Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-09-05

strewn wisA ialen ranks of dying and dend.-
Finally, thoy broke, falling back Ia great disor
der, which caused panic in the reserves, large
numbers joining in the retreat The rebels rap
idly advanced, his batteries pouring in storm
Of shot and shell. The right wing was
complctely beaten. Mcdowell advanced to-
theirsupport, but his movements were anlicipat-
ed and both no and Sigel were envelopad by
the rebels on the left and out-numbered at all
points Then Sigel shown out, bringing his
brgades successfully 10 their position, holding
them IN front while the fugitives poured by
Large bodies of McDowcll's troops rctreated in
great disorder across Bull Run.
At 5 o'clock the battle was going against us.
The last reserves were ordered up to retrieve the
day, but along the Centreville road artillery, in
fan,ry, wagons and cavalry were confnsedly fall
ing TO III rear, Our right, however, remained
comparatively firm preventing the enemy from
following up his advantage and at o'clock
Bull Run streum was crossed by tho rebels
troubling us only by a few shells. We were
falling back 20 Centreville. Franklins corps
was between Stone Bridge and Oentreville, aud
Summers corps between Centevlle and Fairfax
O. H., pressing on with great speed to the as
sisiance of Pope
The day, probably, is adverse to us, but the
battle was TO be renewed ON Sunday morning.
with heavy reiniorcements.
Il is believed the whole rebel army under Lee
has joined jackson by way of Thoroughfare Gap
| or by Aldte tSap.
The above account is CLEANED by the Tribune s
correspondent from Capt. Fish.
] A latter account says,-"Judging from re-
ports from officers the panic in McDowell's left
| wing was not very serious line Of soldiers
was drawn up at O'Clock on Sunday morning
TO stop stragglcrs, but none had appeared. Our
camps were then seen on the hill this side of
4 Centreville.
Another correspondent says that McClellan's,
| Burnside g and Pope's armies are now in full
cooperation. Complete success is looked for.
Every confidence is felt at the War Department,
/ Halleck's headquarters and the White House.
Philadelphia, Sept 1.-The rebels occupy the
outer extremity of the old Bull Run battlefield, at
4 present their front being at the furtherest point
Of the old field They hold their old rifle pits
and they are bold and impudent.
Il Our army was reinforced at noon to-day by
at least 60090 Of the most effective men we have
in the field including Gems Frauklin's Sum
ner's, Porter's, Richardson's and Sedgewick' s
divisions and Cox's division of Ohio volunteers
from Western Virginia, together with General
j Sturges new division of Pennsylvania regiments
of the new levies, the l23d, 14th l25th, l26th,
q 1877 and 129th
| The latter marched from the various camps
} near Washington this morning where they have
been lately located and whence they can safely
, be spared.
u Eight hundred prisoners were sent forward
: from this point this morning to Alexandria. -
J This makes 500 that have been forwarded to
5 Washington. The total number of prisoners
captured was very heavy.
4 Gen. Taylor's New Jersey Brigade has moi
been in this fight. Several hundred of its men
4 who were taken prisoners have been paroled =
It has not suffered as much as is generally sup
: posed.
!, A very intelligent prisoner, commissioned
officer, told me that Stonewall jackson made al
0 address to his army day before yesterday ii
a which he urged his men TO stand firm and fgh
to the last for if they were beaten, then all thei
hopes for the Southern Confederacy would be
, lost. This also reports that in Friday bat.
tie jackson made very narrow escape from
u capture,
II Persons supposed to be well informed say that
we have taken at least 1900 prisoners from the
enemy in all the engagements but many oftbese
were paroled on the spot and sent back.
i The correspondent of the Inquirer says Gen.
Buford, Gen. Stah Gen. Hatch and Gen Coul-
ter are all reported killed.
Boston, Sept. IA despatch to Gov Andrew
states that Col. Fletcher Webster, of the 18th
Mass Regiment, son of Daniel Webster, was
mortally wounded in the battle of Saturday and
has since died.
4 Washington, Sept. 1.-The Star of this even
ing reports that the rebels lost Gen. Ewell kill
ed; Stonewall jackson, badly wounded; and O
! large proportion ofguDs and other field officers
3 General Sigel was wounded in the hand.
' A thousand Surgeons reached Washington To-
day, for the purpose Of offering their services b
i the government. A portion of them only hav
g been accepted.
Is The corridor and passages Of the capitol vii
be occupied for hospital purposes.
d Thore is no truth in the report that Genera
e Kearney is wounded,
2. Washington, Sept. IA gentleman who re
j. turned from the battle field this morning, re
e ports that in Saturdays fight our left wing wa
. |, commanded by Gen. Mcdowell, but owing t
n the murderous enfilading fire of the rebels h
: was compelled to fall back. Gen. Sigel com
9 manded the center and Gen. Kearney the right
l 1t appears that our forces attacked the enemy il
u the woods, from which the latter opened nun
d erous batteries, causing great slaughter Th
rebels suffered equally as much az our troops
Our men, fearless aud determined, fell bacl
It about mile, carrying the dead and wounded OF
: that field.
d Our informant says that our main forces wer
d five miles from Centerville on Sunday in battl
X array and prepared for all emergencies havn
k been strongly reinforced. All the wounded ha
been removed from the fields of Thursday am
l. Friday, which was yesterday still in our pos
4 session. The scene of the conflict of Saturda,
v the enemy still occupy.
!. The cars came in this morning from the frs
le named field, bringing many wounded, some Il
N Alexandria and others TO Washington Man,
d ladies have made liberal contributions from thei
private stores, and have been unremitting il
l., their care and attention to the wounded In fact
s the people of this District acting nobly an,
= not few men have volunteered as nurses.
4 Our informant, when passing through Cen
terville, saw thousands of stagglers at that plac
4 men of different regiments al mixed up to
: gether Our informant, returning to the cit,
4 this morning early, saw them all marching bacl
y to their respective regiments. They appeared
; cheerful, and anxious to rejoin their comrades
When the ambulances in large numbers
reached the battle field, yesterday, to bring ava,
. the wounded, stampede commenced amonl
them, the drivers having turned the heads o
= their horses towards the road leading to Wash
! ingtons and commenced q hasty retreat will
\ their empty vehicles. Some frightened drive
"A imagined that General StuaFt's rebel cavalr,
I, was dashing up, and accordingly gave the alarm
The panic spread almost with tho speed of elec
J, . tricity, and doubtless would have been prolif
u u OF serious consequence, had not the guards OF
u the roads rushed forth with pointed guns ans
threatened 10 shoot the drivers unless they re
IS turned to the field. This conduct on the part O
the guard had the desired effect as after a Will
: the anbulances again reached the field, and per
V formed their appropriate duty in bringing ava,
I, the wounded.
u There seems to be no doubt the pickets Of th
enemy were hoyeriDg around the persons en-
. gagged IN their humane work on the field, but u
/ to an early hour this morning they had not bee
Interrupted. Alnbalanees are constantly ar
K riying here with the wounded and small proper
= tions Of the sick.
II From all that can be gathered, we have sui
u ferred severely. Our men are confident Of re-
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