The New York herald., 1862-02-06
BY h.fp.s. eigh. A. NJ Colonel Evans having become ne

BY half past eight A. NJ Colonel Evans having become
his 'front.' and persuaded OF attempt to turn his let
flank decided 10 change his position TO meet the enemy
and for this purpose Immediately put IN motion 70 nls
and rear six companies Of Soans Fourth South earoh
regiment Wheats Louisiana battalons nve companies
and two founders Of Lathams battery leaving io
companies Of soans regiment under cover - snT
nation TO General Cooke OF his change OF position SaN
reasons that impeled it. -, .ro.
Following road leading by the Old Pitsylvann S.ar
tori mansion Colonel Evans formed in line Of battle some
four hundred yards in rearas he advsnceo-1, snr ,
house, his guns to the front and in position properv
| the enemy did not appear on that road, which was
branch Of ono running by sudleys Springs
Ford TO Brentsvie and Dumfries no tarned c,
/ to the left and marching across the helus to'
/ threequarters Of a mile, about nai-past nino a.
M took position in line of battle his lei Sloan gom
panos resting on the Brortsville road 10 shallow
rayine the Louisiana battalion tho right, In advance
some two hundred yards rectangular course or wood
separating thenone piece OF his artillery planted on an
4 en,inence some soyen hundred yards TO the Of
Whests battalion, and the other on ridge near and II
rear Of soans position commanding reach OF the foaa
awaited the coming OF the masses OF the snemy now
| drs wing near.
In the meantime about seven O'Clock A. NJ, jackson
BRIGADE with Imbodsns and five pieces of walton's bat
tory had been sent to take up position along Bull run
to guard the interval between Cooke right and Bonhams
left with orders TO support either OF needthe
character and features of the ground having
been shown TO General Jackson by Captain d. r. Harris
OF the Engineers, Of this army corps
SO much Of Bees and Bar rtows brigados united
as had arrivedsome 500 musketshad also been sent
forward to the support Of the position OF the Stone Bridge
The enemy beginning his detour from tho turnpike at
point nearly half way between Stone Bridge and Cen
revlle had pursued tortuous narrow trace OF rare
y used road through dense wood, the greater part Of
his way until near the Sudley road. division under
Colonel Hunter Of the federal regular army, Of two
strong brigafes in the advance, followed immedi-
ately by another division under Colonel Hentzolan Of
three brgadss and companies of regular cavalry
and twenty four pieces OF artllery-eghteen OF which
were rias guns. This column, as it crossed Bull run,
arad ixfco thora aundp pof ARM nv
their own accounts.
Burnsdes brigade, which here, as at Fairfax Court
House. led the advance about forty Ave minutes past
nine A. NJ debouched from wood in sight OF Evans po-
sition. some five hundred yards distant from Wheats
battalion.
Ho oimmediaely threw forward his sKrrnshers in force
aud they became engaged with Wheat's command and
the six FOUNDER gun under Lieutenant Iertwich
The federasts at oncs advanced. they report on
cialy. the Second Rhode Island regiment volunteers
with its vaunted battery Of six thirteen poun rife
guns. Sloans companies were then brought into action.
having been pushed forward through tho woods. The
enemy soon CALLED and staggered by the fire and pressed
by the determined valor with which Wheat handled his
battery, until he desperately wounded FASTENED up
three other regiments OF the brigade two Dab red
howtzers making in all quite 800 bayonets and eight
pieces artillery opposed TO less than 800 men and two
six FOUNDER guns.
nesrite these odds. this intrepid command Of but ele
week companies maintained its front TO the enemy
for guile hour and until General Bee came 10 the aid
with his command. The heroic Bee with soldiers eye
and recogntcn OF the situation, had previously disposed
his command with sli!ilmbodens battery having been
ter behind the undulaors OF hill about $50 north
Of the now famous Henry House and very where he
subsequently, fell mortaly wounded to the great misfor
tune OF his country but after deeds Of deliberate aud
m lrabIe courage
Meanwhile the enemy had pushed forward battalion
OF eight companies OF regular infantry and Of their
best batteries OF six pieces Qour rasd) supported by
four companies OF marines TO increase the desperate odds
against which Evans and his men had maintained their
stand with an almost matchless tenaciy
General Bee now finding Evans sorely pressed under
the crushing weight OF the masses OF tine enemy at tho
call Of Colonel Evans threw forward his whole forcs to
his aid across a small stre,m-fotngs Branch and
Nallcy-and engaged the federalists with impetuosy
Imbodens battery al the time PLAYING from his well
chosen position with riian effect with spherical
the enemy having first opened him from a rife bat
terry, probably Griftns, with elongated cylindrical
shells which Jew few feet the heads of men,
and exploded tho Of the hill immediately rear.
