The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-08-21

doing all that men could do; communicating or
oers, guiding the columns, exhorting the troops
rsllying them when broken, and providing 70
them the best The circumstances admitted The,
are IS follows:
First Lieutenant H. w. Kingsbuy, Fifth ar
tiliery, aid de camp.
Major Clarence s. Brown, New York militia
volunteers, aid de-camp.
Major James s. Wadsworth, New York mi
lltla voun' eers, aid de camp. The latter, who
does me the honor TO be on my personal staff
had horse shot under him In the hottest o
the fight.
Captain James B. Fry, Assistant Adjutsn
General.
Captain o. H. TilIincaSt, Assistant Quvrter.
mas er, who discharged alone the important and
burdensome duties OF his department with the
army, and who was mortay wounded while
acti; 6 with the artillery, to which he formerly
belonged, ard in which he was deeply interest
ed.
Captain II. F. Clark, Chief of subsistannn
Department.
colin Mcdonnell, who acted as aids.
Surgeon w. s. King and Assistant Surgeon
Magruder, Medical Department.
Major j. &. Barnard, Engineer, and senior
important aid.
First Lieutenant Fred s. Prime, Engineer
Captain A. w. Whipple
Fust Lieutenant H. L. Abbot and Second
Lieutenant II. s. Putnam, Typographical En-
gineers.
Major W. F. Barry, Filth Artillery, Chief of
Artillery,
Major W. H. Wood, First Infantry, Acting
Inspector General.
Second Lieutenant Guy Henry, who Joined
me OF the fcld, was Of service as aid de camp.
The following officers commanded divisions
and brigades, and in the several places their du-
ty called them did most effective service aud
behaved in the most gallant manner.
Brigadier General Ty Ter, Connecticut Volun-
teers.
Colonel David Hunter, Third Cavalry, se-
verely wounded at the head Of his division.
Colonel 5. P. Hentzelman, Seventeenth In.
antry, wunnded in the arm, while leading his
division into action on the hill.
Brgader General Schenck, Ohio volunteers.
commanding First brigade, First Division.
Cal w. P. Franklin, Twelfth Infantry, First
Brigade, Third Division.
Colonel W. L. Sherman, Thirteenth Infantry
commanding Third Brigade, First Division.
Colonel Andrew Porter, Sixteenth Infantry,
commanding First brigade, Second Division.
Colonel A. E. Burnside, Rhode Island volun-
teers, commanding Second brigade, second d.
vision.
Colonel 0. B. Wilcox, Michigan volunteers,
commanding Second brigade, Third division,
who was wounded and taken prisoner, while
on the hill, in the hottest OF the fight.
Colonel 0. 0. Howard, Maine volunteers,
commanding Third brigade, Third division.
Colonel j. B. Richardson, Michigan volun-
teer commanding Fourth brigade, First disis-
TO-.
Colonel Bienker, New York volunteers, eo:n.
manding FIRST brigade, Fifth division
Colonel Davies New York volunteers, com
mandins Second brigade, Fifth division.
As my position may warrant, even if it does
not call Tor some explanation OF the causes, as
far as they can be seen, which led to the re-
suits herein stated, trus it way not be out Of
place il | refer in a few words to the immedi-
antecedents of he battle. When submit
ed to the General 10 Chici and in compliance
with his verbal instructions, the plan OF opera
tons and estimate OF force required, the time
was to proceed to carry it into effect was fixed
for the 9Th of July, Monday. Every facility
possible was given me by the General-in Chief
and heads of the administrative departments IN
making the necessary preparations. But the
regiments, owing, was told, to want 0i trans.
purtation, came over slowly. Many of them
did not come across i'll eight or nine days after
the time fixed upon, and went forward without
my even seeing them and without having been
togeh before in a brigade. The sending re
Inducements to General Patterson, by drawing
off the wagons, was further and unavoidable
cause Of delay
Notwithstanding the herculcan efforts Of the
Quar-, ermaster General and his favoring me in
every way, the wagons for ammunition sub
sistence, &C., and lie horses for the tIans and
the artillery did not arrive for more than week
after the time appointed to move. was not
even prepared as late as the 18th ultimo, and
the desire should move became great, and it
was wished should rot il pos lib e, delay lon
ger than Tuesday. the 10th ult. When did
set out on he 10Th, was still deficient in wag-
ons ior subsistence. But | went forward,
trusting to their being procured in time to fol-
low me. The trains thus hurriedly gathered
together, with horses, wagons, drivers and wsg.
on managers, all new and unused TO each other,
moved with difficulty and disorder, and was the
cause of days delay IN getting the provisions
forward, making it necessary to make on Sun.
day the attack we should have made on Satur.
day.
could not, with every cx rtion, get forward
with the troops earlier than we did, | wished
to 60 to Centreville the second day, VIII ch
would have taken us there on the 17th, and en-
abled us, so far as they were concerned, to 60
into action on the goth, instead Of the 2lst;
but when went forward from Fairfax Court
House, teyond Germantown to urge them for.
ward, was told it was impossible for the men
to march lurther. They had only come from
Vienna, about six miles, and it was not more
than six and half miles farther to Centrevills
lin all march OF twelve and a half miles;
but the men were foot weary, net so much,
was told, by the distance marched, as by the
time they had been on foot, caused by other OBJ
structions in the road and the slow pace we had
to move to avoid ambuscades. The men were,
moreover, unaccustomed to marching, their bo.
dies not in condition for that kind Of work, and
not used to carrying even the load of light march
ing order.
We crossed Bull Run with about 1900 men
oil all arms, the fifth division tMiles and Rich
ardsun's brigade) on the left. and Schenck's br j
gade, of Tyler's division, on t 'elt Of the road
near the stone bridge, not participating in the
main action The numbers opposed to us have
been variousiy estimated. / may safely say,
and avoid even the appearance Of exaggeration,
that the enemy brought up all he could which
were not kept engaged elsewhere. lie had no.
tice of our coming on the 18th, anil had from
that time until the Goth to bring up whatever he
| had. 1t is known that in estimating the force
to 20 ag inst Manassas, engaged not to have TO
d with ibe enemy's forces under johnson, then
kept in check in the valley by Major General
Patterson, or those engaged by Major General
Butler, and knew every effort was made BY
the General .lhief that this should be done,
and that svenif Johnson should Join Beaurs-
gard, Il would not be- because be could be iol-