, 1870-07-17

ii front called foung'a Branch. which |
twice crueses the turnpike, once at the Cross
roads and again nearer Bull Hun. CROSSED IN
the Latter csee BY ANAL wooden bridge, Ihs
back eide of the hill Is covared with EMAIL Wild
and the slopes toward the roads nearly bare.
Upon the bare parts the fezcess battle
ragged 10. three hours around two email com.
mon Neutrality-suspicious. nea5cst Bull
1sun, aud Henrr's, near By the ludley road.
Ths Fede11l troops were strongest Aong tne
latter half.sunken country road' anu taey
square, While the rebels made line Ike
crescent in tho. edge Of the low woods. which
bali covered their hattalioDs. Tho length Of
the line Of battle wxs about half = mile, OF
less, and the Confederate bAt.efies wete
1nasEed On their 1ight, and the FeaefA DAY
te1tes on t1eir Own right, respectively. Upon
this small oval summit fight as desperate = -
any Of the wa1 took pface, 6ercest around The
shanty called the Heur3 House, confined aim9e1
entirely to muekat1y and artillery, ano INC
hottest contests were for the bat1eHeS, Ruose
horses bad been quickly hlled-
Al present tllia hill il 1auked With few
gplleys, where the rains have washed, and by
many e1carated pits Where the dad ha1e
heep disintefted. The country foz Maoy mica
hereabont il plainly revealed. the monument
ut GEoyeton. on the second battlefield ID Bull
Run, showing distinctly, and Manasees JUNG
ton. I fine White village, fire miles nWAy, Is
sceu through f1ssura in the timber
norsEa on TEE FIELD.
I 1Ascert1iued these facta about the persons
of the titst Bull ftun the first house on tho
Nsuenton turnpike. to the right hand. After
passing the stone bridge, is occupied by Mr.
Donahue, -Hho Gyet In the house Of the widow
Van peit. This hou1e is pleasant frame
dwelling, surrounded By tall end outrageous
1, l. l. IN uSFT},f FnT,S
the stone bridge Oh the dat Of the battle. Althe
buildings stand, though the barn Was shelled
through and through. but OF this particular
farm no fighting Was done. get across it hun
dretta Of troops ratreated to recroes Boil Hun.
The second house to the right is that OF Gus
Van 1els, ia which lob Paine DUN lives: this
house tlows marks Of the fight, and the farm
uaa well fought orcr On the morning Of the
- ton.
The third house on the right Of the turnpike
is very peculiar one, and no man who uGured
in that action can well forget it. It is large,
obloug, red limestone house, built CT lnrge
tlccks, and il stauds nearly At the junction OF
Ludley road- It is owned by Mr.. Statbuck.
Who was I sutler in the Federal army, aud
who, true to bis army iustiuctE, keeps house
Of entettainnent there now. This Louise was
well-1idaled in tho battle with shell and ball,
and VAS set on fire sometime during the day,
but the neigAno1s. in very neighborly man
ner. oFerrame thcir fears 70 far aa to rush in
ard put the fire out. all accounte, er1n the
most moderate, agree that the Northern troopa
put the hlghert construction on the crime Of
treason, on tic day OF the battlo OF Bull lsun,
md set frc to whatever wonld burn
TurntnK to the left Of the turnpike, the tlrst
place beyond the stone bridge il the celebrated
jim NobiusonA farm. which was one OF tie
eeutres Of the ellipsicai battle Of tho after
Ioou--the other centre being . farm Of the
widow Henry, just to tho right Of it, about \
quarter Of mule.
Our party made an tmpromptu dinner in
t1,e cool Lawn belose Jim Iob1nson's house !;
for jim is = venerable free negro who owns
luz Own faf1& and the bGuse. and his regular
bueinessin keeping drove cattle, and fattellng
them, on their road to Washington. bat since
the battle OF Bull 1ltu he also furnishes freeh
eggs, salt pork, fresh milk. and, occasionalls,
spring chicken. fur any visitors willing to
pay for such luxnries. We Eare Robinson
al,3ut eighteen and threo auz1tes cents hoall
fuE q Tery excellent lunch, and Lad olr horses
led for quarter a head. He has just built
an atistocsatic extension to hia log
cabin, consisting ct twa-.sory plsnE
structure still III tic bands Of the carpenter.
The old house il marked IN flfty places with
minnie balls, and Robiuson's sons hAre couec-
ted large coffee pot fall Of cannister, bullets
and conical pajla, and they have half . barrel
Of grape and hits Of shell and Eihe projectiles.
plowed up in the fields. Robintonis conserv-
ative Republican, aud his eldest son Who waa
4 servant to General Beaurega1d during the
WAT. said 10 mo.
"aIctt al the colorcd people ara Eepubli-
cans, although few, who know no better,
have been coaxed over to tho Democracy. Ne
are not violent party men, en-fasher aud Lis
our interest lies that way. They have Union
League down at Manaeras, but reckon it ia a
sort OF playing out"
The liotaneons, Il, fact, aye rather opinion
ated and exclusive colotel folks, having been
bern free, aud tho old man has l ~ondcrful
his ignorance Of which Is 80 well covered by a
bcuignant and plausible manner, that one
ueteus with mixture OF lumor and awe.
