New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-10-18
First News Of Bull Run.

frODaoly the best description of
the wild stampede which followed the
battle of Bull Run ever printed, ap-
peared in the Pittsburg Dispatch recent
". The historian is Kennedy Marshall,
OF Butler, Pa. u prominent lawyer, and
brother to Thomas Marshall, who some
weeks ago declined nomination on
Cameron's State ticket. Mr.. Marshall
at the date of the battle was q member
of the Pennsylvania Legislature, and
with hundreds of persons had followed
the army to see the rebels crushed by
Mcdowell. Mr.. Marshall was accom-.
panied by Henry J. Raymond, editor of
the New York Times and DIR. Russell,
the famous war correspondent of the
London Times.
Raymond, Russell and l." began
Mr.. Marshall, ''Were seated on the road
side, taking lunch, at 8 o'clock in the
afternoon. While we were talking to-
gether we heard locomotives whistling
over on the Manassas Railroad. The
trains stopped in cut, out of sight.
Pretty soon out marched lot of soldiers
in gray, with a stand of brigade colors.
and came at double-quick across the
field. 1t was Kirby Smith with the last
installment of Johnson's army from
Winchester, which had eluded 'Patter-
son. The panic which had seized our
troops when these fresh fighters hurled
themselves at the Union lines, already
tottering with exhaustion, was wilder
than anything in military history since
three Austrian soldiers, coming out of
tire woods to surrender after the battle
OF Solferino, put the whole French army
to rout for time. Regiments that had
stood up to their work bravely since
9 o'clock in the morning, melted away
in few minutes at the sight of the gray
charging columns. There was no know
ing what force was behind Smith, and
hunters men did not wait to see. They
took the road to Centreville, pell-melf,
every man for himself. The infantry
charged their own batteries, cut the
horses loose, jumped on their backs and
went to the rear on gallop. Russell
disappeared on the tide at the top of his
speed. Raymond drifted away from
me. and l did not let many pass me in
the sace myself. 1t was the further the
faster, and after covering what seemed
to me about five miles, I dropped ex-
hausted beside the road to rest.
':By-and-by Raymond came along.
He had found his barouche and he took
me in: We whirled along in the crush
OF ambulances, artillery horses, privates,
officers and eamp-followers on foot,
ladies and politicians in carriages, and
200 or 800 steers, all making the best of
their way to Washington. A drove Of
cattle had been driven out behind the
army to be slaughtered after the battle.
They were stampeded with the rest and
added to the confusion.
II got over the Long bridge at Wash
ington at 9 o'clock, just as the counter
sign was being given out for the night.
I rode up to Wizards Hotel, through
streets crowded with people, wild with
excitement over the favorable dispatches
that had come in from the front. The
brass bands were out in force, and
somebody was making . rousing On
to Richmond speech from the balcony
OF the hotel. l walked into the office,
under the sound of his inspiring words
knowing how soon those cheers would
be hushed to whispers of alright. Chad
wick was keeping the hotel then, and
as pushed up to the desk he stared at
me. bare.headed and streaming with
dirt and sweat as ! was, and finally rec
ogniziDg me, asked me where had
been, and what was the matter.
~ come from the front Mcdowell
Is licked out of his boots, and the wreck
of our army is not far behind
Chadwick Owed back into his pri-
vate Office with scared face, and In
few minutes came back and took me
with him.
There sat Gen. Mansfield, who was
IN command of the troops around Wash
ington, with bottle Of champagne be-
fore him.
Mr.. Chadwick informs me, sir,
that you report our army retreating.
Are You military man, STRIP
IS No, SIR
: g Then. how do you know, sir. that
they were not merely making q change
OF front or executing some other mill
tary maneuver, sir?'
'''Well, General I replied as calmly
% could, while the gray-haired old
martinez eyed me sternly, II saw whole
regiments throw down their guns and
take to the woods / SAW artillery men
cut their horses loose from the guns and
caissons and gallop away. ! saw OH.
Gers, men, Congressman and Texas
steers running neck and neck down the
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