The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-08-22


Facts are being gradually developed,
based upon the reluctant admission of
well-posted writers among the Confed-
crates, which serve incontestibly to es-
tablish the fact bat for the opportuns
arrival of Gen. Johnston at Ball Run,
the day would have been hopelessly
lost to the rebels. The secession cor
respondent of the Louisville Courier,
"St De KAY" after describing Beau
regards discovery that Tyler's attack
on the center of the rebel position was
only a feint, says the troops were
marched at double qcick to that part of
the field ssfrom which we had been
driven back some two miles. Now
came the tug of war. The fortunes of
the day scere evidently against Us.
Some OF our best officers were slain,
and the flower of our army lay strewn
on the field, CHASTITY in death or gaping
with wounds. At noon the cannonad-
ing is described as terrific. It was an
incessant roar for more than two hours,
the havoc and devastation at this time
being fearful. Mcdowell was just i'm
the act of possessing himself of the
rdil,cay to Richmond. Then all poul1
haze been lost. But most opportapelys
/ must say Providentially, at this june
ture, Gen. Johnston, with the remnant.
of his division, reappeared and made
one other struggle to obtain the van
tage ground. Now hope again dawned
upon u.s." &c. Then came the strange
retreat and panic on our side.
We copy from special dispatch to
the Charleston Mercury the account Of
the death of General Bee, who was in
command of the South Carolinians at
the point above described by the Louis
vile correspondent:
"The brunt of the mornings battle
was sustained by his Bees command
until past twelve o'clock. Over
whelmed by superior numbers, and
compelled to yield befor fire that
swept everything before it, Gen. Bee
rode up and down his lines, encourag-
ing his troops by everything that was
dear to them, to stand up and repel the
tide which threatened them with des-
truction. At last-his own brigade
dwindled to mere handful, with every
field officer killed or disabled-be rode
up to General Jackson and said Gen
eral, they are beating us back!"
Here follows description of General
Bees last charge and death, which, not
bearing on the point we desire to de-
velope is omitted.
One more extract, we think, will be
sufficient. This is from the fierce
Richmond Dispatch
"Between two and three o'clock, I"
says this authority writing from Man
assas, "large numbers of men were leav-
ing the fed, some of them wounded ,
others exhausted by the long struggle,
who gave us gloomy reports bat as
the fire on both sides continued steadI-
ly, we felt sure that our brave South
erners had not been conquered by the
overwhelming hordes of the North. 1t
is however, due to truth to say, that
the result at this hour hung trembling
in the balance. We had lost numbers
of our most distinguished officers.
Generals Barlow and Bee had been
stricken down. Col. Johnston, of the
Hampton Legion, had been killed, and
Col. Hampton had been wounded.
Your correspondent heard General
Johnston say to General Cooke, just at
this critical moment-'Oh, for four
regiments His wish was answered,
for in the distance our reinforcements
appeared. The tide of battle turned
in our favor, by the arrival of General
Kirby Smith, from Winchester, with
four thousand of General Johnston's
division"