Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-09-03
Late from Bull Run Battle Field

The news on Tuesday morning was that
the rebels occupied Bull Run battlefield:
that the Federal army had been reinforc-
ed by $1,000 troops, and had taken L.,
900 rebel prisoners, but most of them
were paroled on the field, which. perhaps,
could not be avoided. but is nevertheless
to be regretted. 4 dispatch dated Phila-
delphia, Sept. LIST, says:
A correspondent Of Forn9y's Press, da-
ted near Centerville last evening, says last
evening about 5 O'Clock McDowell's left
flank was turned by Il cavalry force, 5000
strong, McDowelPs corps being on the
left of our army, and the rebel cavalry be,
ing supported by infantry. McDowells
whole corps was fearfully cut up. The
enemy according to the reports of priso-
ners who nave been taken, had been re-
inforced enormously. and included the
entire rebel army of the State of Virginia,
and numbers about 100000 men.
The rebels occupy the outer extremity
of the old Bull Run battlefield at present,
their front being at the farthest point of
the old field. They hold their old rifle
PITS, anu llcN arc bid dilO lAubONlCAl.-
Our army was reinforced to-day by at least
$1,000 of the most effective men we have
in the field, including Generals Franklin's
Summers, Porter's Richardson's Sedg-
wick's and Cox's division of Ohio veterans
from Western Virginia, together with
Gen Sturgis' new division of Pennsylva-
mia regiments of the new levies-the lid,
l2+th, l25th, 10th, l2Tth and l2Sih-
The latter marched from the variUu-
camps near Washington this morning.
whence they can safely he spared.
Eight hundred prisoners were sent for
ward from this point this morning TO AL
exandria. This makes 1900 that have
been forwarded to Washington. The to-
tai number of prisoners captured was very
heavy.
Gen. Taylor's New Jersey Brigade was
not in this fight. Several hundred of It's
men who were taken prisoners have been
paroled. Ii has not suffered as much as
is generally believed.
\ very Intelligent prisoner, a commits
stoned officer, told me that Stonewall
jackson made an address to his army day
before Yesterday. in which he urged his
men 10 stand firm and fight to the last,
for If they were beaten then all their
hopes for the Southern Confederacy would
be lost. This man also reports that in
FRIDAYS battle jackson ma,ie ii very mar
row escape from capture
Persons supposed to be I'll informed,
say that we have taken .,. least 1900
prisoners from !the enemy in all the ell
gagements. ,5utmany of them were paroled
on the spot and sent back.
4 correspondent of the Inquirer says
that Generals Buford. Stahl, Hatch and
Coulter are all reported killed
ALEXANDRIA Aug 81.
. BY mail. According to all accounts,
Stonewall jackson yesterday succeededin
forcing his way through the Federal
troops surrounding him, and effected a
junction with the remainder of the Con-
federate forces.
This result was not attained without
fearful loss on both sides, as the most
desperate fighting took place.
From all that can be learned in the all
sence of any regular reports, the corps OF
Porter. Heintzleman and Sgd
were engaged, the former having the left,
the latter the right, md the Others oper-
ating about the center.
The principal part of the fighting
seems TO have been on the left and CEN
The left was thrown up from Man
assas junction towards Thoroughfare
Gap, the right, at about Centreville, the
the center on the old Bull Run battle
field, out from Manassas.
The action was commenced by the enc
my opening his batteries on our left. be-
one and two o'clock.