Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-12
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DR.. w. 3. CONWAY,
Corp. Co. c, Fourth Regiment, VIr-
glnia Cavalry.


down and gently lifted him upon hts back
and bore him away to a place OF safety'
This was Lieutenant T. p. oliver, pros
porous merchant and most excellent
citizen of the city of Athens. Our soldiers
never resorted to such barbarous treat
ment of men as the water torture, prac-
ticed by the United States troops In the
war In the Philippines. Nor did we burn
houses down over the heads OF women
and children. (as witnessed in the valley
of Virginia), by the order OF General
Sheridan and approved by the United
States government at washington. Now
let us see what. on both sides, who were
interested In this first campaign against
Richmond; these extracts are from Of
fetal dispatches: General Scott to Nc
Clellan, July 1S: Mcdowell yesterday
drove the enemy beyond Fairfax court
house. He will attack the entrenched
camp Manassas junction today. Beaten
there the enemy may retreat both upon
Richmond and the Shenandoah valley.
may reinforce him Patterson to enable
you to bag Johnson" Secretary Cameron
to Governor Curtin, July IS: The Penn
sylvania troops were expected to have
Joined the forces going into battle this
week. I trust there will be no delay to
prevent them sharing the honors or the
expected battle" General Scott to NC
Clellan. July q, a. m: Johnston has
amused Patterson and reinforced Beaure-
gard. Mcdowell this morning forcing the
passage of Bull Run. In two hours he
will turn the Manassas junction and storm
II today with superior force" General
Scott to the commanding officer at Balti-
more, July 81: Put your troops on the
alert. Bad news from McDoweTS army,
not credited by me-" Captain Alexander
to washington: General MCDOWELL
army in full retreat The day Is lost.
Save washington and the remnants OF
this army. The routed troops will not
reform" General Scott to MCDOWELL;
Under the circumstances II seems best
to return to the line of the Potomac
President Davis to General Cooper, Ma
nassas. July 21: might has closed upon
won a glorious victory" Colonel Keri-
gan, at Alexandria, to Cameron, July ~:
"There are about 1000 men here without
officers; nothing but confusion" General
Mansfield to Captain Mott at the Chain
bridge, July %. Order the Sixth Maine
to keep these demoralized troops out OF
their camps" General Mansfield to Gen
eral Runyan, July %: why do the regt-
ments 1 sent to you yesterday return so
precipitously TO Alexandria without firing
shot?" w. II. Sherman to the adjutant
general, July %: ct have at this moment
ridden in with, I hope. the rear men Of
my brigade, which in common with our
whole army has sustained terrible ue-
feat and has degenerated into an armed
mob" General Scott to General McClel-
Ian, July %, a. M: "After fairlX> beat
ing the enemy and taking three OF his
batteries, panic seized McDowell's army,
and 1t is in full retreat on the Potomac.
Almost unaccountable transformation into
a mob of a finely appointed and admir-
ably led army"
These few extracts are enough to show
the utter rout of the Federal army.
Twenty-eight pieces of artillery, about
5000 muskets. and nearly 100000 cartridges,
a garrison flag and 10 colors were captured
on the field or in the pursuit. Besides
these we captured Ga artillery horses with
their harness, 26 wagons, and much camp
equipage, clothing and other property
abandoned in their flight. Would that we
could have ended at Manassas, and the
thousands of lives of the heroic men Of
the south been spared.
"Adown the coming years did beat
The pulse of hope. life seemed so bright
That little rocked we of defeat,
Nor dreamed such days should close in
night"
Athens Ca, May "a