, 1861-08-05
THE BATTLE AT BULL Run.
luterehtfpE Rehel- Account Of the
. Battle
Correspondence OF the Richmond pispatSh1 S,;1

ICor1cspondence Of the Richm ord Diepatch-1
MANASSAS. July p, 1851.
BIZ Divine favor VIC ars again victorious. To
III lie e: asniss mi @ q ihe Noa end South yester-
day faced each other, the former not less than
10000 men, the latter not exceeding 50 600,
ard wrestled together for six long hours, with
that desperate courage which Americans only
can show.
I proceed to give you, as near as can,
full and detailed account Of that terri.
bis battle, which will, through all time, make
famous Bull Run aud the plains Of Manas-
6as.
On Thursday, the 10Th. Gen Joseph E.
the Shenandoah, posted at Winchester, ar
rived at Manassas Junction with 4, 900 Of his
division, to reinforce Gen. Beauregard~ The
remainder Of his a1my-vith the exception Of
sufficient force to hold WinehestEr-were
intended to arrive on Saturday, the 10th, but
In consequence Of some railroad casualty,
they did not reach the scene Of conflict until
Sunday, between the hours Of 2 and 8 o'clock,
when The battle was raging at its height,
Gen. Johnston, although perhaps entitled,
by strict military Tn1e, to the command, be-
ing The superior IN rank Of Bsanrcggard, with
the magpan1mity and chiyalric courtesy for
which that gallant soldier Is distinguished,
left the latter to execute plans which had all
been matnred, assuring Beauregard OF hla
earnest co cooperation toWard their Buccess.-
a IL
ise, contributing in no small degree to the vic
tory which was achieved on the ever menor:
able 21st, By his distinguished companion III
arms.
understood at Manassas Juuci,1 that the En-
envy we're gathered in greet force, and design
| cd turning our left flank, which rested few
| miles above the scene Of Thursdays engage
| ment, at q ford On Bull Ran called Stone
Bridge.
that on tomorrow the fortunes Of cur yoanz
| nation ere to be staked on mighty contest
and NC we're not disappointed
There we're Lot many spectators OF the bat
tic, the general commanding having On Thurs
day iasned = general order recurring az snI ctsll
| tie battle cpmm enced, and those engaged nee
cssa1ily in butin eEs st Manassas junction, tt
leave the camp and retire Eeyeud dlstaae'
| tf fcu1 miles.
The distant cannon at short intervals sine
daybreak, had apprised Us that the enem.
we1e in motion, but in what direction VIC conl
culy surmiEe until we reached point milk
ard-a half from the bresstworks, st the north
. west angle OF the fortiG cations Of hauassa
Junction.
So great wa6 our excitement, We had lei
the junction entirely unprepared, either IN ID
way Of commissariat or with glasses to VIE
the distant field, and bad it not been for Co
Boune1's fo1ethought, in bringing powerIl
opera glasa, cur party had lost much Whfc
: through his poiiteness We were permitted
see.
= lei was the Blue Ridge, and in front were tt
? slopes On the Eo1th sue Of Bull Run croWne
With woods, in which tht enemy had ear
? planted bis batteries, a2d ail larcund us wei
tminences, on which were posted small bt
anxious knots Of spectators, forming the mo-
magnificent panorama t7tT beheld.
At about O'Clock we reached hill nbo'
Hi: chell's Ford, almost entirely bare Of tree
Il ard sufficiently high to RfioId au unobstInct<
J. view Of the opposite he'ghte. After faslns
A | le:sule]y euryty Ct The beautiful !andscal
r s1an6eur Of ratu1e, and listening with Waic
It 1al inten: 10 the booming Of the heaFy ca
= ! ucn Oh prr right, and anxlouB1y awaiting Il
;. locations where the guns Of the enemy oa !!
opposite hills were plainly to be seen whit
6 na1ed eye, and the heavy clouds OF dnst rsl1
d | shove the woods in front and on either SIG
:. | indicating the direction In which the hea
e columns Of the enemy were marching, !
st each drew forth our mu1norahdu1n BOOKS al
of pencils TO note down for the information
:. tie thousands who looked to us for desert
:, ton Of the days occurrences, the var1o
Id shifeipgs Of the scene which hc1ccforth for1
at al e1a IN the history Of our young Confede.
at | cy, and grandly inanguratcs the march Of q
y or which she has entered.
II An interesting meetirg EeIe took place
er tween our party and the venerable Edmu
at Sumter, fred the first defiant gun at our I'M
~ lent and braegart foe he had come to II
'e~ conflict with eighty odd Tears Weighing up
Il. him, ard his aoEihg white locks to take ps
L. In tbs fight, encouraging our young men
:. his presence and Cxh1IPlE- Agile as you
1 oi sixteen, with rifle on his shoulder, his q
~ cleaning with excitement as he burned
nd ergsge The Tankee invader.
aa Sh6rtly afterwards, Generals Beanrega
nd ana B1nha pI ana dmon
ed ed on the summit The generals held an ea
led est conversation fer . lev minutes, vi
III. taking survey Of the field, Gnd watching
~. successive challenges from TIE enemys
as teries, directed against our right and amt
ur- the woods near M&che1Is ford, where /
md pitai was stationed, ard the yellow dag ayi
This Tas also the point where their Hrt
ofR Thursday Eas directed, and where the N
m. OF q cannon ball Is to be aeen in the 6ife
ava ard stable Of house in which Genefat 81
,.ch regard dined on that dag ct the time the
~. aea etiuck the building. Whether the ent
tied thought il Tes against bis headquarters
Il in whether the fire vas now playing toWafa
,e,s. point to draw ont a rssponse from us, u
~. k1oWn. It Is lore likely, no8essl, ~ "
un' mere feiut-an 1mpotent attempt to dee
|, in our hkillfu1 and able commander as TO
the point where the eneny was most IN 1osre
ao., So our wise general considered IT, as ne
aeea seen to direct General Johnston's atten
- ~ ! DAF11Eu4al1y WILL LIE DaIA GC"QAAVAA NAeA
rson left, as If he knew the struggle #ss to be
arc there. =
art should remark that it had been Gen.
1oW. rerard's purrcse 10 make the attack I'M
here OF waiting to receive it; but from some {
= IN Unknown to me, he preferred at last to 1e
~, ~ ~ enemy take the Initiative; perhaps FOL
l1a7 renso1 that Gen. Johnston's division had
shit. detaiped On the Tailroao.
and IA ta;e said, Gen Beac1egard was
., ceired. for the immense clouds OF dust ap
[So7e irg shove the woods indicated be3ono
n[rat ne FtCeza1 columns were moving IN
.gons ussses in arotbe1 direction, anc oas
Bali Hss I1m metakAble.
Just At this t,Ie, by the aid OF onr ga:
could zee their guns brought 20 oe&
. the hi:I There We stood, iGr IN lev mo'
D WAS the tmcke vat dfFcuytsed issuing 1ron
.,nsn, batteries OF r.fled caa1 on, ,:@na bsfofe
aSc.d cea,d be said, the peculiar w:
LIST 5 nt5Ei.g Of The bal 8 notified rs thss tae
N the haa teer wsls taken Sa7ekA balls te.
ta,ad field iDHsd!Ately beEInd rs, aat Eof
80. red yxrca froRa tbs spot uhefe the Ut
III LILO ek cd .-. :.
.tdlng AZ ef3cer q Gen. peseregsTd's 81