
satisfactory results o. mat dax.
ininas are u'e 20 Drsadie, Generals nonnain rnd
rWcl, anu W oone 'oeke, ana the olccs under then
ior slo aot! sho%a IN oohductns anu executing inc
fetrograde movements on Bull rum directed IN my orders
OF inc sn Oh Juy--noveinents on which hung the for
tunes OF TINS army.
,Mgadiof General Iongstrcct who commanded imme-
dney the troops engaged at Blackburn's ford the
lSh equallcd my confident eypcctatipns and may nty
say th oy MS presence NJ the right place at tho right
MON. NJ among ms men, by inc exhibition OF character
stc coIess ana ny ms words Oh encouragement TO tho
men III his communal ne inspired confidence ana spirit
at contributed largely 10 the success OF our arms on
uhat u'!; 49,
COLONEL Eaiiy brought his brigade INTO position and
suose e ht9 ACTION WIN lnn5incnt and AT the
n@per momS lie displayed capacity ior command and
Peis ,haI Haihtry. ,
Coonel moore commanding inc First virginia volun
WerS was severely Muhueo az inc heaa OF ms regiment
M, u, oon,uhu y, Which, suns,quehtiy acvoivcd upon
Hi"J'l SAnner iheutenaht ,Nohel Fry having been
oosea 10 leave inc ned N consequence o sun stroke
An aceompmnen pramning officer MAJOR Carter H.
iiaIi iIevehth Tegimont virginia volunteers, was
oon ~ SCI rec mnc Naung Two companies OF ms
Iehh, "sains' INC ehepy he ieii, twcc shot, moray
"1u ei d,;;co.,,..
,, v -, ,ut st,oe' Mnu nnulne OH an sizes
t;ans - f,i u in.n.9ls MS slecll obi
- . W. .. nvs , oio, H't tno anu NoFse, command
MA Hs ; aue's "a is pI'gauo, ana 10 tleir
Cord amJ W,rs RAJ & S iy ru h ana nun
Tbsr s,sye us cno,ss a ~, MIoH ne saya I
.mon rs Of he , ; %u o',sy ahan IS usua
ajso ,nsntions tho cnrdmri ~ Ca,,o, NJ, W
seventeenth Viraina Volunteers ss especay Gallant one
ono oc,,son in s,i,ar,o NJ 10 c,rJ is'! b'Nn' w
I1,o rccnnonis os Ta,i ~ I h; ,v,s' , ,s T.,
coioneI larry U,vs a%d c, W;,'i uy
and Harrison, Who handled their commands in action
sId ,cors i,i.a, ci n suppV eu " 'ne
Penn az @ in,h n1s,u ond ~ i t, "u s ;a
| seventh v,rrin, Woi,ntnore GU" 19o' i"''o"' vi 'nc
Thn sil Tho co,Iuc, ,nd tho ,ol,;or. o,.;,, ~ ~
wasnSon M,i,inrv rga5 orc IN nv ns "a ,lo
en- ,ched IN thn soyop riocao
a.oeI - - r 80, w. tuo scsen Peoes
ILL.,, r won pr .ncir ottai'oh distinction
Nil 49, CO.. ~, w." ,h W. 10 ',nisnoa, aIu uion
Hoa,.or iatan,n, s S ,I 'ops W hsn en-
noos :, .in IT., ,i. S W. .s'y ~ , ,. tne
,. c nv ~, VI o Wy oattery was ne
~. ~ ~ ~ ~, Ia, o ~. ~, uuc TRUSTS III
, " i s @ ny e ia,.s ~ MS osclpine,
go, @ " ' ui oaoi'! Us ah " .ll'ry COMMANDER
"e Or I1 an u;,i, rn " pls ePu,utlon
~, ,. a. n,'ono ,oiu w.le no serious ensase-
@ ~, W., s oS.uct Vi MI was ehlheh'y satsiac'
7; ~ AZ f ~. f, ~ u''ia"'; x,,,,
c,rces ~ ern,"s v, Y e . o. - ~ ~;
DO NJ CO.. S se VI o r.i III, =, MS SOL vices 10
s ~ . I1 on ON ~ ',c e,sat from rair
r,,ot iu1 va o' in; SUI 'io'I w, hoau VI MS
s ~, ~, VIM. LIZ s e. v " me a.. neeu oi
~, i u 8. VI "a. supei vi uutes Vi hc qua,
20, i, an. m'n .ne au ,,ais u. .Ia, cr
20. .e avo.peu Tie Responsibilities nVoVedano
W." H. ,,,y , en,oiou. .,.,
, " ~ a - 1 NJ, .'si's onicers nua inoVidu-
.sauel aiu tne "details OIL inc retrogrlae
ni AZ; n'yS 70 reor particularly 10 the report OF
~ ~ Is Az ueu, , az h , nercWlh
oge. nelt " S'a.e ,ha' Mn'ie rom tne outset IL
nau peeh uftelHnieu ON tne approach OF thc enemy III
oice 10 l DICK ena Ent nun OH tne Inc OF buii run
yettne position occupied py uenefa fwels brigade, IL
neeessuy couiu nave peeli hianuanso against largely
superior iuIcc inns was eal1caly the case Win Ihc po
sluon VI ,he run Aapaa aolohteer,' .oonei hhooes
Which .na. cAeen'ne onice, .naa maue caplole
oi a [esom.", prouac,ea oelehce asalhs. heavy
odds -Accon"Ry, O" thc mor"."g OF Ne !uh tnn
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