The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-09-12
Thu WAR IN VIRGINIA.
The Battles OF Friday and sat
uIdly.

II'H lU' Noll'N Nl'VhHNuNN bl Nu' NtN
York Tribune, we copy the following ac-
count Of the la'tlcs orFriday aud Sdtur-
day, fought on the old Bull Run battle
field The CORES spondent seems to have
been an eyewitness of much that he at
tcmpts to describe. aud dates his letter
Ccutr,vilr, b a. NJ, Study, August
.3IsG
The situation then, Friday morning.
was this; Sigcl's corps, Division OF
SchuZ, Nlilroy, StcinN chr aud SchCnck,
on the Bull Run field. fronting t. the
West, was close against the enemy
McDowcll's corrs, nearly connected W ia
Sigcl on the lattcr's lett, but was not
withiunghtiug distance of the cncmy -
llciutzclmau's corps, (thc Divisions or
Hooker and Kerr cy, aud Rouo's corrs, }
were IT Ccu,rCvillr, moving down tho
turnpike. which would lead them upon
5 gels right.
POrtir was far baCk-scvcn or cipht
milcs-in Sigcl's rear. These corps-S.-
scl'e, Rcuo's, IIcintzclmun's, McDowcl's
and Portcr's,wcrc all that were engaged at
ary time during the two days, Friday and
Saturday. They came upon the fold in
the order that ! have named them.
Fortunately hid been with S'gcl dur
ing his two days march 10 find the cne-
my,nnd was with him now that it fell to
him to open the main struggle. His corps
had held the advance under heavy nrlil.
lcry fire on the RhprIhannock, the four
previous days, had now marched two DAYS
u pant of the time in limo OF battle, and
taking hut four hours rest, moved into a
battlc--not a skirnish, not an affair, not
an action, not an engagement, but IL
great hnitlc, for such are the names Civ.
en- to fights in the order of their magni-
tudc. . ..
Long before daylight Sigcl had visited
every position Of his line, had seen to the
placing of every battery, aud with the
daylight his artillery sounded. The "Jcs-
sic Scouts,' transferred by Fremont to
SigeD reported the enemy MS mussed in
and beyond u stretch OF woods Il milo
long, west Of and running nearly parallel
with the road. Their line, however, cX.
tended on their right To the rond, where
they had guns commanding the nights OF
the left 10 Bull Run stream, with bat
terry or two across upon the north sidc.--
Sitcls liEe wns opposite, on the south
side of the road. tslJ. u.irl
The first hour it was all artillery. ST.
gel was advancing battery after battery,
to this and that cmincnce, supporting
each with brigade, hearing the reports
OF scouts, sending cavalry now far 10 the
right, new far to the lett, gradually nd
vaGcng his divisions in cover Of hills up-
on which he had plact d euns--in word,
feeling for the enemy, rapidly advancing,
but cautiously, every step. Tho enemy
disdained TO make any sigE--but moi
long. llis rlill;ry was compelled 30 an-
swer ours, and pressing on, we uueurthed
his infantry. There was light rattle,
then u roar Of muskctry. Mlroy, in the
advance, had come square upon Rebels
in masses. Our line OF battle was formed
Schurz having the right, Schenek the
leit, Mi!roy the advance centre, Stein
v chr the reserve centre.
Just at this opening of the battle saw
from the hill from which Schurz was go-
ing into action, Il column bearing down
upon cur right, and at first supposed them
to be Rlbels. Unacconntdbly, they car.
ried high ovcrtIcir heads, sundry white
flags, and appeared to march siWggIng-
ly, and itIwas sooD seen they were un-
armed, .. ,
They proved to be 63i prisoners taken
BY Jackson, when lie appeared at Manas-
sas, three days before, now released on
parole. 1lo enemy could not feed them
aud W you'd themselves sterye unless reiu-
rorcements should push to thtm with sup
plies.
A little after Milroy, Sehurz became
engaged. They drove the enemy mile
or more and rested from outright laligac.
During this time Schenck had been en-
gaged on tho lett, but not hetvily.-
Tough old Heintzelmau arrived at this
junctue from Ceutreyilo with his whole
corps. Schurz was withdrawn for Kcar-
ney and Hooker to take his place. Reno
arrived soon after from the same dircc.
ton.
Stevens division Of his corps marched
TO the LETT TO support Sehenek, aud the
attack was once more along the whole
line. should have stated that some
time before the cessation, Milroy, afteI
two hours OF musketry in tnrnad0es, was
driven back, much cut 10 PIECES, and re.
placed by Steiuwchr, who was assisted BY
Schenek ut bis leit. Dt ~ 't9''
1t was now l O'Clock. sigei's corps
only had been engaged, and We had on
the whole, gained grouul-rat the lrighl
Rearly Aile. II Was reasonable 10 sup