The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-04-11
A Strange story from Manassas.
TERRIBLE FIGHT BETWEEN THREE REBEL
REGIMENTS ADDRESS.

REGIMENTS-BEAUREGAR ADDRESS.
From the Washington Republican. ,.
An officer Of the army just returned from
Manassas, called last evening and gave US
an interesting account of bis visit to Ma
nassas and the battlefield of Bull Run. A
farmer, residing near Centreville. told him
that in January last number OF regiments
were quartered near his house, among them
one from Kentucky, and when the time of
their enlistment expired, they unanimously
resolved to return home, and accordingly
stacked their arms and were preparing for
q start, when their further progress was ar
rested by the appearance of an Alabama
and Tennessee regiment, who were ORDER
ed to reduce the Kentuckians to submission,
and compel them to remain. The Kentuck-
ians seized their arms and desperate fight
ensued, in which many were slain on both
sides, and their bodies were buried where
they fell, the graves being yet visible. From
this spot the mutineers retreated short
distance, threw down their arms, and each
drawing his bowie knife, made desperate
charge upon the two regiments; the fight
was terrific, in which more than 100 were
killed, and they too were buried upon the
field Of slaughter. ....
At last the brave Kentuckians were SUBJ
dued. The battle field was shown to our
informant by the farmer, who witnessed the
fearful contest. In traversiDg the field he
discovered large bowie knife, which doubt
less had been used in the fearful fray.
In one of the deserted cabins at Manassas
our informant found several copies of the
following:
ADDRESS BY GEN. BEAUREGARD.
HEADQ'Rs 1sr CORPS Army of the Potomac,
Near Centrevile, Jan. 30, 1862.
Soldiers Of the First Corps, Army Of the Po.
t0nac:
My duty calls me away, and to tempo
rary separation from you. l hope, however,
to be with you again, to share your labors
and your perils, and in defence ofyour homes
and our rights, to lead you to new battles,
to be crowned with signal victories.
You are now undergoing the eeverest
trial of a soldiers life; the one by which his
discipline and capacity for endurance are
thoroughly tested. My faith in your patris
otism, your devotion and determination and
in your high soldierly qualities, is so great
that shall rest assured you will pass
through the ordeal resolutely, triumpbantly.
Still, I cannot quit you without deep
emotion, without even deep anxiety in the
moment of our country's trials and dangers.
Above all, l am anxious that my brave
countrymen here in arms, fronting the
naughty array and muster of Northern
mercenaries, should thoroughly appreciate
the exigency, and hence comprehend that
this is no time for the Army of the Poto>
mac-the men of Manassas--to stack their
arms and quit, even for brief period, the
standards they have made glorious by their
manhood. All must understand this and
feel the magnitude Of the conflict impending
the universal personal sacrifices this war
has entailed and our duty to meet them as
promptly and unblenchingly as you have
met the enemy in line of battle.
To the army of the Shenandoah, desire
to return my thanks for their endurance in
the memorable march to my assistance, last
July, their timely, decisive arrival, and for
their conspicuous steadiness and galantry
on the field of battle.
Those of their comrades of both corps,
and of all arms of the Army of the Poto>
mac, not so fortunate as yet to have been
with US 10 conflict with our enemy, leave
with all confidence, that on occasion they
will show themselves fit comrades for the
men of Manassas, Bull Run and Balls
Bluff.
.. P. T. BEAUREGARD,
General Commanding.