Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-10

approval Of the Worh uoiio ~
commander and the force under MIN.
The militia will be paid. tomorrow
after rhe review, which is to be held at
Wellington at l O'Clock. After the re-
view 5000 of the Eastern militia Will De
entraired and started for home. Inc
Southern Railway will run as many
special trains as necessary from WASH
ington to Wellington, tomorrow, as
great crowds are expected to Witness
the review Of the Blue and Brown
forces.
Corps HEADQUARTERS, Gainesville, Va
Sept. 9.-The final day of the maneu-
yers was begun at midnight, THURSDAY.
At that hour the forces under Gen. ten
the aegressor in the movement against
Washington We're pushed forward To-
ward the lines of defence.
Tho tread Of the infantry as they
marched to orders delivered in hushed
tones in the dark, the shifting OF hu@e
field guns and the click Of the caNairs
horses hoofs against stony roads az
combined to invest the historic buli
Run battlefield with a Spectre return
of the days of 90.
When the first glimmer Of day came.
however. the supreme Quiet vanished
and in its place was all the hustle ana
hustle of modern warfare. The troops
had rested since 9 o'clock in the after
moor thev had been well fed, they wera
doing their last turn at the war game
All this combined to increase the ami
NATION and excitement of the moment.
HostiIities began early. A crack at
tho Blue uniforms, was the first desire
of the Browns and the fight was taken
np practically whore it had ended the
night before on the Wellington pike
near Glenland lane. The Brown force
more inclined to push the Blue with
greater vigor.
The waiting game which had been
played by Gen. Wint with his Blue
force was not so easy to maintain. Gen.
Bell was eager to locate the main de-
fence line This line rested securely
behind Bull Run in the extreme east
ern end Of the war zone and if it is to
be assaulted the rear guard Of Blu"
will have to be pushed back with great
or rapidity than was the case, Thurs
day.
General Corbn brought the maneu-
vers to a close at Q o'clock, this morn
ing. Al that time General Bell with
mis- broken army advanced across Stone
Bridge pushing General Grant back
and had swung n large part of his force
from the left wing to the entire right
flank of General Grant and put them
across Bull Run at Sudlcy Springs.
The maneuvering on both sides was
pronounced of the highest order.
General Grants plans were not fully
developed on account of the desire on
the part Of General Corbin not put too
long strain on the militia.
The spectacular feature of the morn
ings work was the battle Of Stone
Bridge. General Grant had 4 strong
line of defence on the east side of this
stream consisting of Prices Brigade
including two battaliOnS of the Ala
hanna and another in the rear and q
detachment of engineers. The Brown
force which had approached the bridge
consisted of Barry and Regans Rri.
gades. The attack was made by tn.
2d Massachusetts and 18th New York
They were driven back with great loss
after advancing under heavy fire. JUS
rs they came up for the third time thu
9th Regulars succeeded in fOrding the
stream below the bridge and came VI
in the rear Of the Blue force.
This movement was executed 81
clevcrly that the Blue force was no.
aware of their danger until the infan-
try was within 90 yards OF them. The
umpires ruled out all Of the Blue force
ut this place as either killed or cap.
tured. Previous to this the Brown,
had brought up two machine guns
within range of the rifle fire Of tn
Eues and numbered for action. A.
this movement was not covered by any
fire Of any kind the guns We're rulcG
ont of action. The umpireS ruled thai
the bridge was blown UP by the Blue
army and the Brown troops which were
brought up in force at this place al
had to ford the stream.
In the meantime the Brown force
which had crossed Bull Run at Sudle!
had made it's way down on the Blue
side. A Blue line was formed back %
the bridge and was being pushed hare
by the Brown force which had also
formed in skirmish line for advance
Just as these two lines We're becoming
actively engaged the Brown force from
Sudley poured an enfilading fire into TIL
Colonel Wagner, chief umpire sounde,
cessation. the Blue line probably woul,
have been completely surrounded b,
the Brown force.
still farther back and to the right TIL
remainder of the Brown forces whiC
crossed at Sudley, was making a des
pcrate effort TO cut off Grants commu
nications in the rear. A wagon trail
was reported captured and a squadro
of cavalry came dashing within sight
short distance to the right of Ger
rant and his stan at his headpuarter
on the pike n mile back of the bridge.
This was the situation when the prob
lem closed. Gen. Grant had with
drawn Wint's Brigade across the hridg
with the loss of one battalion earlier i
the morning. The brigade had don
nearly all the work of the Blue lin,
yesterday, and was short of ammun
ton.
1t was Gen. Grants plan to sacrific
the whole brigade if necessary and hi
success in withdrawing. it is REGARDED