The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14


CONSERVATION when he learned that lack;
| son was n1readyin his rear Mt Manassas
and had cut his railway communities ton 8.
Lo1lgstreet, who was coming UP to join
! Jackson, was still two days march from
! him. Longstreet was following the road
around Pope e right, which il cksoit had
taken. AS a matter of fact, General Lee
| took what; would have been long chances
with almost any other of the Union COM
manders when he allowed Jackson to be
cut off completely from tho rest Of the
army, but 1t Is one OF the qualities of, a 4
great general to DO able to divine the
! character OF his opponent. And! General
Lee knew Pope, Pope cotid have Inter
| posed himself between Longstrcet and
jackson and crushed them In detail, a
favorite movement Of Napoleon s., and one
which Jackson had executed with l2onder-
full brilllancy In the Valley, when he had
whipped Shields and Fremont on Sue
cessive days.
Pope's Reinforcernents.
Pope was receiving heavy reinforce
ments Two corps and division had
been added to his strength since about
tho time ia kson set out on his thanking
march. On the morning OF the 9th he
I
his own and Sigel's corps on Gainesville,
40, 900 men In all, so as to lnterpose that
powerful force between Jackson and Lees
advancing army Gainesville Is on the
Manassas Gap Railroad, about twelve
miles from Manassas. Reno's corps and y
Kearney's division were to support this
movement BY moving on Greenwich.
| Porter's corps wns also to move on
Gainesville when relieved by Banks, wi
was at Warrenton Junction, repairing the
railroad. Had all this force gotten be-
tween Lee and Jackson there would have
been lots OF trouble.
Pope moved along the railroad with
TIooker's command. with the Intention Of
coming up with ] ckson at Bristoe Near
that place late in the afternoon OF the
9th Hooker came up with Ewells COM
mand, which jackson had left there while
he pushed on to Manassas juno ton a n
engagement, er.&aed, and Ewell. who was
lscompletely olltnumbered. Withdrew to
Manassas. Thinking there might be- a..
renewal OF the engag cement In the morn Al
! ling. Pope ordered Porter to move IN
from Warrenton j uncti ton. Porter did not
reach Bristoe until Q 10 clock the lilo w
| ling morning. but there was no need i Of
| This force when he arrived. h9S8ss
Is Pope was confident he would bag Jack
son. The latter's spo sition was deed per-
powerful forse was marching Up
Thousand srnen, vas at b Gainesville, be-
tween him and Lee, whose force was st TIL
west Of the Bull 4 Run M ountains But Y,
Pope was not the general TO move With
1.-the pidlty5 necessary to rca lie iron The
lSadvant age OF posi- II ion Itch his arm oc..g
lcupied When he learned on theanlgl q II
The ordered Mcdowell to Il move s. fro m
lEGainesyllls early The next mornlrg .an -
come blowing the line Il g OF
x an rnav n nd Port were ordered Ito
Imoyc lnorthward from Bristoe to q Man q 81
sas Gainesyi lie U.s. # fteen miles from Ma
liwenty miles from Manassas. rho 3.
lroughfare Gap. where 6 Reral Lee Svyo!.ld
have a to debouch VI Ugh Il he mountains,
90 uotf and
ismain force under eneral 81 .se;
g tha ns th s
force from Mana ssa q across the. WARREN On
Turnpike to tho high timber land snortn
Groysten hsn
Pope reached N anassas he 10 nd HIa ckTTs
son was a gone again. as;
ope tlsn tried to cal back M E
/ him towards Centervlle but the ORD ers4
did not reach the corp scoinmander alnmt;
the middle OF the af ter1oo n z DoWell,s
Wish piRs the vciatS 81
| $Grovet0n, " here h j a kaon was POS eu.
lJacksons cDuld not he ssl ght8 81 Inc
lied eraj oseds as Eif invltlns
an attdcJsy aTA Aaferro $ and, t,GIWel 81 dls
vision fell i he \ hemYsWl nth great T.
Iimpetuosity! The II ghtinR was obstina Z. e
on both sides ana the loss sew ere. BON
slTwell # and 5s Italia ferro 81 were u. severely
wounded iEWell losins ~a4 les Is ling vi n-6
drew during The wv arren on
turnpike Was ope M to y ackso n to ell heI
touch s.Wi til him.S Ganeral Rick6tt ssN tlla
same thdr asyss bis force from Tho
Prepara tons for Battle.
the 20. e me ~
ia lsne IN was L comin G, sSS He must have
knoWnEt hat the lighting would be $desp per
ate. IN for both armies were Citing with
SnnnihlationR as the alternat Tive 4of victory
The Confed crates were dist tied along
and In theivictnty Q & the cut OF 8llrl "a
finished railroad, stretching from the
warren ton .pikeSin the d ERECTION OF Sud
Lev M III. AZ ckson' g division. UNDER rig
ndier-G eneral Stark e, Including the Ston 4;
wall 4 Brigade formed u the rig l1well $
division. under ga dler- General lay
ton The center. and Hi liyision, the
loft Dense WOODS came up almost 20 TO me
b SiEelH and Reynolds were near Grove
ton, and Wern directed "a to develop tho
E Con fedarate position for he, purposa Of!
bringing ckson 10 81 and ~ IL We're
possible to do so ssg as General Pope slid !,
He was II to learn howS4 q termlned was
the stand ia ckson had taken up nlong
the line Of Independe lent r llroad. n mos
4 CORPS y and HeintZelman,Y with his si two