During the battle, old Robinson hid under a
lsialge hcnesth tho turnpike road, who're he
rays there wera about dfsy Of hs neighhors,
ing daluocracy. HIS son went over to the
Lewis honse, then known by the name oi
! PoEtico" Trglniau capable OF living
bet@eeu two chimneys diEniiying his estate
with manorial title Tho Lewis house was
the headquarters Of both BeaureSaIA and oi
ulilo back Of the Robinson and Henry houses
and WAS surrounded With ancient shade trees
and with orchards. From this rnin'
the operations Of tho battle wert
+ mainly conducted. Lewis acted ~ \ sor
Ut guide 10 the Confeder4te arm,
knowledge Of the streams, nooks. bridges
and cattle-paths in ali this region. lila houst
-too1NEtil the day Of tho second hat1lo of bul
Kun, when sumo Fe1e1 u caUap-felewers set i
nn IRE md burnt It to the gTouusi. We sav
l.esis aud hie family returning from church a.
We entered 1tohinsoas place, and. mounted Of
5 fsisky young sosrel colt, be politely opened
and tliut the gate for us. His daughters ati4
.'nH all rode ho1Fcs. and Ii was Interesting h
&c that Two girls rode one IoEec. the gil be
lifal having no saddle. Lewis is 4 sandy-haifcd
tands-beardel 1pau Of middle age. aud o
,lll1ck, ncr1pl1s temperament.
Ed. Czf1e1 pronounced all tLEonGls Fifgini
( H-yatterl liyes gu a part OF tho battlefield
aud Ike everybody else in that rcgiun, i
scarcely shle to rake living.
| walked from Robineons u 10 tho widow Hen
| ry'-, over part 1t the ,ield where the mos
| wheIo tho two rebel Generals fs,e and Ua1tow
! were rts11ck dead. 4 1!oek Of ma1b1e WAN re
| m 10 Lee Z memory, after the htnt battle O
rull 1iun. Lut When Joe Johnston dcserte
Mausteas. in the rIsing Of 1867, Northern, sol
tie1e eracked the stone 10 pieces and carrie
on tie cLiIa for relics. Lee was an ablc off
| Ger. 1aise1 fs the United States, and it WAS II
| "hb gave tic uaue OF - Stonewall " to Tlou
! - jonathan Jackson, as tho lattef cau.o TO III
support III the action:
| ''Thosc stands Jackson be said, like
! stone WALL
AZ we aprsoael,ed the HenEy house. We 81
woman. dressed in black. picking flowers j
tic fields. She Was tho daughter OF the vii
ow Henry. who suffered a cruel death ID be
own house. She WAS aged anA a
invalid, and when the battle sndiet
~ surged up to her house. her chiltlrc
cd woynaa in bed. Tbs full hurricane Of tt
action hurst right round this old shanty, al
the unfortunate WOMAN was cut all to picct
with shell, hall, and bullets, and the hou!
! itself Ua~ tom to I.Nless; they could scarce
recognize her body after the fury Of the rgl
! WaH over
The utnrv house is uow replaced By stna
frame .lurlIing painted blue. with end chir
ncss outride, and in tho yard OF this dTclllE
ssa.nls in the cren suu snAll nonuniel
ncae Of rcd llneltoIc. from the hauks Of Il
HALL Eun, two m,lea awav: the monument
lson. sixteen feet high, and is capped viii,
! lArge 1ii1ed rTojtetiie. while round tho cosne
| cf the base four other cores Of stone and 2
ploded shell are rnlaed the whole eait
-rauting upon . mound Of eod which h
given WAY, 20 that. it il probable, the wlsc
thug will tumble down within fe" yesl
AH6ite stone says in cEuaelv carved le:te,
-.Aonor to the Patr,o: DEED. ;" But voul
Via monument are nes.hstle wooden ssgus
eacb OF ths four sides, which tell the story
sfte surroundings. One says that naat th
tpot we're captured parts q ofaftins, lick e
ina ,ss Gse. no ,nd @ cr1, Rgq to
Dtt% O&itO@ At4t4 At1t1l kOIN4 - ~
sides were killed here. another sign sA
that Stope~Au Jack.on was wounded haI
by, ard that here hs got his historic appel
:ion. The fourth sign says that tWen'
four Federal soldiers lie beneath.
The monun.en. rs leaning, from de!ecsl
: foundations, and sill soon tumb:e down.
II AEs wuo .1GrnEp N 1nB nt1TlE-
: General David Hunter, I
,. | second Of the nine diyiAions, Who opened
; tA,,le Of Ball R1u, is nov wealthy. retit
.. officer. residing in Washing:on City. He ne'
acquitted htnn self better than in this. actie
, An org.ns1 Virginia aholit:onist. ahead o.
army aud civil sentiment Upon the question
, .iasery, he ..s ri.iiess and eteHn otater, =
! his la:e1 career was nlop celebrated for =
lence than success.
General Tyler. who commanded tho Fl
Division, 10 ftM alive, taweAlths citizen Of C'
necticut, essired, and engaged IN large eo!r
= | i,;.4aEr T. u1ittet, al,SerYa that in IdQssip