Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-20

the Federal army fed in confusion from
the field toward Dudley Ford, while the
center and left unmolested marched off
hastily by the turnpike to Centerville.
Considering the length of time In which
the troops were engaged, the losses were
small, about 5000 in killed, wounded and
missing on both sides together. In spoils
| the Confederates captured twenty-eight
rison flag, ten regimental colors, sixty
four artillery horses, with their harness,
twenty six wagons, and camp eQulpages,
clothing and other military property.
The Confederates could not press the pur-
suit, because they had only two or three
cavalry companies, and thus their victory
was only as complete as one gained by
infantry, and artillery alone, and they
raw, could be-. The routed regiments and
companies, though impressed, feared in
Perception and the belching forth of
masked batteries on all sides, and quick
ly resolved themselves into pell-mell
mass of fugivives rushing hesdlong to-
ward Centerville. Perhaps there never
was before seen such panic as there was
visible on that Warrenton turnpike.
Bull Run crowds Of curious spectators
had gathered since the dawn to enjoy the
novel sight Of a real battle; among them
were members of Congress, politicians,
editors and reporters, photographers, suit
| tiers, sports, men and women, gay
party, in word; betting, laughing, feast
| ing and drinking from baskets of cham
payne, all collected to witness the defeat
of the rebels. But, 10! Twenty minutes
to five.
| Hark! What's that? Only the victori-
Gus cheering ringing louder and louder
down the Confederate side of the stream,
until it reverberates deafeningly upon
the idlers, rushing them frantically this
| time son to Westinghouse After that the
road was not open--as it was closed, but
furiously lively. The van of the fugitive
troops Immediately followed. Soon for
three miles things became mixed up. On
the run were teams, wagons and caissons,
numbering until broken down and desert
ed; horses cut loose, suffers teams, pr
vate carriages telescoping upon each
other amid clouds Of dust and hubbub Of
sickening sights and pitiable, angry cries;
hacks containing unlnckey spectators
were smashed like egg-shells, and the oc-
capants lost in the melee Cthis French
word suits just here, and no other horses,
wounded and wildly flying from the
field, galloped at random in their death
agony, increasing the horrors of the STAN
peie; the wounded soldiers appealed, un-
needed of course, to feet riders to take
them up behind; the saved artillery and
cavalry Numbered on and smashed all in
their way; buggies and light wagons
tried to pierce the rear of the mass Of
heavier vehicles, solicited and moving
imperceptibly, while the cry Of Cavalry
is coming" added terror each moment
throughout the huge, confused throng.
Thus went on this rout until Centerville
was reached, and the spectacle of we'll
formed reserves under General Miles gave
hope Of safey at last.
During the day courlers had been dis
patched with reports to General Scott at
Washington, and each one arriving was of
course eagerly hailed in the streets and
questioned as to the tide of battle. "How
goes the iight?" asked gentleman just
| from Boston of q dust bespatterel Gov
ernor who, on his part, had just "got in,''
and was leaning up against lamp post
AS far as I am concerned" he replied,
''the battle is going on very well.n The
Confederate soldiers, who afterward
marched over the route, found and helped
themselves to many luxuries, clothing,
caps, boots, shoes, pistols, oranges, cakes,
barrels of sugar, coffee and crackers,
TASKS Of whisky, beer, soda and wines
such profusion of good things as was
spread out on either side Of the road had
not tempted them in their camps around
Manassas and Bull Run.
Washington was in fear of an advance
of the flushed victors while Richmond
confidently expected it. But it was en-
tirely out of the, question, that raw band
of sharp-shooters,s almost as much demon
allzed by victory as their opponents by
defeat, could stand the slightest chance
of capturing Washington, because it real
ly was we'll defended, naturally and arti-
ficlally. In not even harboring the
thought of such an attempt Johnston
showed the first clear sign Of being an
able General (whose ability was afterward
SO signallY tested). True, then and since
he was blamed for not "taking Washing
| ton," by the partisans of JEFF Davis, who,
| DE 1t remarked, arrived from Richmond
and rode upon the field about a half-hour
after the termination of the battle, and
the last of his foes had left it; but this
attack was inspired by Mr.. Davis himself,
who managed to entertain throughout the
war special spite against the successful
Confederate commander.
This memorable quarrel between JEFF
ferson Davis and Jospeh E. Johnston
dated from the time the first was Secre-
tary under Pierce. Floyd succeeded
Davis in the War Department; utneith-
er he nor Johnston Connected by family
ties) then United States Quartermaster-
Feneral, were men to tolerate dictation,
while Davis desired to run the machine
even after he had quit office. Owing to
their showing him of, he from that mo-
ment fell afoul Of both Of them and during
the Confedercy he had the mcompletely in
| his grip. After the fall of Fort Donelson
| he Inundated Floyd till death eased
\ him, and endeavored hard to damage
Johnston by Gripping him when in com
\ mand, and in removing him often and
| early about the somewhat scattered Dix
| iedom, thereby largely depr1ving lis own