Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-08

When the fighting took place Buck hill was
timbered in oak, but the land has been
cleared since the war, and this summer and
autumn was cultivated in corn.
The Henry Hill.
The Henry hill in 1861 was planted In
corn, but 1t Is pasture land now, and the
north slope OF the hill Coward the pike
shows a good deal Of scrub pine and sassa-
fras bushes, sumac, golden rod and briers
The Sudley road, worn little deeper than
when the Union troops used 1t as partial
cover in gaining the eminenGe. runs runs along ,h
the west side of the farm. The title to the
property remains in the Henry family. The
tomb of Mrs. Judith Henry, who was killed
in her bed during the fight, is in the yard,
and next 1t Is that of her SON, VINO llVed
there till his death in 1898. A nephew OF
Judith Henry owns the historic farm now
Little board signs, painted white ana let
tered in black, have been stuck mere ana
there about the grounds as markers. There
is one between the house and the Sudley
road inscribed: Col Cameron killed here
another southeast of the house. across the
field Gen. Bee killed here" etc The
point at which Kirby Smiths brigade from
the Shenandoah valley came upon the field,
deciding the battle against the Unlon' Is
pointed out, and so is the ran renee along
which Jacksons brigade was marshaled
and where that brilliant officer was given MS
soubriquet of 'Stonewall." The extreme
southern position of Ricketts, and Grifhn 8
batteries is SHOWN, ana an elm ticC SiO"S
where Wade Hampton was wounded: Inc
central part of the battlefield has not oeen
titled for twenty years, put the aoJoliInS
fields continue to yield pathetic mementos
of the dread conflict.
On the oath of last August a grave was
found by the side Of the Sudley road nail
mile south of the battle line ana INSIDE
the confederate position The man had peen
buried near the road, which is sunken, and
the washing and wearing down of the road
side bank exposed the skeleton. Inc Dones
were reverently collected and inferred IN
the confederate cemetery at Manassas IN
that little cemetery the bones OF thousands
of men, collected from the surrounding
fields have been buried beneath Manassas
sandstone monument which bears this leg
end:
Dedicated by the Ladies' Memorial Asso-
ciation of Manassas on August 81, 1889,
to the Heroes of virginia and her Sister
States, who yielded their lives on July 10
and 81, 1861 and August 90 and 80 1867, IN
Defense of the Confederate Cause
Bodies Removed to Arlington.
When the war closed the bones Of hun
dreds of men We're gathered from the Union
positions on the fields and removed to Ar
lington, where they rest under the monu-
ment to the unknown. About three years
ago farmers clearing a piece Of land near
the junction of the Warrenton pike and
the road from Balls ford to Sudiey unearth-
ed the skeletons of several Union soldiers.
They were also removed to Arlington.
At the rear Of the Henry house, immured
in the shade of Cd red cedars, is a rude
monument TO Union soldiers who lost their
lives on that field. 1t is inscribed: In Mem
Dry of the Patriots who fell at Bull Kun.
Erected June 10, 1865.
On the west side of the Sudley road. OPP
posite the Henry field Is the Chinn farm,
across which large forces Of Union troops
moved in 1anking the confederate position
on the Henry hill and over which, in the
afternoon, Kirby Smith moved in thanking
the Union right. 1t continues in possession
of the Chinn family, several members OF
which live in the old house. The Lewis
house, southeast of the Henry house, and
which was Gen. Johnston's headquarters
during the battle. Is still occupied by Mr..
Lewis who lived there while the battle
was on. He Is courtly old gentleman who
delights to tell visitors how cannon balls
broke through and through the house. The
Robinson house still stands. 1t is located
northeast of the Henry house and close by
the pike-side.
ckburn's Ford.
Should the veteran search for Blackburn's
ford, where the old Manassas Centerville
road crossed Bull run, and where Richard
sons brigade of Tylers division came in
contact with Longstreet and Early, the af-
ternoon Of July IS. 1861, he will encounter
some difficulty. The bridge at that ford
was destroyed and the road at the crossing
was abandoned, travel therefore being by