Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-19

jefferson Davis came up from Richmond and
rode out from Manassas junction to the field
where he arrived after the federal stampede.
1t is obvious that he was greatly elated. but his
dispatches to Richmond recuunting the victory
were surprisingly moderate in one. consider
ing its importance to himself and the south.
AS a closing commentary it may be noted
that while the confederate generals were ener-
getically and IN many instances ably supported
by their subordinat throughout the contest
some Of McDowells brigade and division COM
manders were worse than useless. In fact. on
the Union side it entirely soldiers and
not an officers fight And it is to palpable
lack of leadership from top to bottom that We
may ascribe the primary cause of the Union
rout. The loss inflicted on the confederates is
proof that McDoweli's troops fought well
enough. No. such opportunity for victory
often occurs in war. and had they been put
into battle in the right form the confederates
would have been routed.
EFFECT OF The BATTLE
Thus the first victory was with the enemies
of the government But even the defeat had
its compensations. Naturally the south was
very much elated, but its joy assumed such an
exaggerated phase as to encourage the conceit
among the chivalry, which in these turbulent
times rose to the surface like froth on eddying
water, that the war had been ended by one mag
nificent blow, and the only question remaining
was to settle by treaty the line of demarcation
between the 1.-TWO countries" Never was there
a greater mistake than this.
While the self-satis1ied south was fatally be-
quilting itself into state of careless over-confi-
dence, the north, suddenly awakened from
some of its illusions, but i'll nowise cast down,
began manfuly to grid up its loins for the
great contest it now fully realized for the first
time was impending. Bull Run was terrific
shock. but it frightened nobody. 1t simply
made the northern people mad. What follow
ing Sumter had been mere impulse. an evan
escent wave of passion. crystallized into cold
calculating determination to conquer the slave
holders rebellion after Bull Rum
OFFICERS WHO ROSE TO DISTINCTION.
Many of the Union officers who were present
at Bull Run to high rank in the army af-
terward. Col W. L. Sherman who died two
years ago, ran through all the grades of briga-
dier, major and lieutenant general and sue
ceeded Grant as full general in command of
the army when the latter took the Office of
President, March 4. 1869.
The Bull Run officers besides Sherman who
became major generals were: Brigadier Gem
erals Irwin Mcdowell and Robert C. Schenck;
Colonies A. McD. McCook, first Ohio: David
Hunter. third United States cavalry; William
b. Franklin. twelfth United States infantry: \.
fantry; +. d. Reyes eleventh United States IN
fantry: Oliver 0. Howard. third Maine; AL
fred II. Terry, second Connecticut; Hiram g.
Berry. fourth Maine: Israel b. Richardson.
second Michigan: Henry W. Slocum, twenty
seventh New York: Ambrose Z. Burnside first
Rhode Island; Lieut.. Col. Julius Stahel, eighth
New York: Major George Sykes. fourteenth
United States infantry; Captains H. G. Wright
and Amiel w. Whipple, United States en-
gineers; Charles Griffin, fifth United States
artillery, and James Il. Ricketts,, first United