The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-10
[T-nbuued from last week.)
BY IL. \. s.

fCoutinaed from last ~eeh.)
.-Fnr the benefit OF the u Ill
reader a few wo ds OF explanation
i \ rthern army was drawn up be
~ the Rappahanock river, 40 miles 10
# Washington Ci;y. Gen. Lees
II COS 70 have a small detachment APP
pa :, front octhe Yankee position, &C;
,. boldly as if about to push across the
five shallow fords, to attack the
ais as they stood. But behind all
y: tuss at the fords, the bulk of the
marching towards the left to
La around. and get in behind the YAM
n virtually enclose them. Gen. j.
= S,ul-t's cavalry led the head of the
hing e,lumn; then came Jackson,
=, ..avalry;' then came Longstree:s
.,. .g,labie - and last y Gen. A. p.
y whose men were making the feints
he fords) to follow on, OF charge
I-,erly after the Yankees if they started
, IN away.
Ygu will see that it was a p~erilou-
,s depending upon Pope's stupidity.
T,r what if the Federal General should
.,lienly advance aud crush A. P. Hill,
,r ,~lrprise Longstreet, or fall upon Jack
,oo-tep men to one This last wa
ub,t he really tried TO do,-in a blind and
bun.iering way. Gen. Jackson, as VIC
.,fd last week, had rashly thrust himseli
with IS, 900 men directly behind Pope's
main body, and in front of Fitz John
Porter. with Hein5z,eman and Franklin>
corps only a dozen miles away! If the
Yankees. or even one halt of them. had
r,unced upon jackson they would have
DESTROYED him-which would have DIES
tr,yed Lees whole army, situated as it
was.
Pope began to swell Ike a toad, and
ttjeyraphed to Washington hat every
thing was turning out just as he wished
that Jackson had blindly Numbered into
his trap. and now he would be -bagged,'
not a uan, horse or wagon escaping
"IF YOU WANT To HAVE A GOOD
TIME.-JlNE THE =
These words which were the battle
song OF the ga cavalier. "Jeb'' Stuart,
were being illustrated at Pope's ex-
s.u,e. After Jackson marched through
T~horouEhlare Gap to get in Pope's rear.
Gen. stuart set at work to raid on
tie Yankee Reserve Camps and Wagon
Parks which lined the roads in all direc-
tons.
He surprised the Federal brigade at
Br.Stoe Station, capturing many prison.
ers. 10 locomotives. and one hundred and
ffty carloads of provisions, and army
supplies. Then he followed the Rail-
road TO Cattlett's Station, directly be-
hud The Yankee army, where lie cap
sured Pope's ..Headquarter train" Of SO
wagons, with all the "Bully's" camp
equipage. private papers, mess-chest,
and MS new uniform dress coat. This
garment was sent to Richmond and ex-
hibited in a show Misunderstanding
much merriment; for Pope had issued
a pompous order, declaring that no such
pt-ises as "Rear-Iuard.' Lines of Re-
treat" or the like, would be allowed in
h.s army.
Stuart found $4,000 in Pope's chest,
and great "plunder." He then gallop-
Ell to Manassas. and captured nearly half
a mile of cars. wagons. horses, suffers
stores. etc. etc. one of his jokes was
10 force the Yankee telegraph operator
TO send a telegram t, Alexandria order
in a train load Of mules and wagon
harness 10 be sent at once. as his own
We're worn out. A Northern paper
81 the train load was actually des-
patched but this is doubtful.
Next day a good deal of skirmi> him
eu.Ued. The Washington authorities
suppo>ing that it was merely a cavalry
rald-sent a brigade from Fairfax to
raute stuart. They were easily whip
led. Then two brigades of Pope's men
attacked Ewell at Bristoe, and were
smashed in an ambuscade.
But these things showed Jackson thai
he was being crowded on three sides
- he decamped during the night TO.
wards Sudley ford. of Bull Run, anC
drew up his men along the turnpike
from W%arrenton to Alexandria-whici
was Pope's path of retreat.
Jackson's line Of battle lay along
sight ridge about II miles west of til,
turnpike, and as all the next day eau
gust 21th), the grey coat warriors lay OF
tie grass on the brow of the Ridge, they
could see the Yankees marching alons
the turnpike, apparently unaware tina
10000 Rebels were within cannon sho
@. them. with cannon unlimbed. read,
10 hurl the deadly shot and shell!
THE FIRST DAYS FIGHT.
J~ackson's plan was to lie quietly unit
/ ugstreet came through Thoroughfar,
Gap az miles in his rear and then pitcl
Into the enemy, andlet Longstreet com
tH his rescue when things got warm
But towards evening, he concluded tina
something must be done to stop tn
steady stream OF Yankees going alon,
tie turnpike. He therefore sent for
ward three or four batteries 10 pitch
shower Of shells where they would d
tie most good. The Yankees imagine
a thunderbolt had fallen. But thei
generals knew the right thing to dc
Those guns must be captured, or drive
OF! a strong division left the turnpik
and advanced across the fields t.
wards Jackson. 1t was nearly nigh
but there was time enough for son