AS Pee advanced under severe FIRE he paced the
Seventh aud Eighth Georgia regiments under the chya
Barlow at about eleven A. NJ, in wood OF second
growth pnaS, the right and front OF and y per-
pendcuar 10 Evans line OF BATTLE the Fourth Alabama
to the left of them along fence connecting the position
OF Georgia regiments wth the rectangular copss in
which Sloan g South Carolina companies were engaged,
and into which he also threw the Second Mississippi.
fierce aud destructive conflict now ensued the fire
wthering on both sides, while the enemy swept
short, thin lines with their artillery, which
according TO their official reports at this time consisted
OF at least rife guns and four hewzers For an hour
did these hearted Of the blended command OF
Bee. Evars and Barlow breast an underwriting battle
storm, animated surely, by something than the
ordinary Of even the bravest under fire il
have been indeed he inspiration Of the cause, and
nerved and animated all to stand unawed and
shrinking ia such extremity.
Two federal brigades of Heintzemans division were
now brought into action led by Ricketts, superb light
battery Of 10 FOUNDER rife guns, which posted
20 he right Of the sudley road, opened fire on
Imboden's ba battery-about this time increased by two
rife pieces Of the Washington Artillery under Lieutenant
Richardson, and already the mark Of two batteries
which divided their Are with lmboden, and two guns
under Lieutenans Davidson and Lewitch, Of Latham
battery, posted as before mentioned.
At tins time, confronting the enemy, we had still but
Evans eleven companies and two guns-Bees and Bar
ows -four regiments the two companies Eleventh Nssis
sppi under Lieutenant Colonel Ldde and the six pieces
under lmboden and Richardson. The enemy had two
divisions OF four strong brigades including seventeen
companies of regular infantry, cavalry and artillery
four companies OF marines, and twenty pieces OF
tillerv lsee Official reports Of Colonies Heintzcman
Porter, &cl Against this odds, scarcely credible,
our advance position was stil for while
maintained, and the cnemys ranks constant
y broken aud shattered under the scoching fire Of
men but fresh regiments of the federaists upon
the Geld-Sherman and Keyes' brigsdes Of Tylers d.
vsion-as is stated in Their reports, numbefi ing
5000 bsyonets, which had found passage across the
run about eight hundred yards above the stone Bridge
thr eatoned our right.
Heavy losses had now been sustained our side both
in numbers and in the personal worth Of the slain. 1hs
Georgia regiment had suffered heavily being exposed.
il took anG its position re from the
my already posted within hundred yards Of their front
and right sheltered by fences and other II was
al hs time that Lieutenant Colonel Gardener
ly wounded also several other valuable officers, the
Adutant Of the regiment Lieutenant Branch killed,
and the horse Of the regretted Barlow shot under
him. The Fourth Alabama also sursfe1 severely from
the deadly nre q the thousands of mussets which they
80 aunt essy fronted under the mmedate leadership
Of Bee himself. Its brave Colonel r. J Jones
serousy wounded and many gallant officers fell, sls
hors dc combat,
Now, however, with the surging mass Of over four.
teen thousand federal infantry pressing their front
and under the fire OF at least twenty pieces Of
artillery with the fresh bTgsdos Of sherman and Reyes
spproachng--the latter already N nusket range-our
lines gave back. but under orders from Cen Bee.
Tie enemy, maintaining the FIRE, pressed their SWELL
ing masses onward shattered bsitalons retired
the slaughter for the moment deplorabie and hiss
nled many Southern home with life long sorrow.
Undcr this inexore bic stress the retreat continued
until arrested by the energy aad resolution Of Gen. Bee
supported Jy EaTtow and Evans just in the rear Of the
Robinson House and Hampton's Legion which had been
already advanced, and was in position near IL.
Irnboden's battery, which had been handled with
marked skill but whose men slmos, exhausted. and
the two pieces Of waltons battery under Lieutenant
Richardson being threatened by the eneny's infantry
is aud 'front.' also obliged 10 fall back. limbo
den leaving disabled piece the ground retired until
be met jackson brigade, while Richardson joined the
msu body OF bis battery near the Lewis House.
As our infantry retired from the extreme front the
ak FOUNDERS of Latbams battery before mentioned, foil
back with excellent judgment to suitable positions In the
rear when effective re WIS maintained upon the still