Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-01-27
FIRST BULL run BATTLE.

And her, the yeomans daughter!
FIRST BULL run BATTLE.
"Richmond was quite popular sum-
mer resort in July, 1851" said Mr..
Marshall, land Il great number OF North
ern people-politicians, Congressman,
gentlemen of leisure, ladies fonG OF 4
little well-rcgulated excitement, clergy
men signing for virgin territory, ana
business men seeking for speculation,
made up their minds to pay Il visit TO this
new capital Of the Southern COnfederacy.
Our army of gallant young recruits, led
by the valiant Mcdowell, under the direc-
ton of the sagacious Scott, was to 20
ahead. The Rebel sOldiers hal been
masscd ut convenient points in sufficient
furnish entertainment TO the VISITORS.
The campaign was to be huge picnic at
government expense, and | went along
with hundreds or Others to see The fun.
| was Il member of the Pennsylvania
Legislature, and the malaria common to
legislative balls had left me half an inva-
lid. Ben Morgan, Charles Spang, Jr., OF
Spamy, Chalfant & Co, John Shaw, then
flour Inspector of Allegheny county,
since burned TO death ut ScotsdLle, and
Charles Clark, of Clark Il Thaw, all
PittSburgers, were with me. Ihere
never was so large and respectable lot
of camp followers rs those who followed
our army out from Washington. Many
of the most distinguished men of the
countr, were there, and there was no lack
of good company.
ave were just begin in9 TO lire Of the
picI.ir, and were preparing to return to
Washington to spend Sunday, when on
Saturday one Of General McDowell's aids
told us that they were going to attack the
enemy that night There WIS apparently
no attempt to keep the matter secret. AT
O'Clock Sunday morning, July Il,
THE TROOPS BEGAN TO MOVE.
1--WE left our carriage and followed them
on foot. got separated from my party,
and fell in with Henry j. Raymond, OF
the New York Times. We followed the
right-hand column, under Hunter. You
know how the battle WAS fought ut first;
how their skirmiSh line was chased, their
batteries charged, and the entire left wing
of the Rebel army rolled back beyond the
Warrenton road. We whipped them
fairly in the early hours OF the fight, and
about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Raymond
and |, sitting beside the ROAD near the
Warrenton stone bridge, were well In
the rear of our advancing right. Ii was
a hotter day than this, and we we're tired,
half sick with the smell of powder, and
hungry. Along the road came Russell
on horseback, with big Erapsack OF
provisions behind him. He was al OLD
and had come provided. We
hailed him. and while he shared his lunch
with Us, told him how We were licking
them, and how we could serve the British
the same way upon OCCASION. lie had
driven ont from Washington since morn-
ing, bringing "A saddle i'm his carriage.
While we were talking together, we heard
whistling over Oh the Ma
nassas Railroad. The trains stopped in
a cut out of sight. Pretty soon out marched
a lot of soldiers in gray, with stand OF
brigade colors; and came at double
quick across the field. IL was Kirby
Smith, with the last installment of JChns-
ton 5 army from Winchester, which had
eluded Patterson. The paEic which seized
our troops when these fresh fighters hurl-
ed themselves At the Union lines, already
tottering with exhaustion, was wilder
than anything in military history, since
three Austrian soldiers, coming out Of
the woods to surrender after the battle OF
Sollerno, put the whole French army to
rout for time. Regiments that had stood
up TO their work brayely since 8 o'clock
in The morning, melted away in few
minutes at the sight Of the
GRAY CHANGING COLUMNS.
"Thcre was no knowing what was be-
HAD Smith, and Hunters men did not
wait to see. They took the road toward
CentreviIIe, pcllmell, every man for him
self. The infantr7 charged their own
batteries, cut the horses loose, jumped on
their backs and went to the rear at gal
lop. Russell disappeared or the ;ide at
the top of his speed. Raymond drifted
away from me, and l did not let many
piss me IN the race myself. II was the
further the faster, and afte- covering
what seemed to me about five miles,
dropped exhausted 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
artillery horses, priva;es,
and camp followers on foot,