The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-10-11
no SHAFT TO BEAUKEGARD
HE South I,c1ninlcI OF I lis, NIate.llcssS
Services.


The favorable and unbiased opinion
expressed by educated military men Of
three Of the lcaiinr warlikc nations Of
Europe mus; therefore. be deeply
gratifying t. Louisiana, and, indeed
to the whole south. whose armies he
led viii, conspicuous ability.
10 recall zen 'caurcgari ; accom-
pli lIn,nt~ whether at NIanas sas.
shiloh, Charleston. or before the be,
lcAgurrcd town Of Petersburg, j. to
evoke great memories. scenes ana in
rld"nts on slurendpnS lines, where
his ability III preparation, execution
and precision came up to the most
elevated standard Of military require
mcnt under conditions 50 adverse that
before their contemplation the mind
rccoiis in pcrturbc,l astonishmcnt.
On July II l-I;l, the parcau1ry Of
war was g:oupcd along and around
Bull Run and Stone Bridge, where
l'canrcgarl had under his command
II ,S.;3 men. .)ohn>ton's 5 forces, ar
riving on the 18th and 10Th. were
placed in support
The positions Of the Confederate
forces along Bull Run were: At Union
Mills Ford. the extreme rglt, I.wcll's
brigade, supported by Holmes dcni-
brigade. constituting the lst divisions
ut Mclean Ford. ID. Il. Jones bri-
gadc, supported by Sarly 5. the ID di-
vision at I'lackburn's Ford, Long
streets brigade, supported By Jack
son division Of the Shenandoah forces.
the 81 division. at Mtchell's Ford
Bonham $ brigade, supported by Bar
tow Of the Shenandoah forces, the
18th division, and covering Island,
Ball S and Lewis fords. and the Stone
bridge were Cookies brigade and
Evan $ dcni brigade with Elzcy's Of
the Shenandoah forces, constituting
the 9th division, on the extreme left. .
How the battle Of Manassas that
summer day opened, surgcd along the
Warrcnton and Ccntcrvillc turnpike
roads, cbbcd and flowed around the
fords and the historic Henry House,
grew fierce and furious. with conflict
ing success and failure, wancd to flare
up anew, until victory perch ID upon
the Confederate banners, has long
since passed into history.
Gen. }eauregard's official report
says as one Of the thousand incidents
Of the fight:
AT a. IN. Jackson brigade, with
lmbocen's battery and five pieces of
Washington battery (Washington
Light Artillery were sent to take
position along Bull Run to guard the
interval between Cookies right and
Bonham's left. Bells and
Bartow's brigadcs, $500 strong, were
sent to support the position at Stone
bridgc. III 3 a. III. isurnsidcs bri-
ged" debouchcd from the wood and
hostilitics began. For over
one hour the Confederate forces stood
tho attack of $500 infantry and eight
pieces of artillery, in which were six
12-poundcr rincd guns and two Dahl
"rcn howitzcrs."
Then rcinforccmcnts came up to the
Federal forces. Two brigadcs of
llcintzclman division, with Ricketts,
light battery of six tcn-poundcr riflcd
guns, opened up fire on lmbodcn'
command. which had been reinforced
by his rifcd pieces of the Washington
Artillery. Evans Bees, Barlow s
regiments, with two companies CT tile
llth Mississippi, under Lieut.. Col
Fielder, and six pieces, under imbo-
den .and Richardson, washington
Artillcry,) fought desperately to hold
their position against two divisions Of
four strong brigadcs, of which seven
teen companies were regulars. Sher-
man $ and Keycs' brigades, of Tyler's
division, six thousand strong. coming
up in support, forced back the Con-
fedorate lines, after long and pro-
tractcd struggle.
With the mention of Beauregard'
name comes back to memory incidents
and pages Of the great struggle in
which he played so conspicuous
part, while those who fought under
him, those dauntlcss men of the glo-
rious Washington Artillery, and others,
scattered throughout this peaceful
Southland of to-day, will greet with
profound pleasure the news that a
monument is in contemplation to COM
mcmorate his services, and quick will
be the response to request for them