The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-05-08
SAVING THE NATION.
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assist in the attack upon Jackson. Mcdowell
is still left on the south side of the pike Long
street sees the mistake which Pope has made
and improves the opportunity.
His whole line advances-fve divisions
Evans, Anderson, Kemper, Jones and Wilcox.
They have been concealed in the woods They
come into the open field west Of Mr. Chinns
house. McDowelrs cannon begin to thunder.
His front line is line of light Pope quickly
sees his mistake, and Sigel and two brigades of
Ricketts, divisions, under General Tower with
twelve cannon, 20 upon the run across the turn
pike to join Mcdowell. General Sykes, with
two brigades of Regulars, hastens TO the Henry
house hill, and also Reynolds, with the Pennsyl-
vania Reserves McLeans brigade of Schenck S
division is on Bald Hill. Sigel, seeing how
hard pressed they are, sends Schurz's division
to help them. The conflict is terrible around
the Chinn house. Colonel Koltes and Colonel
Fletcher Webster, son of Daniel Webster, the
great statesman, are killed. General Tower is
wounded.
Passing over to Longstreets lines, we see
Hoods division cut to pieces fourth of the
troops killed or wounded.
Anderson's is almost annihilated. In one bri-
gade of five regiments every field officer ex-
cept one is killed or wounded. The ground is
slippery with blood around the Chinn house.
despite all the efforts of Longstreet to drive
them from the position by direct attack, but
the Confederate troops are creeping round to-
ward the Henry house.
General Pope sees at last that the battle is
going against him. He must mold his ground
till the trains can get across Bull Run. The
retreat begins-the troops in front of Jackson
slowly falling back. The Henry house hill
must be held to the last, and there, on the very
rla hot
Of Bull Run took place, comes the last struggle
of the day. Longstreet sadvances but every
attempt TO drive the Regulars under General
Sykes ends in failure. The sun has gone
down. darkness is coming on, but there are
still lines of light on the Henry hill where the
cannon and muskets flame.
Eight o'clock. The cannons are silent. The
battle is over. Lee has won victory. The
Union troops are retreating across Bull Run.
There is no panic as in the first Bull Run bat
tie. Lee has suffered so severely that his tired
troops can make no quick pursuit. The mis-
take of Pope IN thinking in the morning that
Lee was retreaGng; the mistake of ordering
Reynolds north Of the turnpike; the mistake of
attacking Lee at all west of Bull Run, have re-
suited IN disaster
CHANTILLY.
September l. 1t is rainy morning, but
Jackson is on the march, crossing Bull Run at
Sudley Ford, where Mcdowell crossed it when
he marched TO the first Bull Run battle. He
marches north, then northeast along country
road till he reaches the Little River turnpike
and then turns south. He is northeast of Centre
vile, and is aiming for Fairfax Courthouse to
get once more between Pope and Washington.
1t is a hazardous moment, for Longstreet is far
behind and Pope has been re-enforced by Sum-
ner and Franklin, who have 10000 men.
Pope discovers Jackson's movement, and
orders the army 10 fall back towards Fairfax.
At Germantown is the junction of the Little
River and Warrenton pixies. Hooker and Reno
and Kearney are there, when Jackson, just al
dark, comes down the Little River pike, files
into the woods and fields south Of Chantilly,
near Ok Hill. 1t is nearly dark when A. p
Hill begins the attack. Branch's, Hays, Trim
bles, and Gregg's brigades advance but are
hurled back by Reno and Kearney. 1t is an
attack and repalse with severe loss, TO Jackson
but the Union army suffer a great loss in the
death Of General Stevens and General Kearney
Once more night comes on, closing the battle.
CONSERVATION.
/ How suddenly things have changed. In
+ June. Mcclellan was so near Richmond that he
+ could hear the church bells of the city. and
now Lee is knocking al the gates of the CAPT
1 tai. The people of the North are amazed
/ They are divided in opinion as to the cause o.
the disaster. One party attributes it all tC
I General Pope's want of generalship. Another
party laws the blame upon Mcclellan and Fitz
+ John Porter Officers who believe that McClel-
f Ian has not had a fair chance ask that he may
i be reinstated. Washington is filled with wound
cd. Officers and soldiers have doleful storie.
I TO tell of Pope's mistakes.
General Halleck eonsults with the President
and together they think it will be best for the
army to fall back TO Washington. Genera
Pope is relieved Of the command and General
I Mcclellan is reinstated.
No hour of the war 50 gloomy as this to the
+ people of the North. They have raised grea
army have poured ont their money; but the
/ great army which three months ago was 81
near Richmond is lowering around Washing
I ton, while the army of the Confederacy, flushed
with success, is preparing to invade the North
The newspapers in Richmond and Charleston
are jublant over the victories won by Genera
I Lee. The newspapers of London are predict
4 ing that in very short time the flag Of thu
C0nfederacy viii wave from the dome of TIL
4 Capitol and that Jefferson Davis viii be ia tn,
White House.
Was there any faltering on the part of tn,
/ people Of the North in this hour of disaster
/ None. They were just as loyal as ever Mel
! who before had had no thought of enlisting
save that this country needed them, hastenet
/ TO join the army The CONSERVATION quickl,
passed away. Cool-headcd men saw that Gen
eral Lee could not captnre Washington; tina
the disasters had come not through want 0
bravery on the part Of the Union army, bu
through bad generalship, lack of cooperation
and want Of harmony between the officers.
ITO be continued