The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-22

Second Eew Hampshire, Col Gilman NarstoE
Eirss Hhcde ls,aed, 1ai J: 2. Ralsh, Secoo
g. ys l:'.nd az 30l n JOIN Senn; Seventy
Third divison-Col. Samuel P. Heintselmal
First brieade-Col. ". B. Franklin; Fifth Naasa
chusesh, Col. 8 Q. Lawrence; Eleventh Nssss
siusetss, Col. George Clark; First Minnesota, Col
ARTILLERY, Capt. J. B. Ricketts Second brigade
Col. Orlando b. Wilcox; Eleventh. New Yorh
Lieut.. Col. n. l. Farnham; mirty-eighth Nev
York Col J. H. Il. Ward; Firt MICHIGAN. MAJ
A. I. BidweIl; Fourth Michigan. Col D. 4
Woodbury.; Battery D. Second United States Al
tilery. Capt. Richard Arnold. Third brigade
Col. Oliver o. Howard; Third Maine, Maj. H G
staples: Fourth Maine. Col. H. G. Berry; FIT
Maine, Col, N. H. Dunnell; Second Vermont, Col
Henry Whitney.
The Fourth division, Gen. TheodcE,
Runyon. and the Fifth division. Col. Dixol
S. Miles, were engaged. The command
in the Fourth division we're the First
Second. Third, and Fourth New Jersey
militia: First, Second. Third, and Fourth
New Jersey Volunteers. and the Forty.
frst New York Volunteers. In the FIFTH
division there were the Eighth New Yorl
Volunteers, Twenty-ninth New York
Thirty-nint New York. Twenty-severti
Pennsylvania, Barkwoods New York Bat
terry. Sixteenth New York, Eighteenth New
York, Thirty-second New York, and Bat
teries A and G, Second United States Ar
! tillery.
The composition Of the Confederate army
| was:
Army Of the Potomac-Brig. Gen. C. 7. Bcaure
gard; First Brigade, Brig. Gen. NJ. L. Bonhams;
Eleventh North Carolina, Col. W. W. Kirkwoodi
Second South Carolina. Col. J. B. Kershawi
Third South Carolina. Col. J. II. Williams; Sew
enth South Carolina. Col. Thomas G. Bacon;
ond brigade-Gen. r. S. Ewell; Fifth Alabama,
Col. R. f Rodes; Sixth Alabama, Col. J. J.
Seibels; Sixth Louisiana, Col. J. g. Seymour.
Third brigademGen. D. r. Jones; Seventh Ms
sissippi, Col. W. s. Featherstone; Eighteenth Mis-
sissippi, Col. f. R. Burt: Fifth South Carolina.
Col. N. jenkins. Fourth brigade-Gcn. James
Longstreet; Fifth North Carolina. Lieutenant
Colonel Jones; First Virginia. Major F. g. Skin.
ner; Eleventh Virginia, Col. s. Garland, IT,;
Seventeenth Virginia, Col NJ. d. Corcc. Fifth
brigade-Col. r.. st. George Cooke; Eighth Vir-
GINA. Col. Eppa Hunton; Eighteenth Virginia,
Col. II. Z. Withers; Nineteenth Virginia, Lieut..
Col. J. B. Strauss; Twenty-eighth Virginia, Col.
r. 7. Preston; Forty-ninth Virginia (three COM
panies), Col. william Smith, Sixth brigade
Col. Jubal A. Early; Seventh Louisiana. Col.
liam Barksdale; Seventh Virginia. Col. J. l.
Kemper; Tventy-fourth virpinia, Lieut.. Col. r.
Hairston, jr. Evans ccmmand-Col. n. G. Evans;
F Fn, sih c, nai,sion MAI slaan
Cavalry, Capt. W. r. Terry; Artillery, Lieut.. G..
