Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-25
ABOUT BULL RUN.
Kennedy Marshalls Account Of the
Wild stampede-HOw RenryJ. Kay
mOnd and DIR Russell OF the London
"rimes" Rode Like Mad for wash
nf the eaSi0n

fngton-humors of the Occasion.
Probably the best description of the
wild stampede which followed the
battle of Bull Run ever printed, ap-
peared in the Pittsburg Dispatch re-
Gently. The historian Is Mr.. Kennedy
Marshall of Butler, Pa, prominent
lawyer, and brother to Thomas Mar
shall, the Pennsylvania stalwart who
some weeks ago declined nomina-
ton on Cameron's state ticket. MIR.
Marshall at the date of the battle was
a member of the Pennsylvania legisla-
ture, and with hundreds of persons had
followed the army to see the rebels
crushed by Mcdowell. Mr.. Marshall
was accompanied by Henry ]. Ray
mond, editor of the New York Times,
and DR.. Russell, the famous war CORE
spondent of the London Times.
Raymond, Russell and l." began
Mr.. Marshall. "were seated on the
roadside taking lunch, at o'clock
in the afternoon. While we were
talking together we heard locomotives
whistling over the Manassas railroad.
The trains stopped in cut out of
sight. Pretty soon out marched a 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 Patterson. The
panic which had sliced our troops
when these fresh fighters hurled them
selves at the Union lines, already tot
tering with exhaustion, was wilder
than anything in military history since
three Austrian soldiers, coming out of
the woods to surrender after the battle
of Solferino, put the whole French
army to rout for a time. Regiments
that had stood up to their work brave
10 since 9 o'clock in the morning melt
ed away in few minutes at the sight
Of the gray charging columns. There
was no knowing what force was behind
Smith, and Hunters men didn't wait
to see. They took the road toward
Centervslle, pell- nell, every man for
himself. The infantry charged their
own batteries, cut the horses loose,
jumped on their backs and went to
the rear at a gallop. Russell disap-
peared on the tide at the top of his
speed. Raymond drifted away from
me, and | didn't let many pass me in
the race myself. 1t was the further
the faster, and after covering what
seemed to me about five miles, drop
ped exhausted beside the road to
rest.
"By and-bye Raymond came along.
lie mad found his barouche and he
| took me in. We whirled along in the
crush of ambulance3, artillery horses,
privates, officers and camp-followers
on foot, ladies and politicians in car
riages, 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 confu
sion. There were many amusing incl
dents. Earlier in the day had noticed
L. L. McGufin of New Castle, since
Judge of this judicial district, now dead.
He was carrying water to one of the
| field hospitals He had been one OF
| the 'On to Richmond crowd, had come
| down TO stitfen up the presidents spine
and was loud in advocating a vigorous
prosecution of the war.
"He was a large man and wore a
long linen duster When the rush to
the rear began he ran with the rest.
He was fat, and as the crowd gradually
swept past him he at last began to
think the rebels must be almost within
grasp OF his flying buster tails. Blind
with sweat and dust, he tripped on
| log and fell fiat on his stomach, or as
fat as he could fall on such a round
stomach. A zouave, who was hard at
| his heels. came down with emphasis on
top. Mr.. McGuffin was certain that
the Philistines were upon him, and
with weak endeavor to roll mis- eyes
around, that he might see his foemans
face, exclaimed 'Great God, gentle
men, can't this thing be compro-
missed p
"Refore Raymond and l had driven
far an ordinance wagon crashed into
our barouche and demolished it. |
mounted one of the carriage horses.
Raymond vas in despair.
"Get on the other horse" | cried.
"But | can't stick on.
"Then good evening; I'm going to
Washington
"'Hold on; can ride behind the
niger exclaimed the distinguished
| editor, and he was about to Chamber
up behind the colored driver, when
carriage drove past with some congress
men whom he knew and he got IN with
them.
L galloped away, but before had
gone far | saw regiment drawn up IN
line across the road, with fixed bay
onets, stopping the fugitives. | took
to the fields, executed flank move
ment and got past with a few others.
When / came TO the little field tele-
graph office, near Fairfax court house,
| was riding ahead of my party. A
wire had been laid out thus far and
dispatches from the field were carried
here and wired to Washington. The
last messages sent had told how our
troops were driving the enemy.
"'What news from the field cried
the little operator, with his finger on
the key.
"'Our men are routed. They are
running this way shouted back to
him as l galloped past. He cut loose
his instrument, tucked it under his
arm and took to his heels. When the
next orderly came with dispatch, he
found the battery dismounted, and
! lIltI WIZ HOW L w uC lI4S b4Sb W
carry the news to Washingt on.
"I overlook Ball Run RUSSELL and
we rode together for while; but his
horse was tagged and mine was fresh,
so l soon left him. After that / rode
foremost and alone. At Balls Cross
Roads l was challenged by Dutch
sentinel Ben Morgan had my pass
through the lines, but had an annual
over the Pennsylvania railroad signed
by Tom Scott. l showed the sentinel
the name of Scott, told him it was
General Winfield Scott, the command
-in-chief, and he passed me through.
l got over the long bridge at Washing
ton at O'Clock, just as the countersign
was being given out for the night. I
rode up to Wizards hotel, through
streets thronged with people, wild with
excitement over the favorable tele-
grams that had come in from the front
The bras bands were out in force. and
somebody was making 4 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
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