The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-08-01

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Here woman reigns; the mother, daughter, wife,
Strews with fresh flowers the narrow way of life;
In the clear heaven of her delightful eye,
An angel-guard of loves and graces lie;
Around her knees domestic duties meet,
And ireside pleasures gambol at her feet.
"Where shall that land, that spot of earth be
foundg'
Art thou a man, patriot? look around;
OH thou shalt find, howe'er thy footsteps roam,
That land thy country, aud that spot thy home.
The Late Engagement near BULBS Run.
Particulars Of the stornaissg of the
Batteries.-Details Of the retreat.-
Various Interesting Particulars.
STATEMENT OF AN EYE WITNESS.
Mr.. w. A. Griswold, of this city, ar
rived yesterday morning from Wash
ington. He was in the rear center
column most of the time during the ac-
tion on Sunday. When he arrived at
Centerville at ten o'clock, heavy firing
of artillery was heard some four miles
and half beyond at the head of the
column led by Brigadier- General Tyler.
Mr.. Griswold drove on between two
and three miles on the central road,
and at ii o'clock guns were heard at
the extreme right, 24 miles West of the
center, from Colonel Hunters column.
This was followed by sharp and inces-
SAINT infantry firing, while at the same
time, our long rified cannon which had
been placed directly in the road, and
Colonel Ayers formerly Sherman's)
battery, in position on either side of
the 80 FOUNDER Parrott gun, began to
work with great vigor. The surface of
the country was rough and hilly. On
the sides of the hills the rebels had
planted their batteries, which formed
the advance defences of Manassas
Junction. In the road and in front of
the woods below, there were the I'd,
9Th, Goth, list, and 10th, New York,
the I'd Wisconsin, and the 1st, I'd and
Sd Connecticut regiments. Our own
and the enemy's batteries on the Wash
ington road were distant about a half
mile from each other, the latter being
upon the ground some forty or fifty feet
higher than ours. Between one and
two o'clock, the battery of the center
column (Ayers) opened upon the large
battery of the rebels, which in less
4 than twenty-five minutes was silenced.
The other side fell back, and after a
sharp contest. led by the Fire -Zouaves,
Colonel Farnham, the Massachusetts
, 11th, Colonel Clark, and the New
York list, our regiments succeeded in
getting behind the breastworks of the
enemy, and drove the rebel troops over
the hill. Meanwhile, Colonel Hunter,
: who was at the extreme right, had
turned the enemy's left. The enemy
were then REINFORCED by fresh troops
from Manassas, and charge was made
4 by the Black horse Cavalry on the
Fire Zouaves who stood the charge
: bravely, and detachment closed in
behind to cut off their retreat. From
: among the trees, the Zouaves decima
ted this famous cavalry and it is be
" lieved that not fourth part escaped
The Massachusetts men, who had helC
|; the battery little below the Zouaves
came up to aid the latter, but the cav
airy had been totally routed. And now
the fortunes Of the day began to turn
;, Fresh infantry from the rebel sid,
poured in. Five regiments charged
: upon the Zouaves and the 11th, in al
$, attempt to retake their batteries. Th
s charge was repulsed three times-th
y rebel brigade being driven into th,
E. woods three several times by one thir(
: of their number. The fourth charg,
$ of this large force of fresh troops coul,
r, not be successfully resisted by our men
c. who were comparatively few in numbe
: and nearly in an exhausted condition
Here was where the great slaughter o
- the Zouaves occurred. AS these regi
ments retired over the bill, they coul,
es be seen by our baggage train whicl
y was placed about two miles beyon
S, Centerville, on the center column
Behind these were a number of Othe
wagons with bridge which had bee
prepared to be thrown across Bull Ru
Greek. Hearing of the successful cal
rying of the batteries by our men. th
=, ne ammunition train, together with tha
having the bridge, was ordered to a6
vance. Upon that order there was
:, JOINT advance of large portion of tn
nd baggage until the road was lined fo
nd two miles and half with the advancin
ne baggage train. About four O'Clock i
the afternoon news came down th
road that our troops were retreatine
and the head of the baggage train wa
turned upon the rear, blocking up tb
road and producing the greatest cor
fusion. The teamsters in their cor
to sternation began to unhitch the
nd horses, mounted them and rode Of
rs The teamsters of the Massachusett
ng 1lth, with some twenty five-wagons i
its line, stood fast. By the aid of of
a. a. GERS and civilians twenty or thirty
be the retreating teamsters were caugl
and brought back to their wagon
R. Their return seemed to restore com
dence, and the wagons were nearly a
h. brought back to Centerville. TT
Massachusetts 18th, the Fire Zouays