The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-11-11
INCIDENT OF BULL RUN.

Journal relates the following anecdote
Of the late Joseph Glenn, of Cincin-
natl
When General Mcdowell marched
from Arlington Heights TO fight the
frst battle Of Bull Run, "Joe Glenn"
was then in Washington, and hired q
horse and accompanied the srmy as
correspondent of the Cincinnati Ga
zette. On the day of the battle, Glenn
rode along with Schenck's brigade,
and remained where it held position,
close by the stone bridge, during all
the day of the fight. When the battle
was ending, aud the head Of the panic
came dashing along the Warrenton
road, Glenn started 10 mount his horse
and fell back on Ceptrevile, but the
horse had been swept away by the cur.
rent of horses, men and wagons, and
poor Glenn had to make foot journey
to that village. This he did in his pc
culiar leisurely way, and having quite
an aversion for fast travelling, took his
time for it. He went slow and the
panic went fast, and before he bad
reached Ceutrevilie that terrible exhi-
bition of human passion and indivld-
ual decentralization passed him. In
the rear of the panic all was calmDess
and peace. Over the bills east of Cen.
treville, and heading straight for
Washington, dashed ON the Wild havoc
of men, horses, wagons, and artillery.
Glenn entered Centreville Just at dusk,
considerably tired and leg weary. He
went to the little tavern where he had
taken his breakfast the morning be.
fore, called for something to eat, took
a candle, went to his room, and wrote
letter for the Cincinnati Gazette.
This occupied him until twelve o'clock
that night, and having finished il, ne
retired to bed and slept sweetly until
morning. In the morning early he
took his letter, went to the landlord, 4,
and asked him to send it at once to
Washington, so that it could go the
next day to Cincinnati. The land
lord looked at him in astonishment
and said, They have all gone to
Washington. There is not a Federal
soldier or Yankee in town. They are
all running north. pursued by the Con-
federates, aud are by this time on the
other side of the Potomac" Glenn
was puzzled. He was the last of the
Northern army in Centreville. II,
had written his letter aud slept sound
ly surrounded by soldiers who would
have been but too glad to get his scalp
or to have taken prisoner the CORES
pondent of the Cincinnati Gazette
Had the landlord known who his guesi
was he would have turned him over tt
the Confederates at once. Glenn tool
in the situation at glance, and walk
ed out of the tavern to the hills cas-
of Centreville. There he saw nothing
but Confederate soldiers and the Con
federate flag. The thing to be don'
was to get away from there, so GLEN
struck for Washington .by the mos
direct route. The day was a disma
and rainy one, but the correspondent
of the Gazette made good time, an,
arrived in Washington about dayligh
next morning.
As soon as he arrived he began I
inquire for his horse. Ten thousan
loose and riderless horses had ru
back. to Washington, or been capture
by the enemy. No man who had los
horse in that miscellaneous retrea
back to the capital ever dreamed Q
getting it again. Joseph Glenn, how
ever, had notions of bis own, and h
concluded to advertise for his horse i
the city papers. He did SO, and hi
friends all laughed at him for 1t. Bu
Joe" had confidence in the virtue {
printers ink, and the sec md day afte
the advertisement appeared a soldie
rode up to his boarding house and il
iquired for him. Going to the doc
the soldier told him that he suppose
it was his horse, as il suited the descriI
tion in his advertisement, and pointin
to the hitching post, there stoo
Glenn's horse, saddle, saddle bags an
all. Joe" Was delighted, paid Il
soldier handsomely, took possession
the horse, and turned the laugh on b
friends.
Who would ever have thought
stopping at Centreville and writing
letter at such time and with sic
surroundings? Who would hay
thought Of advertising for horse, 10
in such terrible retreat as was mac
by the Federal Army at the battle
Bull RunS And who would have po
sessed the luck to get the horse, e.
cept our old classmate, old friend, bl
now deceased, Joseph Glenn2