The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-11-16
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centre, and our own forces, after u sharp
conflict OF an hour and Q half. occupied
the 4eld Of battle. With. the, dead Of the
Grovet'S brigade Of Hookerts sdivi&on3
was pattioularlX distiHgdished-by aSle.
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OF thesehemy aines1 and pApetsatiug to
the third beforei It could be checked"
Gen. jackson, after breaking the rail.
road, and destroying the immense stores
at Manassas, which could not De removed,
had moved TO the old battlefield Of Ma
Masses, TO await the hrtival Of Gen. Lee
with Lopgstreet's force. Early on the
morning OF the Goth Of August, he had
taken position on the old unused rail-
road grade near that field, and there,
with his three divisions. of less than
20, 600 men, he had received and repulsed
Pope's successive attacks. The last at
tack was made on part Of the line held
by Gregg's and Thomas brigades. These
two brigades, after gallant resistance,
and when their ammunition was ex.
hausted, retired a very short distance 10
the rear, and were awaiting the advance
OF the enemy, determined to resist with
the bayonet. My brigade then advanced
pact them, drove the enemy back and re-
gained the position in the railroad cut
which the enemy had occupied. This
was the last attack on Jackson's line that
day, and is, presume, the one so glow.
ingly described by Pope. At the close
OF the day we held our whole line intact,
with all our dead and wounded in our
handa-as they had remained all the
time. Those brilliant and determined
bayonet charges, 30 often mentioned by
Federal commanders, were like the play
of Hamlet, with the part OF Hamlet left
out. No one ever saw or felt the bayo-
nets, unless some poor wounded
soldier lying helpless on the field. All
was done by Jackson's command, except
an affair, about dusk, between Kings
division, of McDowell's corps, and the
advance Of Longstreet'a command.
which began to arrive between IL A. NJ.
and IL M. in the day, but did not engage
in the battle until King made his ad-
vance, under the idea that jackson was
retreating; which was very great delu-
sion.
In despatch dated $50 A. NJ, the
3Oth, Pope says: "We have lost not less
than 5000 men killed and wounded; but,
from the appearance of the field, the
enemy lost at least two to one. He stood
strictly on the defensive, and every as
sault was made by ourselves. The battle
was fought on the identical battlefield of
Bull Run. which greatly increased the
enthusiasm OF the men. The news Just
reaches me from the front that the enemy
is retiring toward the mountains. I 20
forward at once to see. We have made
great captures, but I am not able. yet, to
form an idea of their extent"
During the morning and forenoon,
attacks were again made on Jackson's
line, but Longstreet did not come into
action until the afternoon; when, by the
combined attack, Pope's army was driven
from the field aud across Bull Run, with
terrible slaughter.
Pope says, in his report:
Every indication, during the night of
the 29th, and up to 10 O'Clock on the
morning Of the 30th, pointed to the re.
treat of the enemy from our front"
Further on, in the same report, he
s'ys:
and the morning of the Both, the advance
of the main army, under Lee, was ar
irving on the field 10 reinforce Jackson,
80 that by IL or o'clock in the day we
WOAo oOhAkOhtc0 ~ 1OICoS BFe6Gly bup6-
rior to our own; and these forces were
being every moment largely increased by
fresh arrivals Of the enemy in the direc-
tion of Thoroughfare Gap"
General Lees whole army, At second Ma
nassas, did not amount to 50, 900 men. It was
composed Of part OF the army which had been
at Richmond during the seven days, and at
least two divisions, b. II. Hills and MoLaws'.
had not arrived-they had been left behind
to protect Richmond until the whole OF
McOlellan's army got Of. Popes army had
been largely reinforced from McClellan's. the
whole Of which had landed at Alexandria, and
W part Of the troops OF Burnside'e corps.
lately from North Carolina, under Reno, 8, 900
strong.
At 5:45 P. NJ. on the soth. Pope telegraphed
TO Halleok:
'"The battle was most furious for hours
without cessation, and the losses on both
sides very heavy. The enemy is badly
whipped, and We shall do well enough. Do
not be uneasy. We shall hold our own line. !"
To this, Ha!leok replied:
..You have done IoS!y. Don't yield another
inch, yon can avoid it. ALI reserves are
boing sent forward"
Yet, after all OF McClellan's troops had
arrived to his aid, and before another gun
had been fired. Pope teiegraphed to Halleok,
from Centreville, At 0.45 A. NJ, 3lst: