Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-07
RCCOLLeCTlONS OF BULL RUN.
The first shot Bees W.. Zouaves--
Marching 10 Richmond to the Music
OF the Rand


recall III" march t. Enll Run.
Accompanied Ivlcr's DIVISION. which
49, ,r Il from Falls Church I" vienna.
/ rr-t afternoon. hear the music
of the haud, playing "lankec Doodle. .
ID" IiAgLt = clis:enlng from sword
and hlVnu,' Ih,rc = the steady
tramp. irau t.. tramp of the troops. as
II upon larljc. They are no longer in
camp. lat on the march that has be-
gan ahd the, A., on their way IL Rich
moni. - iIghtfall t,.ev file into tie
h'lt~. Aindi, their fires and cook their
cuii.,
n", any veteran recall the next
norm. tie ups, ting OF several
hIS"~ - hr = hv H." 2ouaves and the
hvar'.l Z ont Of the ,nragel insects,
put;''.c q. regiment to flight: | see the
u.'u rowing W their arms. gesticu-
LATIN = Will, md running for shelter
beneath straw stack. How thcv make
tic straw Il Horses and mules kick
AMI r.r
We como IN sight of Fairfax court
house. Iron the cupola of which aeon
fti'At' ilaS l. living. \ squadron Of
Confederate calvary ls stationed in a
meadow. and ten. Hawlcy. now seEa-
tor from connecticut. taking Il Sharp :
ri!l" from the hands Of a soldier sends
II bullet towards them. 1t is the first
shot II The campaign.
The rebels have fled, and we push on
toward Ccn,rrvlllr We see the ahan-
doncd carthvorks thrown up bv Beaure.
gard, with cannon recplng from the
cmhrasures The rebels. We conclude,
have spiked thcir guns and fled. Up
The hill IN advance Of the skirmishers
rush the correspondents III their eager
mes. 10 get news. to find that they are
quakcrguns logs If wood with painted
holes" to represent the muz2le-. che
enemy il not there. How delightful il
~ thi' gong to Richmond, TO the music
Of brass bands
When We went back to Washington
We did not stand on the order of orr
going. hut went. OF course we all
wanted 10 get back to send tho news to
our readers. and we went as fast as our
lcg~ could carr, us.
| recall William II. Russell, of The
London Times, eating his lunch under
the fcncchy the roadside, at Centreville,
who made all haste to get back, and
who was not near the battlefield during
the day. but whose letter had great
effect upon the British public, doing
more than anything else to make Great
Britain hostile to the north.
Memory recalls the scene on the bat
tlciield ut the Henry house when Elzey
made his appearance. beheld it from
the roof Of u house by the Stone bridge
Two great columns OF sulphurous smoke
rise above the two armies. | see the
struggle at the Henry house, the falling
back If the Union lire. the advance of
tho Confederates. Leaving my position
ran to Col. McCook Of the Second
Ohio aud told him of the charge. A
confused hum came to us from
the direction of the Mathew house.
\ moment later there was rush
Of fugltlvcs. l see q hack containing
some congressman from Washington
knocked into kindling wood by a pass
ing cannon What has happened l do
not know. but that there has been dis
nster il plain. An absence of body j,.st
at the moment is rs essential rs pres.
oacc Of wind. for sweeping up through
the woods is body of cavalry, and l
make the best time possible till | am
beyond Bull Run. If lamentable, it
was comical scene men white about
the lips. painting for breath, running as
fast ~ their legs can carry them-bag-
gage wagons, hacks, cannon, ambu-
lances. citizens, soldiers. horses. all in
hurly-hurly. That is the way We left
the field. We altered our opinion about
going on TO Richmond to the music OF
tie land