Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-08-15
iFh1Ef Gel. TlInNEY'S REGIMENT.
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Hrstten far ihe Fayetteville Observer.
MANASSAS JUNCTION, Va,

laws eXciaIm with the thrill
ing words Of the ancient hero:
ce'si, eidi, rici-spouting forth like
a cataract Of living fire from his
magnanimous lips, for the South
has undoubtedly achieved one of
the most brilliant victories, which
ever was heard Of in the tide Of
time. On Thursday evening, the
18th, | saw the whole Of Gen.
Johnston's Division moving off to
unite with Gen. Beauregard's at
Manassas. Being convalescent |
remained behind with about fif-
ity others Of the Regiment to
guard the baggage. AS it was
to be a forced march we whoremain-
cd behind were commanded to
come up with the army by Rail-
! Road when ordered. Col. Tur-
ney's Regiment arrived at this
place ON the day of the battle,
but owing TO the rascaIity Ct the
engineer, who kept stopping the
train, unnecessarily, the Regi-
ment reached the field a little too
late to be in the engagement
The engineer was found to be in
favor OF Lincoln's military des-
potism. The thunder of the can
non could be distinctly heard,
while the roaring musI1etry played
sweet harmony with the keen
crack Of the deathly rife TWAS
a dreadful battle. A battle in
which northern aggressions were
poured like acOrmWood and GAL
upon Southern rights. The bat
tie lasted nearly all day. The
most OF the Shenandoah army
commanded by Johnston was fight
ing for hours against fearful odds.
The ground selected as the place
to decide the question was a
beautiful spot. Far away in the
dim distance the blue misty noun
tains could be seen coming around
as it were in a vast selni-circle.
Smiling in day-dream beauty and
shouting the echoes of til e. I
craggy sides in tones Of thunder.
The sun that rose that day, set
in streamlets of molten gold over
the victorious banner ofAhe South.
Early N the morning of that fear
Iilli day Gen. Scott commenced the
attack by trying to flank US on
the left. The enemy was not
discovered until they had flank
ed us half a mile, when Gen.
| Bee, of S. c., met 5000 Of them
with only 5000 southern patriots,
and held them at bay for an hour
till he could be reinforced. There
Bee stood like Leonidas Of old
with his little band of Southern
Spartans and fought through
clouds of smoke and showers OF
! blood until succor arrived. About
26, 900 Confederates were placed
in the field against double that
number of the enemy. Col Fish
er. of the 9th North Carolina
Regiment was killed. Col. Faux
ner of Mississippi was slightly woun-
ded i'll the face, and the heroic
Bee mortality wounded, but his life
blood remained until his pure
spirit could cry out with Wolfe S
at Quebec. "They fly! they fly
said some one-''then | die con-
tented exclaimed the hero as he
bowed his head or the grim mon
ster, Death, and expired. The
! battle ragged for eight or ten miles
through some old fields which had
grown upin dense thick Of young
lpines. The ground, too, was lit
tie undulating: here a hillock, there
a vale. Sherman's Battery was ia
4 ken by Col. Faulknerof Mississippi.
| Mcdowell was driven back with
great slaughter, by Johnston's di-
vision. Gen. SCOTS forces were
completely routed. In the even
ing President Davis arrived on
the field with some choice cav
airy. The enemy was already
running for "dear life," bat he
rushed>madly forward and chased
them for miles, cutting them to
Ipieces and taking quite a number
of their cannon. The Virginia
sun which rose on the distant
mountains so auspiciously in the
lmorning set in streams Of glory on
| the Southern banner. Another
ocean Of fame" had shot forth It's
i heat ON the vandals Of the North,
and they fled far away to their
/ despotic Lincoln land. The prop