Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-19
A BATTLE AT BULL RUM
A NUMBFR OF The FEDERAL FORCES
WOUNDED, IF NOT KILLED!
They Fight for Three or Four Hours |!
The Enemy said to be driven back by the
New York G9th and 79th at the
peint Of the Bsysnet.

| started after the main body Of the army, via
Germantown, where ] found three of the Ave
buildings Of which he vilAg has osen cdSpr1
ed burned 1seskS@ SAAUnas citizens -
lole Were females, looking intensely begone,
as though crushedtoearth by the phevfou, oppres-
sion o. the secessionists, and the resent esndal
acts OF arson committed by our then unSeatIonsd
troops. They said that all the aole- baSSd -
OF the village had been pressed into the trAt1
service on the day before, at the point Of tRe6as
onet, before which they Were driven In the direc-
ton OF Manassas
Leaving there for Centerville, found our troops
strewed along on each side of the road, resting at
their noon halt. The whole road was lined with
them thus. portion Of Colonel Hunters d.
vision was in the rear, in and around German
town. Those seen on the road to Centerville were
principally Of Gen. Tyler's column-the Maine,
Connecticut and other regiments. Two and
half miles east Of Centervlle heard firing In the
advance, and on reaching there learned that an
engagement was evidently in progress before the
enemY's entertainments at Bull Run, half way
from that village to Manassas Junction.
| learned that the enemy had evacuated his
slight Centreville works as early as one a. m this
morning. They Were situated on the crest OF the
ridge Immediately east of the village, consisting
Of thirty or forty poor and struggling houses,
stretching down the west slope Of the ridge on
either side Of the Warrenton turnpike.
No male citizens were visible In the village and
the few white females there Wore brighter coun-
tenances than their sisters Of Germantown. When
tue enemy evacuated the place tits males having
been impressed the day befofe) the women fed
10 the woods with their children aud moveables,
leaving one only there. They had been told that
it was the purpose Of the id Yankees to burn
the town and kill all the male white children.
The woman left, on realizing that no harm what
ever was being done 10 person or property by our
advance on entering the village, brought those
who had fed, back, by a negro messenger.
found no detac hment Of our troops In the aban-
doned works or the village, though federal stray
glers were lounging about both. Gen Tyler lad
ordered all the front doors TO be left open ito pre-
vent assassin shots from the houses, } and the men
were freely passing in and out Of them, for water
&c. Not disrespect;ul word even had been ut
tered in Centeville, by single federal soldier,
nor had any one there been robbed to the value Of
penny by them. The effect Of their capital be-
haviOr there has been most happy, indeed, max
ing up for 1t at Fairfax and Germantown
| proceeded as soon possible on towards the
direction of the firing, and ~ miles out Of Cen.
tfeVllle saw on the crest Of ridge scattered SOL
dieFs and civilians evidently watching the battle
In progress at or near its west base On rising
the hill 1t was in full view
A portion Of Sherman's battery which had
been In the advance, had opened upon the enemy
from near tbs west base Of the hill low ground
nat OF some four hundred yards intervening be-
tween Its position and the creek, and between
the barn on the right con our side Of the creek)
in which they had learned secession cavalry WAS
concealed.
The enemy's small armed forces were behind
entertainments in the woods on the west side Of
the creek so covered by their works and thick
underground that giimpses of them were rarely
obtained
As soon as our artillery opened on the barn.
their cavalry rushed out Of 1t and got out of the
way, (behind timber, believe When they left
II, concealed battery near the barn opened on
our forces, with little effect, fancy Shortly
afterwards more Of our artillery came up, and
when that opened upon the enemy's position In
the woods along the creek border. second
masked battery Of theirs, surrounded by their
Infantry In the woods, replied That did us con-
siderable damage | saw four or i've of our killed
or wounded carried past ME to the rear on litters
DIR Puleston, OF Pa, Mr.. Mccormick, of the N.
ErsHiHg Post, Mr. Hill, of the n. Y. Tribune.
Mr. Raymond, Of the n. Y. Times, myself and
lew other civilians. were at that time s,andiny
surrounded by few struggling soldiers, quietly
looking on from the foot Of the hill. immediately
"nere Ten Tyler had taken his station One Of
nfst smells fired from that second battery of the
enemy, passed between the shoulders Of Dr. Pull
ston ana Mr. Mccormick, who were arm-in-arm,
ana burst against small building three yards in
the rear Of them. Ii grazed Mr. McCormick,s
SHOULDER Just then the enemy's infantry fred a
volleV Of Mimic balls, which took effect I'm mn,
group, wounding half dozen, all slightly. how
ever Lieut.. Lorain, Of New York, was most
huit, by flesh wound. We non-comhatants
quickly sought different and safer posi- tions
Just then the New York Sixty-ninth and Sew.
ehtY-nlntn came up and took position near our
o'nef infantry on the Hat. Gen. Tyler on finding
That the IRE Of the second Of the enemies baterIe,
was likely to prove destructive, naneuvred the
the Infantry into different position falling them
back, out Of range, without wheeling tb.m
They were all as cool as cucumbers and execu,es
his orders with as much precision az though On
gag.d In a dress parade on Pennsylvania ayenp.
was compelled, by my engagements, to return
70 rails Church by nightfall, and then left N
return. About six miles from the scene of the en-
gagement met Gen. Mcdowell in bis carr,,oe
with his staff on horseback. Ere meeting him
indeed immediately after the arrival OF the siytv
ninth and Seventy-ninth on the field Of action
and the change Of position of our infantry on
gaged-the firing on both sides ceased for N.
time being. twas renewed, however. before 7
reached where met General Mcdowell. Here.
ceived his hrs intelligence Of the particulars of
the engagement just Is | was pass np him ana
went ahead iInmsd iately with increased mace
After passing through Fairfax Court House 7
was oVertaken by special messenger, who had
remained on the ground after | left Ere he
started, according to the message sent me. the
enemy's Infantry had essayed to cross the creek
70 ADVANCE upon ours, and had been driven hack
by the New York Goth and 10th, who charged IN
Them with fxtd bayonets. He represent, that =,
DC was leaving 4 was judged that the enemy had
been fairly whipped by that charge. IL was then
Clear that In short time he would probably n.
forced to fall back through the woods toward,
ManasIes Junction
may mention that after every volIey ared nv
the enemy, while l was at Bull Run. his men
uttered shout that made the welkin rino and
bis banners Were waved and faunted deaantIv &,
our faces. Just before his second battery onensd
IRE, clouds Of dust In his rear betokened that he
was being reinforced from Manaxa,s Inno,,.,