S. Davidson. Reserve biigade-Gen. T. II.
Holmes; First Arkansas and Second Tennessee.
unattached ,, infantry Eighth Louisiana, Col IL ,;
Hampton. Caval.y-Thirtieth Virginia. Col. r.
c. W. Radford; Harrison's battalion. ten in
dependent companies. Artillery-Battalion Wash
irgton ARTILLERY DAD, Maj. }. B. Walton; Alex
Latham's ya.), battery. Capt. H. C. latham;
Landon Va.), artillery, Capt. Arthur L. i,eaves;
Shields Va.), battery. Capt. J. c. Shields.
Army Of the Shenandoah-Gen. Joseph c. john
etnu E,r-f briUa1a-nriU Zen Jackenu
Second brigade-Brig Gen. Barlow. Third brigade
Brig. Gen. b. +. Bee. Fourth brigade-Bng.
Gen. L. X. Smith; artillery mboden's. stanards.
Pendletcn's, Albertin's. and Beckham's batteries
Cavalry-J. Z. b. Stuart.
The strength OF McDowell's army was:
Tyler's division, 1886 men; Hunters de
vision. 2,eiS; Heintzelman's division. 9.777;
Runyon's division, 5,7J2; Miles division.
6,2O7 Total, 1890. Deducting the di-
visions assigned to covering communica-
tfons and the reserve force at Centreyille.
the offensive strength of Mcdowell was so
reduced that the actual numbers of Fed
erals engaged was 1876.
The strength OF the Confedere.es was:
Beauregard's army, 21,SS3; Johnston's
army, S.SS4: Holmes brigade, 1855. Total,
81, 672. The number of Confederate troops
engaged was 1858.
The News i'm Washington.
Nicolay writes: THE loyal people Of
Washington were rejoicing over victory
steadily reported during the greater part Of
the Gay, when suddenly at about 5 O'Clock
came the startling telegram: General Nc
Dowell's army in full retreat through Gem
treville. The day is lost. Save Washing
ton and the remnants OF this army"
General Scott, it is said, refused to credit |
his astounding intelligence. Nevertheless
he put the Alexandria and Arlington |
lamps into activity, sent confidential NO |
ice to Baltimore, called re-enforcements |
rom Harrisburg and New York. and sug- |
,ested to General Mcclellan that he come |
Town the Shenandoah Valley with such |
roops as might be spared from West Vir- |
yinia.
OF Bull Run the Federal historian says: |
1T is in its political aspects that the bat |
lie becomes a great historical landmark. |
TO say that the hope and enthusiasm OF |
he North received a painful shock Of hui |
and disappointment is to use but |
/ mild description of the popular feeling. |
This first experience of defeat or recogni
ion of even the possibility of defeat was
nexpressibly bitter. Impatience and over
,agerness was chastened and repressed. |
md the North reconciled itself to the pain
ul prospect Of tedious civil war all the
more readily because of the necessity of |
pending every energy to immediate prep
ration on a widely extended scale.
II the North was cast down by the re-
ult of Bull Run the South was even in
reater ratio encouraged and strengthened.
BULL Run became to the unthinking
of Southern invincibijity. To
he more cautious leaders the event was
fiattering to inspire them with
ull confidence in ultimate success. Per-
APPS the most potent influence of the bat
lie was upon foreign nations, which now
,oked upon tire Confederate States as
elligerent of great expectations; while
hat eagerly to the new and promising
ED of contraband trade"
General Johnston. in regard to the bat
e of Bull Run. writes:
1.-The Confederate army was more dis
rganized by victory than that of the
nited States by defeat. The Southern
olunteers believed that the objects of the
ar had been accomplished by this victory,
i'd that they had achieved all that their
,untry required of them. Many, therefore,
ignorance of their military obligation.
IT the army not to return. Some fastened
their homes to exhibit the trophies
cked I'D on the field; others left their
giments without ceremony to attend to I
bundled friends. frequently accompanying | I
EN- to hospitals in distant towns Such Z
ere the reports of general and staff Off I
rs and railroad officials. Exaggerated 8
cas- Of victory prevailing among the I
oops cost US more men than the Federal
my lost by defeat.
AN OFFICER REPRIMANDED.
csult Of fhc CourtM..xs., srA I