Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-07-31
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8 ON The Richmond inquirer
We have conversed with very intelligent
81 ntaeman, who, on Monday last, rode over
tRaideTahle poFion Of the battle field 0f the
Fevions day. he location OF The scene OF the
ercest strife is somewhat different from the
neral idea.
On the turnpike road, which, coming through
rnterville, crosses Bail hun at the Stone
ridge, and a. poins about mile and half
esr Of said bridge, (nn the opposite side from
eItervflle, } two story stone building stands
the northern margin OF the road. The tuTn-
he is also crossed here by a road which runs
f brthWtst 60 Bull Run, about two miles dis
ut. and southwest to Manassas Junction.
The enemy. in their fsnkInC movement,
arched up Bul Run several miles above the
one Bridge, before crossing, and then ad-
#hUcing. met our lroops in the vicinity Of the
Eone building above noted. II was in this 10
iitV the battle ragged for ten bours. On the
part the northern iegions and heir Dumer-
W batteries, Shernan's among them, thun-
sred against Cur columns, and on the other
e heroic Johnston and his gallant bands,
+ ersarme pr0digies of valo-- ....s.-..-
On the biiis aud behind the hills IN rear OF
BE- stone hoasr, and in tie wales and on the
+ lbs m front, on beth sides Of the turnpike,
nd on both sides of the cross road, the battle
agaA and ro-red, receGed and advanced, with
4griaus urr-inacitv Two O'clock csns and
1anpiiv brought rrtnf0rcenruts to our greatly
ufnumb red nut uudsunted soldiers Agsins-
+ grear disparity Of numbers they bad heidthe
at'le in even scale. Now, though still ont
uT beTed, they drove their enemy over T
ills and across the run, and took their bate
les, and chased them down The road 70 Center
.iUe, aid to Fairfax, and beyond Fairfax.
- Al 10 md
Gers and stopped the slaughter.
The stone-house above noted was, It viii Be
cen, not far from t5e center OF the scene Of
he shifting ba'te, though the ground lay
mainly on The cast side, toward the Stone
Bridge. Tie visit OF our friend on Monday
aorning revealed much that was horFifying.
|rhe stone buiiding had been appropriated as
! hnRpital for The enemy's wounded. The
knrmT's generals had been invited BY Gen.
B-aurrEsTd TO send surgeons and attendants,
10 admins er 10 their relief. In this building
were thirty two wounded, many OF them
lreadfuliy mangled by cannon shot. There
was but a single surgeon, and be was young
and apparently Inefficient. Men lay on the
floor with their clotfed wounds still undEsssed.
= 81 had did and not been removed. On the
.sida, few hundred yards from tie hospit-
a, two severely wounded northern men who
lay here, begged cur informant to report their
rsses TO their surgeon, and ask to be taken 10
The hospital He dad so. The surgeon said
bis officers had sent nim no belp. De was
there alone. The wounded then in the hos
pitai had all been brought in, be said, by the
men.
Over the h,lI, behind This hospital, lav few
o. our dead, who bad not yet been gathered
lp. The slain or the enemy lay in heaps on
AL sides. By the highway and in the fields,
aeaPed here and scattered there, be saw them
at every turn.
Oa~own hospital was on the road from the
stone house at Manassas. The supply Of eur
g-ons there was excellent, and they were bnsilv
engaged in their humane services. a number
Of wounded enemies who had been gathered
.ere, were not neglected. Indeed, the only
murmuF our informant heard was from some of
our own sufferers, who conceived that care Of
.he enemy iHterfeged too much with attention
10 themselves.
Il is somewhat difficult 70 give an aprronri-
a'e name to this battle field. The battle Of the
previous is generally called the bat
lie OF Bail Run This may be known as the
second Of The same name. The main fighting
vas, however, at some distance DO firm the
un and The stene bridge, after which latter
some have proposed to name tie hattie. Some
have suggested the @Battle Of Manassa" az
ne name, but that point was still farther dis
.ant. For wsnt Of a better designation, and
az Bull Run formed the front OF battle to both
great lines, apart from those engaged in the
ianking movement, we inow DO better than to
al il the second battle Of Bgii Run unless We
,asil have an Official report which shall assign
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