Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-21
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| Euli Run.
To day beiig lhe 20h anniversary Of this
wt mlrabe battle, lew ex rycs ffou letter
from Manassas 10 tue Philadelphia nmss, msg
prove lntsrosslog!
MANASSAS, Va , July 9.
| Tine lapse Of twenty yesls has iets laa fields
aud wooded bulls un9n which tho battle Of Euii
| kur WA tought much RS .hey wers when On
that hot Sunday 10 July, 1861, the young ar
| mics of tue people for the tiest :ime ioned in
oombat At tb5 spot this montn twenty years
ago tho raw nucleus of the Grant Army CT tho
Potomac tell upon the tQa.Ily uad;scipliasd
euemy aud forced Ism through thick woods,
| across raVios, up hAiieS sod into whes PROM
ised 10 he uttet rout, bu. accident Of war turn
cd lho tida OF battle nnd ucder vIeorlu5 counter
attacks tue assslIants fad dIsmey4d 10 the banks
OF tie Pot0mso What tba wIier wishes tc
got down IN plain terms ls the appearance OF
tue battlefield no~ and the impression that tbe
! surroundings make upoa an sdmircr CT those
| who loueht.
"At the eud Of aix mile trot from Meosssas
| through pleasant country cf ts ms, the n; il
Interesting part OF the battlefield, Henry Il II, is
rerched
The Henry House stands upon Hsury Hill,
hat, bare CREST, the tis|d's K az poius, whence
came tho first great vu burst OF battle aud
across which forwards anu backwards tho con-
ten'il1K lides scrged from uoou uuti iae day
| VAS lost.
"Undsr The elm So. az elderly gantieman
bcnt.ina ouor what alterWai Us saw " r. lI.lic
text looks His soil bands heartily ex.snatur,
pointed ss sure lndQX 10 ts owacr as uue c,n.
coroed with The windows Of iearu,lg rather susn
with ,hcs7 long Ii, IS &. fs;loa Greiu 10 ,hu trsii
| or the reaper which, at tlat msneus was saen
| swinging slowly down dis,aaI Fairfax bill.
| i1e warmth OF lhe wclcjme uF hir Heu-
! ~, %hU Is q professor IL th. AeXandsI: Acld.
eny, 5000 made his visitor feel 10 us fulness
that whcn has BEEN 81 much praised 10,
pita'i'y Of tile cid tims Vwsioiau.
'Ea SO kind as to stsud uudsr this tree" be
SAID; "LhIs pont Is tue best rom Rhcn 70 study
the battlefield. Geoeral Sherman 10 regarded
It when be called hero som stime ago. | Was
citing 10 the Dtacs where you sew mo readiug
to day WHOM | ops:rVed the G-nersl approach.
log across tine 6sId. Ho csmu 10 tie house,
aud standing bere Doluted Lu. win wonderful!
accuracy The V-rlous posi.inns nci da:lng lha
battle. Look tv The cas-. o. this SHE oil that
Fairfax ridge lay the F,icral Army ca h.
Dixht bo ora Lue oatlle. The coua,rv there WAS
partly culvsed LhsD ss i! is COW. ku, turning
yUut eyes further moth, you sue iorest tx 90
dlnk 70 Tue sresm. I0rourh that forest, uuw
Of Iargsr xrowlb. Zoe Fsderal+, who wcrs to
Turn Bsauregaro's lett. moved cutting thar
road as they wenl, 20 Suiley SD,iags, WLcl
you see Ia tbs distance there 70 the north.
Thea orossiog Bull Ruo oome down directly
upuu this pa'nt. Now mark, sir! Tno Uonfod-
erata Col. EVais. 'Susuks,' as they crlrd tim,
aced Tyler just dOSo ihere Al the s,one br dxe,
on the WsIrea,on pike WciI, sir EIyaus,
,uSpec log something wrope, facad up a,reaal
and, With Coiouels Bae aud Bartne, threw uinl
sci! into he field just beyoud tho valley. 10
mska ioog story short, wnen ;ho Fede
trails attacking column, c,unsip hgudltd,
struck Evacs they thought Basuregsrd' >
whole army wss ID tncir from. Ii thsy
had pushed forward they would have
crushed Baauregard. No douot of it..
