, 1876-07-10


| divtnlon, Runyon's formed apart d Menonell's
| forrr, blt va rot unite available Al the battle
nf the 2lst, boing occupied In gilafd!nE INC com,
q tho nEn5 sS, IT, e. .ha esstst sa
ree,nont rse e beinr i mcs IN r.ar Of Ccntroyilt II
viii th,Abc seen TINT, ns Mcdowell only crnsscd
1s,OoO ncn over Bail Run To attack At,oit Y,
tx6 Of the enc,ny, fats reserve, not n'1hfAt!ilF
lunyon'a division, was hit little less III NUMBER
! than lts attacking fosec.
| ONE Or TIE CONDITIONS
nnacr which Gen. Mcdowell con.untsa 10 tho
movement hgaist the enemy at MsRaa,s. Tes
Valley, Under Johnston, who were theti heiilg
confronted and SURPRISED 10 ne held y, check tY
tho Federal army ,t,itscr MAJ Tim. Pattersono of
nlttcd to unite with the forGcs OF neanrcgart'.
| Tiia was expecting moro tlinr could DO per-
formod unlssa Patterson l'nA heon 9Eaarcd ta
va, heaarcsard ~ s;N,ner }earns len, ~ Of , Melow.
ellis advaNro IN the l7eh o. July than dqlinston
was ordered by the Confederate authorities to
form m Immediate Junction at Manassas with
eunslstlhg Ut infantry, caSary, and artillery,
| amounting To about t,s,a bri1nlo, wsrn also Or
dcrca to join Dsaurcgarl Tho rromlsed ar,
neanrcgartl 10 depart from his resolution to act
upon Ito defcnsive. lfo determined TO attack
Gen. Mcdowell At Centrcvillo as. soon q he
.ho ns assured p the ns1. nys It Sf 'DG Dss
was To hate portion of johnsto,l's army MARCH
ison The valley by WAY Of Aldtp, and attack Nc
DoNell In rear and upon hts right flank, while
WI st s snon.a aa .lss .i,an.,oucH ~ am n.isa II
sro"' r,.is or. t s' iaoss,rcgn1, nmH .nhnston
linz III forces Of botl s6uui he United wcst Of
Bull Run, and marched to tho direct attack OF
@"' isoe IN run,,tAuun az ru,s pLAx
1osr,o srTivs1 IHs9Hh ~ Sams,saa nt mon on tho
SatI tH r.. s,rn.,,i;r', ,hc hotti. AMI hr;nT
scni',s @ ia ~ Hs Hsaurrrar IL ranK he nomiaallT ~
V hut as.e,,t.nr To- Vcaust'aarJ's n]aps; md Viz,
= ea'r"ui,at rrnartuhIe mt ti.o Fedarsi
- ~ y aa. .,,ManIor. ia as,, sanr.
,in,S ~ ntssrE thc ather M t,,s ANNA tlay tho
S!.t ill., II Conf cenfe5ersts 6saersl " iedassa so
5.W h,nre @ hcor % hs ,inss wore ssraIlad by No
noNeli; % b[s lesis!nn iii IL tlals matter bs1g in.
ausnced BY by two circumstances. One ze Taz tbc
mon, wh"'e tn eses th" d,esSver, o.v.. Nv.
optIh' oIpst h'our. hctnrn darirht thai lin pe1eyal
stn srmv Waa seif n,yaneins Is tho sttask, bSa,t
aIaitinr aH T III, sdyersar;,s sttask Il half.past
o'rork In" m morn;nl, ot tha aist.
IoaaonIrr "nrrar,ly thst Mcdowell was not
w IL. rsptra ~ HonHh,s Enri1
ns y W n,creto i,aaptlv oe"inst H. rirhf nrnr
tt H. ~ XIII I,a %rHray,a A. an,nnr diernvcrril
sho Hm ynnycmSnt ss; ~ Hnnttrs an!i cfntsenian'a
is,s no ~ mas ~ ovnr and aron Ma ]nft aa;
a.ssv"s IA fnfn1n,r i,;s IN wng in reaslfnass
aesrs III to ivIsioi, ~ snnr, If. ~ H.
iatter lo should i'd eross ssil Dufl iiuR.. -
nne aa n we nr,r 70 ske
Ieagnat"d sraasIs,Ss n Bult Inn tbsn had hnen n
asiinstcI - 4'N'' A'"s' ''"11 'S 'S~.
