The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-31
TIE BsTTLE or MANASSAS.


MANASSAS JChC1fDs, y uIy % 1901
suppose every Information and /, ctt.It Of
our brilliant vic 'ory of Sunday, tie Il I, ut
Bull Run, mot Blli'e Run. as see u wIitten
by s0Ine) will BE- interrsting " your reader;
l will give yoo sucn as Know, or have wen
abe TO get from respoi eibie sources And
first as to the batfl grouud The principal
attack was made by the enemy ao ut four
miles TO he west OF the battle Of the Is b, and
on our extreme left by looking Oh "a good
ma d you wili g. 4 TURNPIKE road lata ,Wn
running from Fairf K Ccurt II ,nss ny 10
Wa r-nton, iFauqui.r y II ahd ih ~ ab,ut
fl cen mii-s frUn Fair'hx CCuIt Il use Tins
turnpike rosses Ban Ran BY 3 stone bridge.
1hc approach OF the enemy ON our IL ~
this road had been fully Euar0sd against by
the impedim-nts and arrangements Ia .ds by
Gen. Beauiegard at lhis bridge. 10 avoid
them, the enemy turDed west irom the turn.
pike, some miles 0rlow the briige, and pass.
I'd IN ough LIge body OF woods, cutting
narrow wagon Ioad Under, then turned IA i
Southern direc iou throuA b m belonging
10 Mr. Stuirt Thorn toa, s.nd pi sed the Suii
Run immediately at p Jint known as oual-y
Springs ana Com. cut upon the turn Ike
about h.If mies aboye the
bridge, and passed the turnpike aD~ ut
Two miles from h Snolry Sprirgs -
Immediately ON crossing the tur. pike, the
cOunIy becomes uuOuiatiug, and l. princI-
paiIy What Is c.n Il ''oid Il Ids j." WI f-w
indifferent worm T. noes, ano every po~ and
hen Wi b ciumi Of pinr S and otuer sm Ii
uees. Inmedla ely u tue S ,utu OF the lui
pike, and over these sol" Ids. :" N or
TWO miias, the h..' st IF Nv IL h ng tock
place. Here the cei.biat.u SLeI mas Bat.
tery of the enemy was placed, o"a here e,'ry
pie CO OF Il was taken by our nrsYe IiAen lie
mel belonging 70 tins battery cCul. Or DIS in
guished the Gay alter he btttl-, jIonGsy)
by tbeir rid uri orms, as they Y sruL.
tnickly streaed here, on Il space - 80 scies,
/ counted sb u 80 ueaG horse (; oof. h Se-.r,
ali TIL en.m, IS, but some Of them our own
Here l found the oCdy ol Leu la g,
with hi delicate ana we'll cnI eied features.
! fOUud him nv his nr a W,sre
- Lieut.. X tmsey. & y ArtIliary," ana sup
pose he was the sou Of Capt VIM Ramsey. OF
tn, ). Navy Some OH army iri nd WAS Law
ing him buried, and ! could not neip wishing
he had deI i'll a better cause than IN at OF abe
Lincoln Immedla,ely IN this ixh ooI I, od
Wa placeu one OF cur batteri >, command d
by Col ImbodpD, OF Augusta cJualy, which
a regiment OF N W rg z uavs ~. xteno'd
lina was mar ming cut IL AK Tits Coi.
l T. Stuart, with the Qui,k eye vi t. ,rne
,olu er, ,w, and Immediately ordered Ospt.
W-iby Garter OF the Loudvu YoluL teeI +,
to leap fence won about IS oi his Q mpAny.
md charg. :hs uaves thr ugh heir ceutle.
n doing this, TIE company hta 20 receive the
ice Of the whole rrsIIlanG of the eu-my FOR
the distance OF about 'wo hundred yaIas
At II thy went, however. Tour abreast AID
revolvers il d sud All th- q ST toHc went
down except J J>hb r D-outts, VINO was
woundt d IN M right ha,,d. Capt CATERS
horse fell dead nn0er bin, but lie called To
his men TO cb t'ge on, who having sti With
them their Il st and second Lieutenalts
Rogers anu OnanDiln, went on, ctnels OF
the com pany tell-others cot their way
through the centre Of ha Z luavss, then
wa.eled TO the right and come throu.n n again
The centre of the 4 Zpuayss was brck N, and
Col. lmbouen's Bat cry relieved On A. fnk
Capt. Cartr 5 COMPANY cauS out oI ths
charge with The loss of eight men hlled AID
nine wounded, one taken piisoner aud Cne
not yet heard from. aid tour or five horses
killed
Chis charge OF the young votu teers "
gallant, that | coufess l cinnnt write the
count OF II, rs givea {" me by eye witnesses,
without havii my 81 irit stirred Within me-
but assure you have not exaggerated tho
account, and d ,ubt not Dol u1rt will
to It, that his young soldiers have fun justice
done them in his port of his command
l. is great mlstase, Mr.. l. IiCor, 10 sappose
the enemy did not fight WI IA Hrmness The
day WIS only won by every nan doing mis-
duty, from Gems. Bas III egard and JohDsiCn
To the soldier i'll the Iius Let us u ite IN
giving Almighty God hearty thanks this
signal deliyerance y U.