Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-09-04
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THE BULL RUN BATTLES.


Further ParticuIars-Our Army FALL
Ing Back TO Fairfax-TheY are Fir.
ed upon from tho WOOds-RebeIs
Driven from the Woods at the
Point OF the RayOnet - Terrible
Slaughter.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-The Tribune's cor
respondence says the latest trustworthy news
from the front was brought by surgeon who
left Fairfax Court House at halfpast nine
o'clock Monday evening, and reported to the
military authorities here after midnight. The
enemy was still pursuing, or threatening to
pursue, tho fankiDg movement to which Gen.
Pope's dispatches Of yesterday morning referred.
General Lee was believed to have massed hs
troops on the Little river turnpike, which runs
to the north of Centerville from Gum Springs,
through Germantown and Fairfax Court House
to Alexandria. Ample preparations had been
made to meet him, and the probabilities were
that there would be great bsttle fought to-
day or tomorrow. The supposition was strength.
ened by tele9rsms from Fairfax Station, dated
later In the evening, to the effect that there was
heavy firing In the direction Of Leesburg, be-
tween which place and Fairfax Station lies Fair
fax Court House.
The report brought by other officers who left
the front at an earlier hour than this Surgeon,
was that the enemy had fallen back with his
whole army for lack Of supplies, being satisfied
with what he had already done, at least feeling
himself to be unable TO accomplish more
These men suppose the movement on our right
flank to be feint intended to cover the retreat
LATER.
There ia little or no doubt that there was
heavy skirmishing between our forces and the
rebels advance last night or this morning Re-
ports are not yet accessible.
The llth Massachusetts went into the fight
on Friday with about two hundred and forty
men-one hundred and five were killed and
wounded; the 18th New York with three hund-
red and fifty-four men and officers, and came
out with one hundred and six men and nine of.
ficers. The four other regiments of this brig
ade (Butterheld's), the 44th N. Y, 18th NJ Y
| 83d Pennsylyania and 18th Michigan, came out
In the same proportion. Butterfeld's brigade
had mar ched for twenty -one days without change
of clothes, and went into the fight In this fa.
| tigued condition.
A Tribune correspondent who went over the
field of battle on Sunday, says our dead lay un.
touched as they fell in battle, with the exception
of their caps and shoes. did not see single
instance among the one hundred and eighty
dead where the shoes had not been rifed. Many
OF the rebels were bArefooted. The rebel dead
and wounded had all been disposed of, and mol
o single vestige of sick, killed or wounded re
mained on the field. Even the struggling sol'
diers did not know where they had been taker
to; they were evidently buried secretly In the
night by negroes, for occasionally In deer
ravine came across mounds sometimes ten Of
fifteen feet square, where their victims had beer
secreted from the gazeo of their own men.
On Monday morning intelligence was receiv
ed at headquarters that the divisions of Hill
and Longstreet intended to appear on our righ
wing In force and cut off our supply trains. II
prevent this contamination the division Of Gen
Reno was dispatched by Pope to Fairfax Cour
House Il was also deemed prudent to com
mence the evacuation of Centerville to cove
our base OF operations, inssmuch as General
III Hill and Longstreet were known to be In fore
some distance toward Washington from tn
battlefield of Saturday; and as reconnoia
sance to the front had revealed an anticipate
movement In the same direction by the enemy
the army of Virginia commenced retiring ia
ward Fairfax Court House, on Monday at
O'Clock, Reno's division leading and Mcdowell
corps following. AS Reno's division was pui
suing it's line of march, and when within on
and half miles Of Fairfax Court House,
heavy volley from force of rifemen cam
pouring into them from the woods to the righ
Of the road. This occurred at P. M. Th
rebel force was detachment from Gen. Hill
division, and was commanded by Gen. Stuar
The volley was almost entirely received b
Gen. Stsvens's brigade, composed Of the 2St
Mass, 96th Mich, 50th Penn, l05th Penn
and 46sh N. Y.
Reno and Stevens Immediately formed thel
commands In line of battle to repel the attacl
General Stevens rode up and down his line ga
lantly, rallying his men, intimidated by repea
ed volleys from an unseen enemy, and unable I
cope with them in the position they then hell
General Stevens ordered his men to fix bayonel
and charge them out of the woods. This ord'
was gallantly responded TO by his men, wh
pressed the enemy and drove them before thel
. with great slaughter. While thus charging
General Stevens was bit with Minnie ba
) and instantly killed, but not until tho enem
!, had been routed. Captain Stevens, the son
|. the General, was also wounded in the hand.
Kearney's batteries now opened on the reb
forces, causing great havoc among them. Ski
o mishing was kept up for about three hour
when the enemy retired and the train passed o
The enemy's loss was heavy.
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