The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-09-06
THE BATTLE OF 1RIDAY LAST, AND PAR
TIcuLARS CONNECTED THEREWirH.

TIcuLARS CONNECTED THEREwIrH
The following interesting account Of the opera
,ien. Of the corps eonimsnded by Gen Jackson
.,.ra Monday the aoih TO Friday the oath Including
the severe fgh; on the latter day. has been farn.
shed us by one who actively participated in tha,
snsss,aneni
consisting of Gen Eweivs DIVISION Gen Hills diyi.
.;ou and Gen. Jsckson's old division, under com.
man of Gen Tsliaierro and force Of cavalry uu.
def Gen Stuart. marched from Jeffersonton in Cul'
pepe- county and crossed the Rsppahsnnoek eigh,
miles above that place. and marched via Orleans TO
ssvm in Fsuquier. The nexi day they passed
through Thosonghfsre Gap.o Bull Run niouu,a ms,
10 istow and Manassas Stations, II the Orange and
Alexandria railroad, efseotng com lete surprise
Of .ae enemy, capturing large number of prison
srs several traius Ct cars and immense commissary
and qnarernas,er 81 ores and several pieces Of ar
ii! cry The distance marched in these TWO days
was over fifty niles oa Wednesday, Manassas
stsii0n Was occupied by Jaeksons old division.
whilst Esell occupied Brsiow sid Hin aud Stuat,
dispersed the force sent from Alexandria to attack
WIS, the enemy s"ppo cd to be cnly cavalry
force. The General commanding this force of the
enemy lost his leg, Hni had his brigade nearly an
aiAilated
Al o'eack P NJ. the enemy attacked General
Eweil at Rgis:ow, aud that General. sitter hand.
come iste fight, in which be punished the my
severely, retired across Muddy Run. as hai previ-
ous'y been ssreei upon, 10 Msnassas Junction -
Pope claims 10 have captured a thousand prisoners
aui baggage train on Wednesday. Not prisoner
WAS captured, and not wagon was on that side Of
Muddy Run, and no wagon ever captured.
After sunset 1hursday General Jackson &C.
eonplished one of tie HOS; beautiful and niasterly
strategic movements of the war. He found him
self many miles in s,,vahcro: the res, of our army
Tie enemy nIs III throw his immense columns be
tween HIN and LoDg gs,reei-Alexsndria and Wash
angton was Ia his Fear when he turned TO attack
the enemy He determined to throw himself upon
the enemy flank 10 preserve the same nea.ness to
Alexandria, 10 place himself within support OF the
remainder Of our army, and TO occupy 4 position
from which he could not be driven even if support
did no; arrive in time. All this he accomplished
that night, after destroying the stores buildings
cars. SC, and burning the railroad bridges over
Muddy Run and Bull Run. He marched at night
w;:h bis entire force from Manassas Station to
Manassas battle field. crossing the Warrenton Turn
pkg. srd. pl:,aiIs L,s t,oap5 IL sueh position
,hat Le could confront the enemy should they at.
Tempt 10 advance by the Warrenton pike or by the
sudisy road snd ford. and have the advantage Of
communicating by the Aldie road with Longstreei,
should be not have passed the Thoroughfare Gap,
and al all events gaia .or himself safe position
tor stack or defence. Al clock A. M. ON Fri.
day, Genera! Stuart encountered the enemy 5 cav
Eiry near Gainesville on the WarrentOn pike and
drove them back; and during the morning the ii
brigade OF Gen. Talaferros division under Colonel
EralleY Johnson, again .epusea them. 1; was now
sseartained that the eueIny's column WAS sdvano-
ing (Or reiresting} from Narventon, along the line
ot tie railroad and by way OF the Warrenton turn
pike, and that they intended to pass part of their
free over tie Stone Bridge and Sudey ford. Gen.
Jackson immediately ordered Gen. Talisferro to
advance with Lis division attack their left flank
which was sivaneing towards Sudley Mill. Gen.
Esell division marched considerably in OF the
is, division After marching three miles it
Was discot cred that the enemy had abandoned the
idea # crossing al Sndley and had left the War,
Ieaon pike to the left, beyond Groyeton, and were
sppaIe emily cutting to the railroad through
liz fields and woods. In few minutes, however.
lie adFanced across the turnpike 10 attack ns, aud
Jackson srIny wss thrown forward to meet him.
The encounter occurred near the village of
ti'VtloH. lEc IiBNt resting lust hcofe near tue
Fiilsge and the left upon the old battlefield OF
Manassas. The conflict was terrific Our troops
we're adj anced several times during the fight, bnt
lie enemy fought with desperation and did not 70
trr untl o'clock AZ night when they sullenly left
the field TO the Confederaies.. The fight Vas com
Iarneed by Gen. Taliaferro's diyison--the I'D bri
saie Gel. Talisferro, the right, the lst (Stone
val. brigade, Col Baylor next on left, the ith bri
ssde, Gen. Starke next, and tie ID brigade, Col
Johnson. the left. The hefosm displayed by
ese troops and especially by the ist brigade, WAS
magnificent, aud the loss terrible. Gen. Ewells
a'vsion. particularly the hrgades of Gems Early,
La"ton, anl Trimbte, engaged the enemy very soon
sfier Js2kspn'5 division and TO the left. and fully
sustained lie reputation Ills veteran division had
heretofore achieved The battle ragged fercely IN
L! o'clock at night, when our troops rested npon
The battle field
ifinbie ii i. said in the foot. Gen Taliaierrs in
tne arm, neck and leg ihe frs wound, being the
oli} one Of ANY consequence, disabling him Col
Nef, S;d Va. IS Killed Col Bolts, 2nd Va
severely wonniet Col. Gfiggsly, 9Th, wtund.d
stSl Spelsntorseh and Col. Rowan 2nd. severely
wounded as. Terry, 4ih; Maj. Scott, 25th; Capt
faiion Lieut. Meade Lieut. Anett and number Of
e'her officers wounded, and many killed whose
Asu1es we're mol reported at the time our inform
ant Ieit
NFh Longslreets forces were seen debouehing
'''ii 'ae Thproagafare Gap during the fght.
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