The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-10
ALABAMA BOYS IN THICK 0F FRAY Occupy Position Once Held by
 St0neWaII Jackson CAPTURE TWO REGIMENTS Brandon's Regiment Will Go to Wash. ington Sunday Intact and Will
 Leav- for Home Mon-
 day Night.
CAPTURE TWO REGIMENTS

Washington, September 9.-(special)- The Alabama boys played a prominent part in today's battle which is the last of maneuvers. The Alabama regiment, which is under the command of General Brandon, were on the line established near Stone House.
 General Brandon realizing he was sur rounded by the enemy, gave orders that his troops retreat to the rear at midnight, as his position was not a good one. Promptly at midnight the entire regi- ment, without any commands being given, withdrew quietly, orderly and quickly to Stone Bridge where Stonewall Jack son made his famous stand during the civil war.
 The Alabama boys occupied trenches that were occupied by the Fourth Ala bama during the first battle of Manassas during the civil war. They captured dur ing the early hours of the morning two regiments from Maine and New Jersey. and they also captured two rapid firing guns. The Second Georgia made the counter flank with the Ninth infantry and surrounded the Alabama troops, but 
 Run as the Alabama boys had blown up Stone Bridge.
 Breach in Texas Line.
 Had it not been for a break in the Tex as line, which was on Alabamas extreme left, allowing the enemy to come through Alabama would have bravely held her position, but the deadly flank fire caused her to fall back. The Alabama boys held he on at ha a, "a secured from the support.
 While the boys were holding the posi- ton at Stone Bridge Gen. Joe Wheeler rode up smong other observers and the Alabama boys gave three cheers as he came in view The Alabama regiment will go to Washington intact Sunday night leaving for home Monday night They will break camp Sunday after noon.
 Begins at Midnight.
 The final day of maneuvers was begun at midnight. At that hour the forces un- der General Bell, the aggressor in the movement against Washington, were pushed forward toward the lines of de- fense. The tread of infantry as they marched to orders delivered in hushed tones in the dark, the shifting of the huge field guns, and the click of the cavalry horses hoofs against the stony roads, all combined to invest the historic Bull Run battlefield with spectre return of the days of '62.
 When the first glimmer of day came. however, the spectre vanished and in It's place was all the hustle and hustle of modern warfare The troops had rested since o'clock in the afternoon; they had been well fed; they were doing their last turn at the war game. All this com bined to increase the animation and ex- citcment of the moment
 Hostilties began early. A crack at the blue uniforms was the first desire of the browns and the fight was taken up prac- tically where it had ended the night be- fore on the Wellington pike near Page alnd lane
 Waiting Game Abandoned. The brown force seemed more inclined to push the blue with greater vigor The waiting game which had been played hv General Wint with his blue force was not so easy to maintain. General Bell was eager to locate the main defense line. This line rested securely behind Bull Run in the extreme eastern end of the war zone, and If it is to be assaulted the rear guard of blue will have to be pushed back with greater rapidity than was the case yesterday
 General Corbin brought the maneuvers to close at o'clock this morning At that time General Bell with his brown army, had advanced across Stone bridge. pushing General Grant back. and also had swung large part of his force from the left wing to the entire right flank of General Grant, and put them across Bull Run at Sudley Springs.
 The maneuvering on both sides was pronounced of the highest order The spectacular feature of the mornings work was the battle of Stone Bridge. General 1 Grant had strong line of defense on the east side of the stream. consisting of Prices brigade, including two battal- ions of the Alabama regiment and an- other in the rear and detachment of l engineers.
 Coup Cleveriy Executed. 1 The brown force which had approached | the bridge consisted of Barry and Re- gan's brigades. The attack was made by the Second Massachusetts and Twelfth | New York. They were driven back twice with great losses after advancing under l heavy fire. Just as they came up for 1 the third time, the Ninth regulars start ed in fording the stream below the bridge | and came up in the rear of the blue force. | This movement was executed so cleverly | that the blue force were not aware of l their danger until the infantry was with | in twenty yards of them.
 | The umpires ruled out all of the force at this place as either killed or captured. | Previous to this the browns had brought up two machine guns within range of the rifle fire of the blues. This movement was not covered by any fire, the guns were ruled out of action. The umpires ruled that the bridge was blown up by the blue army and the brown troops which were brought up in force had to ford the stream In the meantime the brown force ! which had crossed Bull Run at Sudley had made its way down on the blue side. A blue line was formed back of the bridge and was being pushed hard by the | brown force, which also had formed in | skirmish line for advance.
 Umpire lnterferes.
 Just as the two lines were becoming | actively engaged the brown force from | Sudley poured an enfiading fire intosthe | blue line from the right, and had not Colonel Wagoner, chief umpire. sought | cessation. the blue line probably would have been completely surrounded by the | brown force.
 1 lStill further back and to the right the ] remainder of the brown force which