The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-05
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The Great Battle.

contains the following account OF the
great battle fought OH Sunday last:
We are able to give the reader an
authentic statement Of this battlo.
General Bcauregard disposed his
army along the hanks of Bull Run,
from Union Mills Ford to the Stone
Bridge Ford, the stream being be-
tween the two armies, and onr Brig
ades so arranged as to guard the va
rious fords between the two points
above named.
The enemy advanced whiting range
at o'clock, p. NJ, opened n heavy
fire on Gen. Bnnham's command at
/ Mitchells Ford, and kept it up some
time to deceive our troops as t" the
real point Of attack. 1t was soon dis
covered to be fcint, and the left
wing of our line found TO be very
heavily pressed, The enemy con
centratcd on that point, by RAPID
! marches an overwhelming mass of
troops Of all arms, and at 10 o'clock
the battle raced 10 its height. Gen
c,riS B.aurcgarl and Johnson ar
rived OH the scene nearly at the same
time, and botl, exhibited great per-
/ sonal prowess and courage in the en-
I rawement. Gen. Bcauregard rode up
/ and down tn. line till his horse was
8 killed: Gen, Johnson sciz.A a stan
! dard and rallied a wavering regiment.
Troops we're rapidly moving from the
right and center 10 the relief OF the
left. and by 3 o'clock $4,000 OF our
.ucn were :hcrc in the furious action
. AGAINST $1,000 Of the enemy. At
/ HAT hour Cen Kirby Smiths Brig
aGn arrived on the railroad from Win
chester to Manassas Junction, ut a
pnin, within two miles of Stone
Erider. SEEING the violence of the
contest There, this general stopped
he cars, and di-nouutine his men.
marched straight on the enemy. with
cat orders, and without going to the
Junction, thereby saving u five mile
march. Gen. Bcaurr-art did not ut
first recognize this brigade, an" be
.iryrd it flank movement Of til" en-
c.nv. till they cam" near enough tur
the haS - be distinguished. ON their
arrival in line, = general charge was
made. am! the cnclny broke and fled
prccipitatcly.
When the alluie- reached C"ntrcville
,Nl..rn Mcdowell had $4,000 fresh
men and heavy guns III position, he
made desperate rally. But another
char-u uf thu Contcdcra;cs broke the
new lines, and his disaster became
complete.
About half the members Of the
Federal Congress We're distant spec
tators If the great battle. At Cen,
;rrvilr was found a table hounteous-
" spread, surrounded by empty seats
and twenty baskets of champagne
where Senator Wilson was IN the act
or entertaining a large dinner party on
our arrival. lie himself narrow =
escaped. lie Got out Of the village
! in the disguise of n driver Of a mar
KIT cart. Among other cmiositi"s
-riz,d there, was Il number of bill;
of fare of dinners Mcdowell intended
, to rive at different points.
We have taken 81 pieces Of can
non. 10000 stand of arms. more thai
500 wagons laden with stores an'
munitions, and Il quantity Of pro'ls
r ions, stated at so great a figure as t
:, be absolutely incredible.
We have killed and woundct
some 1000 or 5000 Of the enemy
- and taken nearly 1000 prisoners
while others are constantly brough
in from the woods. Among then
!. is f.lv, a member of the Fedora
. Congress- from New York.
II Our own loss is 500 killed an
1900 wounded. No prisoners. Ou
E regiments most suffering are the 1t
Alabama. the 9TH and Sth Gcorgi:
:. Fishers \. G. Regiment and laml
n tons Legion.
We are unable to state on the hcs
! authority that the loss i'll killed, o
:, our side, does not exceed JOO-prC
, baby not much over 100.
-, 1t is currently reported, and eve
~ vouchcd for by some Of the passcl
-. rcrs. that Gen. Scott was near til
:, scene of action IN his carriag
- When the retreat of his army too
!, place, Scott left the vehicle aud e
: capped in one direction, while II
Il carriage drove off in another, On
=, men of course pursued the carrlaS
" and captured it, and in it found II
49, sword and cpulets of the old Gen
r. raj.
Washington, July 27.-Gen NJ
IT. Clrllan has arrived here, y comm1
tee from New York are cmdcavorl
re to have Gen. Wool put in active el
V. pl"yment.
y. Alexandria adviccs say It h.,S h"
ne a=certaincd the South"mors had 4
crratr information ofthe trd"raIluoN
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