The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-09-17
MONUMENTS Of THE WAR.

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TaE OFFICIAL REPORT or rorE--BIs Exc,sts ron
MS DErEAr.
Asa prominent feature ia the history Of this war
We give Pcpes official report Of the battles Of Ma
nassas. II is pregnant with lies:
HEApa'Rs ARMY OF VIRGINIA.
September 3 1867
ma bfiaf sketch Of the operations Of this army
since the ash of August
moved from Spesryvils, Little Washington
ana Wnrrenton, with the corps of Banks and Segsi
ana Que dtvisiou of McDownl,'s corps, numbering
in All thirty two thousand men, To meet .he enemy
who had crossed the Rspidan and wRs advancing
ON Culpeper. The movement toward GordonsyjIIe
mad cnnPeteiy kucceeded in drawing of large
occe from Kiehmcnd, and IN relieving the Army of
the Potomac from much of the danger which
threatened its withdrawal from the Peninsula
The action Of August 4, at Cedar Mountsin with
the forces under jackson, which compelled his ,e
treat across the karidan made necessasy still fuf
ther reintafe.nss rts OF the enemy sroc R,chnond
aud BY this tn,e, 1t being AepAeet that ths.A Axnr
- 80 41Qd41~csN &f1nGFt3lt' x&NE1 i 10E
Mnoic fcFce of the eremv concentrated Around
h'ebfend vas pushed forward with great fapidstr
to crush the Army Of Virginia before tsa forces
evacuatinE the Peninsula could ts uniied with H.
remained AT Cedar Mountain aud still threatened 10
c'ess the kapidap until the lith cf August. by
pshA l.I,J..
my front, and within eight miles nesrly the whole
rebel army. Ar soon as sscetiai led this fact ard
knew that the Army Of the Potomac yraa no louser
IN danger, dre~ back my whole tores across ths
kaprahannook. on the night of tie nth and daYot
the 18th, without loss Of any Kind and cpe day IL
advance OF Lees proposed movement against me
The enemy immediately appeared i'll my trent al
happahaI mock Station, and attempted TO pass the
river ct that bridge and the numerous fords above
and below. but without SUCCESS
The line of the upper Rsppahsnncck, which
had hSgr ordered to hold till the enemy might be
delayed long enough in his advance upon Wash
ington to enable the forces from the Peninsula TO
land and effect q jurct with me. very weak.
a. 1t could be- crossed at aim ost any point aboys the
railroad bridge by good fords.
BY constant vigilance and activity, and much
severe fighting for three days the enemy WAS grad
ualy forced around from the railrosd crossing to
Waterloo Bridge, west of Warrenton. Meantime
my force had been much diminished by actual LOGS
In battle. and by fatigue and exposure--so that;
General Reno. and the other division of Mcpowells s
corps, my force barely numbered forty Thousand
men,
On the - a heavy rain fell, which rendered the
fords impassaole for twenty four hours AS soon
as discovered this. i concentrated my forces, and
marched rapidly upon Sulphur Springs aud Water
leo Bridge 10 drive back the enemy, hich had
ceeded in crossing at these points. This was xuc
cessfully done. aud the bridges destroyed
l passed ons day-or, rather, part of one-Rt
Warrenton and beyond The enemy still contic.
aed to move slowly around along the river, mask
ing every ford with artillery and heavy forces OF
infantry, 80 that it was impossible for to attack
him. even with the greatly inferior forces under
my command, without passing the river over fords
strongly guarded, in The facr OF superior numbers
The movement of jackson toward White Plains
and in the direction of Thoroughfare Gap, wtiie
the main body Of the enemy confronted me at Sui
Fhur Springs and Waterloo Bridge, YVES we'll known
to me- but | relied confidently upon the forces
which had been assured would be sent from Alex
andr.a, and one stray division Of which had or
dered TO take post on the works at Manassas juno
ton. was entirely under tie belief that these
wonld be there and it was not until found my
communication intercepted that was undeceived
kne" that this was no raid, and that il was made
By not less than twenty five thousand men, under
Jackson. By this time the srmy corps of Heiut-
zelman. about 10 600 strong had reached Warren
ton Junction; one division of it, ! think, on the
very day OF the reid but they came without arti.
