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1 w ~ 1AlneSVlfi0. HOOkerD division OF
| Heintzelman's corps moved from Warrenton
| junction along the railroad and at Kettle
run, close to Briscoe station, struck Jack
sons ieft which was Ewelrs division. This
was the afternoon Of August 81 Eweu re-
| tired toward Manassas. About 300 men on
each side fell in this smart brush. Jackson
| moved east over the fields of the first Bull
Hun to Centerville Pope was between Jack
son ana Longstreet the latter being west
OF the Bull Run mountains near White
| RAINS but Jackson made a detour to the
| northwest from Centerville to Sudley and
extended his right to Groveton so that he
would touch Longstreet soon after that Of
fcer should pass through Thoroughfare
Gap
This was August s. Jackson's right,
| comprising Taliaferro's division and Law
tons and Trimbles brigades OF Ewelrs
division, colllded with Kings division of
| McDowelfs corps, which lay across the
pike between Groveton and Gainesville The
engagement was severe, and was brought
10 an end by darkness. There was no senSi-
Die change of position or advantage as a
result of this fight. but during the night
king withdrew southwark toward Manassas.
Pope praises Kings forces but SAYS: That
| this division was not reinforced by Rev
nolds and Sigel seems unaccouutable."
General Pope also reflected in some degree
| on General Mcdowell. All the officers
named have presented their cases, and all
| men Interested have formed their opinion.
Assault on Jackson.
| morning of August 90 while Lees army
| was still west Of Thoroughfare Gap" This
brings the narrative to the morning of the
| 10Th. Reno and Hooker were near Center
Vile; Kearny was on the pike between
Centerville and Groveton; King was at
| Manassas Jackson occupied Stony Hills or
Sudley mountains, behind the unfinished
| Sigel opened the assault Jackson at
| dawn one mile east of Groveton. Hooker
| and Kearny co-operated. Pope reached the
| field at noon from Centervlle. The battle
| was then in progress at several points along
| Jacksons front, the battle-line being at
| that time about two miles long. There was
| lull in the fighting about noon. Pope
| says he was waiting for Porter to come up
| from Manassas by a road which would have
| brought him down on Jacksons right flank.
Porter says Longstreet had arrived and
was across his front with double the num-
| Der of men that he Porter) commanded.
| Longstreet corroborates this.
Fighting was resumed pretty much along
the whole line at 1:3O. and continued till
dark The Union troops, who had been
| marching and fighting since Cedar Noun
| tain on August 8. renewed their attack on
Jackson the morning of the 3Oth. There
was no longer any doubt in the minds Of the
| Union officers that Jackson had been Joined
| by Longstreet. The confederates were fight
| ing extensively.
General Pope. on the Goth. had called on
] Washington for supplies He says the men
| ana army nOrSeS naQ De6n without rdtlOnS
| or forage for two days. He tells that at day
| light on the Both he received from General
| Franklin dispatch written by direction of
| General Mcclellan, that rations and forage
| would be loaded in wagons and on cars at
| Alexandria as soon he (Pope) should
send cavalry escort to guard such trains.
| Pope says his cavalry was broken down
and was still fighting thirty miles west OF
Of Union troops. General Mcclellan has
said that all his available troops had al
| ready been sent to Pope.
General Pope, In reviewing his campaign,
| wrote: 1T was not until 1 received this let
| ter that began to be hopeless Of any sue
cessful issue to eur operations. but felt 1t
to be my duty, Notwithstanding the broken
| down condition Of the forces under my
| command, to hold my position
Union Retreat Begins.
The morning of the Both Porter, sIgel,
Reynolds and King hurled their commands
| against Jackson's right at Groveton, and
Heintzelman and Reno against his left at
Sudley. Ricketts, was brought around from
| the Union right to the left, and went in
after valiant work. was forced back, and
| the Union left assailed furously by
| Jackson's right and Longstreet's corps.
| schenck's. Reynolds and Ricketts, divisions
| and suffered seriously. Porter's corps was
| reformed and renewed its attack, perform
| ing, as Pope admits, distinguished serv-
| ice." Union attack and repulse, confe1er-
ate attack and repulse followed each other
| in quick succession. Renos corps was
brought around from Sudley, and re-entered
| the battle at Groveton. At dark on the 30th
| tho Union line had been forced back about
half a mile from its advanced position. It
| Is chronicled that there was no confusion
| in the federal ranks.
Eat dark" writes Pope, 1.-The enemy took
possession Of the Sudley Springs road, and
was In position to threaten our line OF COM
munication near Stone bridge. The result
OF the battle OF the Both convinced me that
we were no longer able to hold our position
so far to the front and SO far away from
the absolute necessaries Of life. suffering,
as were men and horses. from fatigue and
hunger. and weakened by the heavy losses
| in battle"
At pm. the Both, the corps commanders
were ordered to withdraw to Centerville,
four or five miles nearer Washington than
was the battlefield Reno's corps covered
were left in possession Of the corpse-strewn
fields Of the second Bull Run.
council Of war was held at Centerville,
September 1, at which 1t was determined to
press on to Washington, 1t having been
ascertained that a considerable force of the
enemy was between Centervilie and the
capital. The engagement at Chantilly,
where Kearny was killed. followed Pope
| fell back to Fairfax Court House. and Sep
TENDER 8 was on the hills overlooking
Washington.
The Losses.
The loss sustained by the Union army in
the second battle of Bull Run Is not known.
1t can only be approximated. The losses
in the several engagements fought by forces
under the command Of General Pope be-
tween the rivers Rappahannock and Po-
tomac were not separately reported. The
foremost authorities represent the loss in
Pope's army as follows: Killed, LAT;
wounded, S,452; captured or missing, 1928;
| total. 1852 The loss by death and wounds
was incurred in the main at Bull Run Au-
gust 20 and 80.
The confederate loss August % and 80,
| as reported, was: Killed, 1853; wounded.
1872; missing, 100; total, 9,474. This loss
was divided between the corps Of Jackson
and Longstreet as follows: Jackson's corps,
killed, S71; wounded, BIB; missing, 10.
Longstreet's corps, killed. 663; wounded.
4.016: missing, "a.
It Is agreed by many authorities on each
side that the statement Of casualties is too
small.
Historians who have devoted their talent
to telling the story Of the second Bull Run,
and who, II suffering from sectional bias.
have not made their affiiction apparent in
their writings. place the effective strength
Of Pope's army at 83.0O0 men and Lees