The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-09-08

Special Cosfesfefsienee Sea York Tflbsue
cssrarxuax. "a d = SUNDAY. Aag. y. iss1
The battle Of Yesterday aud the day before
oa the already classic grounds OF Ball Run
sill rank with Napoleon bloodio-t. And |
more than enc general fought IA them 70 |
whom. ere this hour. H. would have gwen |
faasshals baton. while lie w0uld have made !
proud a hundred privatea with the ribbon OF
The Legion Of Honor.
Let mo frst detail the movements by
ahlch tie two day struggle was brought
O..
While At warsentoa early on Wednesday.
| learned that Jackson vas IN our rear. ard
tat We should oace more try 70 trap him
Sgel aud Mcdowell marched that morning
up the turnpike from Warrenton toward
Centreville. where the enemy MAS supposed
- De THIS road passes through Bull Run
battle field. lie miles vest of Centrevllle.-
Hooker Porter and Reno moved from our
left. nov. as We faced about toward " ash
isgtOn. becomes our right toward the same
point, va Manassas Junction. Sigel, N adj
vance Of Mcdowell reached Gainesville,
fur miles from the Bull Run field. that
aght. ard came upon tho enemys cavalry
aad stragglers. Resting few hours. BY
O'Clock he Was moving. The enemy did
H3t appear - ii0fts anu tAAfht8 thN1Fftttf
& take care OF that road Sigel turned 70
the right 10 connect with Hooker at Manass-
"A Junction Hooker had fought near there
o. Wednesday (of which | viii speak IN a
moment. and Il was p0ssible he needed help.
When within tw0 miles Of the Junction,
oigel learned that the enemy was on the
Warrenton road. aud farming short 70 the
left. he marched 70 the south SIDE OF the
Bull Run field IL was then 6 r NJ Mellow
ell. who. IA before stated. had remained on
that road between tho enemy aud Narrenson,
had been throwing shell some hours, aud
now Nc could hear mnsketry. Gaining the
nights where Hunter fought year ago, and
approaching tie turnpike. W eonld locate
the scene OF the engagement bY the sino 81
fnusxetry flashes. II WAS King division re
pellinx the enemy IN hi- attempt 10 escape
toward Narrcnton The affair lasted two
hours. and King held the held. We had
come upon the enemy = left Hank sehenck
division became partially engaged. gave the
snemys cavalry a few she'll. then the whole
eons rested lor the night At the very
tinle King was fighting on the WaFfcuton
soad. Ricketts, vas engaged lighting rebel
reinfarcements coming up through Thorough
farc Gap. FIVE miles further vest. he vas
compelled. having suffered loss OF 2ao, 70
Withdraw and ioin hing. after the latter had
finished his day work. Reynolds division
lpennsSl,ania Reserves, then temporarily
With Mellow ella corps. vas IN the same VI
entity.
The situation then. Friday morning, vas
shis. Sirci' = corps divisions Of Schurx. Nil
fov .stesswehraad Schenckl on the Ball Run
field. sroatiag e. the Wet. wss close 10 the
eacmy. Mcpoweil's corps nearly connected
with sieel on the latset's lesI. bat was not
within lighting distance Of the enemy -
tIelntr esr4ll's CORPS divisions 81 Hooker
an * aatncy. anI Reno corps we're a. Cen.
lscssI e. moving down the turnpike. which
uoa. leave theta Oh sircls right. Porter
va lar back--seeca OF eight miles --in Sig
ei's rear. These cotps->gels. Reno =.
He.nlzlemsn's. Ncpowesls. and Porter
we're all that were engaged a any tine dur
N the tao days. Friday and Saturday
fhev came upon the field IA the order
have named them.
Fortunately | hA4 been with Sigel during
IA two days march - Iiud the enemy. and
uas with linn nov that i tell 70 bin - opon
tie ns4ia struggle lis corps had held Tie
tisaace uadet heavy artillery tie OF the
R4pe,laaaoek The loar previous DAYS. had
n1~ marched t0o d4ys. a part ot he time n
l.ae 81 battle. AM taking hut foUs hours rest
moved lalo h4tsis-uot skifmisn. not al
alalf. uot ga action. not an engagement.
hat a great battle Ter seeh are The names
eisea a. tbs in TIE order 81 their magui
tGde.
l'sne before daylight siscl ba4 visited
,s.,. 4....ilau ii Us lie. had cen t. he
aiscsax at every battery. AMI With tie dss
IN III. ARTILLERY s3uadej The >. leslie
s@.eats transferred - Fremont a. ~iSei1
reported he enemy s. u4s.ss1 IN AMI beYoId
a stretch .. woaif mlo long. eesf ~ and
rinu.ar nsafit esfs.lei with the read Their
iee. hoactte. skieaiei % their tsh. . lhe
rad where sssy hal kaus IN commanding
height. on lhelf les - 81 tsa s.fssn.W 81
battery ~ 40 actress apsn the ueFih sale
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brigade hesflaf tae tepe4tsol seeats. SEMI
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