iery with only forty rounds of ammunition 10 the
man, withou; wagons, and even the deld and gene
raj officers without horses. Fitz John Porter also
arrived at Brstow Station near Rappatan
with one of his divisions. 900 strong, whs his
other division was still at Barnetts and Keliy's
Ford directed that corps. about { go strong, TO
concentrate Immediately a. Warrenton Junction,
where Hein.zeman already was This WAS ac-
complisEed on the evening of the til. AS
soon as il became known TO me that Jackson WAS
on the railroad, ii became apparent that the upper
Rappshannoek was no longer tenahle. could
not detsch sufficient force to meet Jackson, and
- " al tn nlp
body OF the enemy. ] accordingly at once evacu-
ased Warrenton and Warrenton Junction. directing
Mcdowell, with his corps and Siegel's, alii
the division If Reynolds. to march rapidly by the
turnpike upon gainesville. rs to intercept any re
Inducements coming 10 Jackson through Thorough
fare Gap, and lnstructiDg Reno. with his com
mand, AMI kearney, with enc division Of Heint
zelman's to march on Greenwich. 80 rs TO support
Mcdowell III case of necessity. l moved back
along the railroad upon Menassas Junction. Near
Kettle Run. Hooker came uron the advance of
Ewells division on the afternoon Of tins 9Th.
sewers action took place which terminated at DARK
kwetl being driven from the field with the loss Of
his camp and 800 killed and wounded. The nm
fortunate overnight Of net bringing more than
forty rounds OF ammunition became at once alarm
ing. At nishtfail Hooker had bat about i've
rounds tv the man left. As as learned this
sent back orders TO Fi,z John Porter 10 march with
hs corps NJ o'clock that night, so as te be with
Hooker at daylight in the morning. The DISTANCES
was only nine miles and ha received the dispatch
after 10 oelock next morning. He can probably
explain better than can the reason ot this delay.
Fortunately Hooker had handled the army no Sc
yerely the evening before. snd ths movement Of
Mcdowell had begun 10 bs apparent, that the
enemy, fearful Of being surrounded had retrsated
precipitately from Manassas Junction, directing his
retreat through Centre vile, Mcdowell, keno
aud kearnsy, had ruais the road through Ganes
VILE impracticabla. immediately pushed forward
to Manessas and tbenca 10 Certieyilie, which was
occupied by kearEey that night only few hours
after the enemy had left it. Reno lad reached Ms
nassas junction, aud Fftz ,Iehn Porter wes in,ns
diateiy ordered up from Broad Run, Bheie lie mad
stopped. MeDoweits movement conducted with
vigcr aud spsed. had been completely saceesafui
the enem, being intercepted at Gainesville, aud
part of his forces driven back through Thorough.
fare Gap. Late in the evening of this -, Mellow
ellis advance Gibbons brigade) met the force oil
Jackson retiring from Centreville. and about SIX
miles fron that place. = very sharp skirmish tock
place, eudsd by Ihe da-knsss IN which he brigade
of Gibbon behaved very Handsomely, and suffered
heavy loss.
siegsl was close at hand with his corps, but did
not join the action instructed Kearney To move
forward at early day darn towsrls Gainesville.
closely followed by Hooker and Reno. and Engage
the enemy khuS piaced hctxeel Mcdowell aud
Sf-gel on the West and Fifs John Porter on the
South. also instructed Fitz John Porter with
his own corps, and Kings division OF Mcpoweils >
corps which hsd fer some reason fallen hack from
the Wayrenton turnpike towards Msnsssas Junc-
tion, to move at daylight Ia the morning upon
Gainesville, along the Manassas Gap Railroad nn:il
they communicated closely with the forces under
Hienf:slnsn and Segel. cautioning them net TO go
furt her than necessary to effect this junction,
We might be obliged 10 retreat behind Bull Run
that night for subsistence, if nething elBe.
Heintzel,nan marched early from CentIcvil.e TO-
wards GAINESVILLE, closely followed by Reno
noids's division, of McDoweils = corps bad become
en1Age6 with tie enemy, who Was brought 10 q