Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1862-11-06

OF August, Jackson's corps Of the rebel
army, came upcn Manassas junction,
sending their cavalry first to destroy the
bridge over Bull Run towards Alexan-
dria, They also sent brigade to Kettle
Run bridge, five miles from Catlet's Sta
ton. The bridge at Bull Run was des-
troyed early in the evening, while the
bridge over Kettle Run was not destroy
ed until about eight o'clock the next
morning. Az Manassas Junction
counted the charred remains and blacken-
ed car-wheels Of near on hundred cars
and at Bristol Station about half as
many more, as we passed by the next
day. You see the trap was to hold the
Manassas Gap road, destroy the bridge
towards Alexandria, and then have
force up near our army at Kettle Run,
which would permit no trains to pass
back, and allow those coming down to
run right into the snare.
The trains which left Catlet's Station
after four clock were all captured.
The first, which left at half-past sew
en-, carried Mr.. McGinnis, who was 60
ing down to Alexandria on some compa-
ny business. The next which left at
\ nine, we found run into the former, near
Bristol Station, at Broad Run bridge
The LIST locomotive was run off the track
down the embankment. Both engines
were full of bullet holes, and the cars
burnt. M
I We have heard nothing Of Mr., Nc
| Ginnis since he left US that evening, nor
has there been an. answer received to any
of the many letters he was taking down
to put in the office at Alexandria, The
Isupposition here, as stated in the Register
Of the 10Th, is that he was killed in the
collision of the cars.
Our next loss was that of our ID Lieut..
Mr.. A. E. Chester, who was taken pris-
oner on the 29th o. August, in a little
skirmish at Centervile, in which your
humble correspondent escaped, slightly
wounded. But since he has been parol-
ed and is now at home on visit, will
leave him to tell you how it happened. ]
4 The terrific and sadly fought battle Of
i BUR Run the "a, came off the two days
I following, Aug. 29thand 3Oth / have
lasting impression of the rattle of mus
kerry in low strip Of woods skirted by
high ground, a little East of the old Bull
Run battle ground, of seeing Brigade after
Brigade of our men in battle line, march
into the woods, and after sharp crack
ing Of few minutes, come running out
again, sometimes followed by the rebels,
hallooing Bull RUM Bull Runl at ourre-
treating men. All one day, and half of
another, | watched this outrageous cow
ardly performance. Riding in with one
division Of Eastern troops, saw no Of
fcers higher in rank than Captains. No
one seemed to know tho position Of the
enemy or the disposition of our troops
One regiment sent out as skirmishers,
were driven back, and when the bullets Of
; the enemy began to whistle around the men
in line, our own men opened fire on the
retreating regiment, and between the fire
of the enemy and our own, the fated reg
iment was nearly annihilated.
; | saw at another time, one ofthe ad-
vanced skirmishers, who was new re-
: cruit. peeping around from behind a tree,
: and happening to see rebel, he lodged
behind the tree, then pointed his musket
, in that direction, holding it at arms
4 length from behind the tree.
aThicker than leaves, the lives began to
n cou t
+ onovast fire, air, earth, and stream com
bined.
The whole hilltop blazed like Etna, when
the restless Sitan hiccups in his den.
s Naught could be seen save the artillery
}, flame
d Which arched the horizon like a fiery cloud,
And the vo,lyiug roar, and loud, long boom
ing of each peal onpeal
Der came the ear far more than thunder
Heavens flashes spare or smite rarely.
6 Mans make millions ashes"
t; cannot stop until | tell you of one no
It bic sight which viii ever livein my mem
e ory. When our men began to wayel
o and were coming down the hill, bat
6 terry was oprdered to their support or
r. double quick ltrushed up the hill, ev'
A. cry horse at full speed, under the whip
1t right into the thickest Of the fray, anC
,e was lost in the smoke ofthe contest; fiji
70 teen minutes afterwards, one piece an(
r three cassions came down the hill, al
ID that was left to us, Of that noble brav'
battery.
se But why tell more Of this WHOLESALE
A. numbering, the half of which will neve
as be known. Why did you know tina
n more than a thousand wounded men la,
III on the cold ground suffering from thei
st wounds. for four, and some for FIVE day
to without any attention whatever, until
ar they were dying from sheer starva
d, tion. Ask Lieut.. Fellers of Greenfield