The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-07-29


vas a most important action in AL re.pe~.s-
important on account Of is influence for the
future aud on account Of the experience
shich Il will give the respective combatan.s
of the skill and resources Of each. Ii -as
TIE greatest battle which has been fought on
;his comment. and !. doubtless bot the pre-
cursor O. other and gTandsF ones. Ifit had
prov cd = triumph for the national arms IL
you'd unquestionsbly have broken the
strength Of the rebellion aud made the future
of the var comparatively easy. A IL u
however. the result will be 10 extend the
duration OF the var AID 20 call forth. more
ssrribiy and de.,rucsively The energies Of the
Government. Being present during the 81
lire battle and during the day or every por-
,ion OF the field. / propose TO convey to the
readers OF the EXPRESS. such an idea OF i; ss
san DC done on paper. This however must
III far short OF the reality. No one can PIC
tare 70 himself the appearance or movements
ol . battle. unless be has been IN one. The
whixzing OF bullets and ringing Of bombs and
rltling OF grape must DO heard. in the midst
of a conflict. to be realized. The same Is
rue OF ali the incidents Of an sngagement-
The charge and the retres. must be seen TO
be understood. IL is not easy 70 portray the
thousand scenes OF bravery or tie many hor-
ri,le and CHASTITY forms of death or injury,
ssich NEE, one At every turn upon the field
of carnage aud warfare. In the midst Of il
and under the excitement of i, one does not
seen to realize a sense Of personal danger
.xcert A. il il brought 70 mind by the fall OF
come one close BY his side. or the narrow 60
tape Of . bomb or shot.
TOPOGRAPHY or rnK sArTLK.
The Art grand battle OF Manassas. WAS
fought in Fairfax county. about three 20 four
niles ~es. OF Centrcsilic. and shout Ave to
an miles north " est OF Manassas Junction,
along both sides OF Bulls Run. The former
engagement occurred shout two and a halt
miles south OF Centrevillc along the banks OF
Tic same creek. The battle field OF Sunda,
WA therefore sbou. SIX miles Distant from the
one of las, week. The Warrenton Turn
oiLe masses through CenireYille from Fairfax
Court House nearly Due wes,. After eros
sias Bull's Rue. fonr miles vest OF Centre
vile. II intersec,s . road leading from the
DIRECTION of Sudley south ~easterly 10 Hsnss
a. Junction. The object Of the Genera
commanding the Federal troops was 70 pas
xe.. along the Warren,on road 10 its inter
81 Ion with the Aaaassas road. and then D,
sasslrz ., tho left make a hsnk movement
70 the rear OF tic enen.. The country al
about Cen,reville il broken aud heavily Tin
be.sd. IL 10 cut up By -avines. through -om'
II which anal stream. ilov. called Ia thl
country runs" Along these runs are mar
.;ns OF small trees and bushes. Tho baak
or each cid. are generally abrupt and thes
alone down 10 an irregular plsss througl
.hich the email stream meander. Bull
Run n.s.s. round Oentreyillo on the ives
ADD south. The Confederate army seem q
h.,s chosen THE "a the line Of their outpo-i
a.fsness for Manas,ss. Using i, for ,his our
p,ss its officers have planted BATTERIES q
com nand all the roads crossing !; FOR man,
mile. each way. Whenever these defense
can be naked bs hu'he, and treos. Z,
done Tae stream i2slf 20 ..r IS IL dept
/, concerned SEEM. g srord 40 obstacle q
the "a. ago u cavalry or infantry At al
toirt The ensrsrtsr oG the banks and ar
proscl.ss. ho-.vss. render Il very difficult f.
~.r.ll.ssy c. camp sFaias h cross sIs-u her
than At a property constructed bridge
The must unprscticsi eve can s-.. n
glance. that the locality ], eIsrsmel, favor.
lie to defensive mil4r opers,ions. and e,
,s~dlngl, uafasorsble 70 an stacking fore,
II i in fact Of such character a. 60 rend.
operations Of either i~a(sntry o. ~cs,slr, q
eeediaxly diffeult-the onl' open spsce- b
a. he occasional cultivated helds or "a.
s,ll. aides which sre izterspsrssd ihroasho
,hs ~oo.l. The scene OF The battle sppe.
81 20 be TO lsrge parallel plstesuS-t
vest one elevated shove the other. DO
traversed diagosaIl, -ith nvines and drs I
Away 10 the vest the h;li- rose up until III
terminated IN mountains in TIC distance.
Southwark the heights of Manassas Ne
,issbie. On the cas-, were the high groun
about ceusreville. while The irregular pla
swept a~ay to the sorth.ard Tor some 4
lance. The Stone Bridge over Ball. r.
peSs which the head Of the centre TYLER
column rested. on the Nsrrsnton road. v
disuan,lei and said 20 have been mined
the enemy. AL around l. Il we're masked Ia
ssres. ~ss down At he bridge. foF sever
minutes. during the engagement. and eou
there catch the outline o. the masked bait
ris 70 the south along tie creek. and sul
essnsly Gloss - the:bridse 10 hear the word
command from Tie officers % the enemy
The centre coia-a lii 40, advance ne.r
A.. sboa, = k-if mile 81 thi. bridge.
rrs ADvAscs AID ttss of SAITH
Al asont three o'c.o-k ~ the car
ansu, Centrsvills were broken NJ and ;
div;si,u of Gen. NcDove 81 xss %; in rsosi
westward sionr sas wsTreusoa rcst =
49, Shernaa's Geld ,stsesy -ish - hr'
so-.s.-rs. s:fe1 earnc1. ~saissons and q
~.roas thea foilo-ed = 1902 # cavalry
scouting purposes. sad thea nc i'Ss hHe
ahauy. baggage ~agcns. smea'snees. q
E1a.tioa wagons xs. then about I've ocio
casli.le'. battery followed ~ another 10
line Of soldiers. bringing % the rsar-