Evans With handiu! of meu, held tho NJ
Tor so hour and half and wien he was
forced back. he resreated 10 this plateau, whoIe
tue 6eicsst hghtiog was doue. Tns Uonlsdcr
atcs ran ps5t this house towards Genera sck-
son who had just posted ills blisado e, that
ridge few huadrod yards 10 tho north nas. Of
tho house. JaYkson's men Wers lying H,t Gn
the grcuud, but Jack4pu w,s nn ms horse. uc
sat tnere as still and stesdF.s: ss ,i,ia clocu.
msnt. Now aad theu he waved his hand 10 his
men, among whom thels wero falling asd
} around Whoso heads bullets were hyny lSe
bees in harvest lime. a colder ct that bri-
gade PAS here q few years RSo and ho told ME
tbst ho thought it 100 :iot 70 h,ay. He vas
slipping back when Jacks IN. 4eeiu.: lin. lif.td
bis han3. The fellow drupped ia,o his Fl .ce "
"As ho talked Mr. Henry led lis Visitor be.
yoad tho lawa 1910 q 6e!b whe,u grew long geg ss,
daisies. dandeons, duck weeds, piue this l. 1aud
thick Y matted blackberry sriara Srh;ly 10
adV7ucA and at thu turthof caco O. the deiti Hts
. u lins OF young 9lnss wtich il.9s s;.Grns u,
; siho, the battle, m,k:ng lie field narrower row
. than it wag than. boyaad th!a ytoT:h 0f sln4i!
pines stretches e vide Bel. Of oak til!bcr, .,cu
ts.acding. Eating blackputrie4 rs Ee walked
along We oaIne to slight gidso uea. the Woods.
II needed 90 cue TO explain tnsL this W s hera
!: Jackson stood like stoue wall. From TIL:
spot, Wuere bis horses hoofs mads their Me m.
orable mark, could !rac', BY tho red rosI~ bed
. Leading 10 Sudlry Springs, ous limo of Federal
spprosco. aud immediately below, Ia the Ii.tle
: valley OF Y ouu.'s Branch, c3uId $50 the War
t l,rsnsen pike that brought Uoi1n belp from Ii
( Stone bridge across Bull Rus. Far away 10
beautiful unduaiors roll pleasant f:lds and
sternIy 10 The background sill grow the very
oaks that once W:ro brui,ed and shater.d 10
. the shock CT Dstt!c.
u 'S;,ndlSg Hhers J,ck5an stood. it is ea3y Il
, | re people this beautiful Crest, aod with slight
eu0sI 'aLcJ uis iD tuo pici iuEc. taotleS aiiei
}. a hot run Of a niia and half, Bees man and
i Bsuoea buddle panic stricken =. The edxo Of
! tbs woods. The rs6s!s a7e routed. Tho hard
+ worked neu o! the Nor,h, driving constantly
forward, oroEo Warreuton real, push up tho
| bill and reach The plateau. Their batteries
lsweep tho crest aud send dea'h dealing ooie,
bissing NOT, iuto TIE aocds Bse is ia sore
:, xttenely. Hrs lag: /: SIT -ked wiit the smu
' If powder. His ey.s srs wild. His sRord il
10 Constant mo.ion sboTe his head. His voic,
lis Eu,ky for shots Of Command long sioce gave
4 plscs to whispers Of er:reay, Over the felt
! be c:mas 10 search Of Lis badly snitten runa
sa!s
General" be sxslEins. reaching Jackson
;. they are beating US back.
I: Sir" replies Jackson, I'VE will give then
1.-The bayonet." Again Bees sword waves en-