"'i ''TSs pdtst, frst ,,,n announcing
I'LL !G t..;,s ,,er,. .,iv,.inn tn fan ~ IN,
%as Ga lfum A{lefs ulV.on LILY mi, ~ sons .no ao
ae',lo tSI; ma ,rnnn. ~ Wm".cr;s ;livs-
ioa s,',,x ssaae T. sa.s2 contact With tho snssn,
AeT nnse cv1 !nyor tha .trcam, hoth Hunter and
ucG ose1 e1 yS' r., anny MI
sG9,1 sn1pe MIs op,i5. Ses VIM batS "nt, sha
ss vi Wsgo WI sbo to crosa and
t,ps, tts l., X, .tt'b Rsa,,,c.ari .nnn Air.
ticGta y Ill., rai spo a., II
!. reetlan 4 1 bis advsrssfy's movemsn., dsc!dsl
counter sttak ny hy hn hhronlpg II, rgst
H1ns nnio,, SH1 Ms,is ~ Fnr1s mi endtn1n1ine +" a.
with @ his s1e,uy exactly what tho latter wus At
a., e ss it1;s m.G III. sU r,,sLt ont Hr
te,nPtn6 WIZ "t..o AS W.. ,tsH ~ 49,. s
tus s,an W Eun.t"yiiIe and ;h.sre M"iSo1eIs
~ % u ~ I'll th! ,nnvcmsnt wHirs
,SaSa scnt 4, EVnll m the gisht nisearTie ad
ath ttme wa 10 Iost Sc!9FS thc mistake could
na reet.,,ea: l. va .s, ,u, oor,,,,u.r.
!, a.. .i,t - 1hn eo.n s a. hni shIs t%,,t,o
7 nyement @ @ bcen IN S.tu,nntcd. .s troons sont Il
II all probability A. eSst 'sla have 6ssn sla !,
fae& " san md hs an1 Would haye bcun bo
rHnI ro.sli ~,hsn jstnr in thn eay. HenIIrrr rrard
a au Ni ~ ~ Ht,y;,"s ,vat ~ ro5,.lnn hSfor.
tns sHnc.cssiM, r sii4sneo of iIuntsrs. iicntsie
u nr,s saS sud Fyl crs ay,sion. Snn,fiv move,
% @ - esMa,,in % ~ ~ Term hIs rfahf tn 3hs srr,
oYety sGeaps t.nnn @ tx III iIs n,p.nar, ~ nu *
10 nVat ~ ~ ~ .,.jttus - T.SA rn1,iiI4
{,, sa!n{ssn ~ ena INT bsHs w snisVed coMnittn W.
. tasy oTsr Il, ts Gunfe,lcrat" forcss upnosed i
t9sy ovaI ~ o IT, ~ In,I mn -. !.
n! nn t.,1s tno hern M p%;ival nnan tha hattIo
e 6cla oi ths Conicderate irouns fFpm lie Valley
= Sn." ,asntnv ~ tritirai tn scad liz hi
~ Mayuu T., ~ n.,ist",eratnse farnr y. '1' '~
N H9 M SnG h s,,1n y, In .r,
% ,so sn'uot% .a0 " ~ .norsrd nsrh.ns IN ri
srnns sS an " batt,a i,Srka mt ,by tia,
G5nw,siI w rstrtcd mt WIKI resrkahla nj,
f'a Up ~, ". ,rnt hs heHn :om.l;y fo1ss
a! aren 1otl @ H. hHu n r. adsra raSs
oati,a ,'Tn nnssn..inn nun nf ths Warro,,ton t,,sn,
lnsMiupg frnn thn Atona hrtdra. Il II know
t%,t 5E Ro,,re.o1. .lto arn,v IA