The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-09-19
Further Particulars of Saturdays
Fight at Manassas.

trrom inc NlchmOnd Examncr, OF the 9Th.
The battles of Thursday and Friday
were both fought in the neighborhood of
Sudley, where jackson held position, and
where he still was on Saturday morning.
Our line of battle, on Saturday, was an
obtuse crescent in shape, and at least
five miles long. Jackson's line, which
formed our left, stretched from Sudley,
on Bull Run, along the partly excavated
track OF the Manassas Independent line
OF railroad, for portion of the way, and
thence towards point on the Warren
ton Turnpike, about mile and half to
the rear or West of Groveton.
LongstreePs command, which formed
our right wing, extended from the point
on the Turnpike ON which jackson s
right flank rested, and prolonged the
line of battle far to the right, stretching
| beyond the line Of the Manassas Gap
railroad.
1t is thus seen that a point on the War
renton Turnpike, mile and half West
OF Groveton, was the centre of our posi-
ton, and the apex of our crescent, whose
convexity was towards the West 1t was
here, in an interval between Jackson's
right and Longstreets left that our artil-
lery was placed. Eight batteries were
planted on commanding elevation, and
were greatly distinguished early in The
battle by their brilliant execution.
The enemy's line Of battle conformed
itself to ours, and took, therefore, ores.
cent form, of which the centre or more
advance portion was at Groveton, whence
the wings declined obliquely to the right
and left. Their batteries were in rear of
their infantry, and occupied the hills
which they had held in the fight of July,
1861, but pointed differently.
Battle was joined between the artillery
about II o'clock; and the terrible execu-
ton of ours was evidenced by the man
gled corpses Of the enemy which our sub.
sequent advance disclosed. A number
of them lay in the road at Groveton, ant
on the hills around. Not long after
Jackson's wing became engaged, an,
about 4 o'clock, p. NJ, the battle was IA
ging along the whole line.
The bearing of our troops, as the
pressed forward to the battle, is descril
} ed as magnificent. Jackson's left aC
vancing more rapidly than his RICH
! swept around by the Pittsylvania Hous
en.l re,eesl -e!-e e..e,,sy 1rvt, towards III
S Turnpike; while Longstreet, making a
analogous move on his wing, orowde
back those in front of him towards til
, Henry hills.
Hoods Brigade formed Longstrcet'
left, and, of course, charged next tn
Turnpike. In its track it met Sickles
Excelsior Brigade, and almost annihila
ted it. The ground was piled with tn,
slain. Pickett's Brigade was on the
right Of Hoods, next came jenkins Bri
gade, and next was Kemper's, which
charged near the Conrad House. Evans
and Anderson's We're the reserve, and
subsequently came into action.
Thus moving, our army drove the enc
my on both wings, pressing them across
the Henry and Robinson ridge, and
through the pines and copses beyond
and across Bull Run. Long after night
fall our artillery was still laundering at
the retreating enemy 1t is remarlSa-
BILE coincidence that one of the numer.
Gus batteries captured by our army, was
taken on The precise spot where Ricketts,
battery became ours on July 2lst, 1861
The guns, as before remarked, pointed
however, in different directions on the
!, two occasions.
The ride over the battle field on Sun
day, revealed scene of carnage of which
this war had furnished before no exam
pie. The heaps Of the enemy were thick
est where they had assailed Jackson
line at the railroad excavations. They
here almost paved the ground. Anothe
scene of great carnage was in the roaC
which runs across the Turnpike near til,
: Henry house. The enemy had made
: stand there in the gully-worn track, anC
in space of less than two hundre,
, yards, nearly thousand had met thei
deaths. In the piece of woods near an,
: West of this road our own loss wa
, heavier than anywhere else, the enem
, making good fight from their natural in
trenchment.
But while these wero the spots wher,
death held its tiercest carnival, the who'll
field of combat was strewn with victims
Our informant states that several time
his company paused to count the mum
Der of corpses Of the enemy in sight, AM
after counting in every instance owe
; three hundred, they ceased from inabili
| ty to distinguish among those lying fui
: thest of. He declares that he speaks il
great moderation when he expresses tn
opinion that he sac not less than tiv
, thousand slain Yankees, and judges al
additional thousand as small estmat
), for those he did not see. One of the Ell
envy lay stretched across the grave @
Mrs. Henry, the victim of the last year
fight. The wounded appeared on ever
hand imploring assistance. He think
twenty thousand moderate estimate
the killed and wounded of the enemy.
1t will be exceedingly gratifying /
: learn that, after careful observation
T the same gentleman is perfectly convin
. ed that our slain cannot exceed six hui
dred, and he believes will be a hundre
f less. Our wounded, too, had all bee
! cared for, and the burial of our dea
q commenced on Monday
!. When we contemplate not merely tn
4 great victory we have won, but our yer
!. small comparative loss, we have doubl
reason for gratitude TO God for his man
fest favor. 1t is proper to add that "a
;. great disparity in the casualties to tn
opposing armies does not exist IN IN
" opinion of our present Informant oni!
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