Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-10
BROWNS WIN.
Forcing to Capital When
Time Was Called,
Close of Manassas Maneuvers
--Reyiew Of Troops Today.
The Maine Boys viii Be at Home,
Sunday Afternoon.

Corps headquarters, Gainesville. Va.
Sept. 9.-Thc second maneuvcr problem
ceased ut o'clock, today. with Gen.
Bell, rnnrndinG the Brown army, de-
mOlishiEg Cen Grant commanding tn =,
Elue army, east of Bull Run. This re-
suit awards victory to the attacking
force in each Of The two problems and
makes Gen. Graut tn" first victor and
Gen. Bell the second, 50 IA, as results
can be estimated without bullets.
The manruV"rinG and fighting todav
was far the most Spectacular and ex-
citing of the campaign. The first day
of the second problem had DEVELOPED
nothing but y rear guard action on tn +,
part Of Cen Grant. While Gen. Bell had
spent his time cndoavoring to max" Il
demons tratiun on the left wing or to
the south of the l;ue line.
During III" night the situation was
changed. Con. Grants main position
remained the same. behind or to the
east Of Bull Kun. He withdrew his 1st
Brigade under Gem Wint, who had
fought the rear guard action the day
before, to the famous Stone Bridge
across Bull Run, along whose eastern
shores the trenches dug by the Federal
troops still remain ana i'll which Gen
Grant posted Gen. Wint's line after it
had been driven across the bridge with
the loss of one brigade.
Gen. Bell executed a magnificent
march with the forces which the day
before We're on the left wing of his enc
my. He drew them, during the small
hours of the night. from the left to the
right of Grants position. When day
light came they We're put across Bull
Run at Sudley. or to the extreme north
of the mancuvcr scene. His center re-
manned practically the same and fought
a brigade action at Stone Bridge.
1t was here that the fighting Of the
day began. The Brown forces charged
up to the bridge, which was construc-
lively blown up, but were repulsed and
ordered back. A second charge likewise
did not meet the approval of the UNI
pres, but the third was accompanied
by most brilliant action. A part of
the Brown forces. Il section Of the 9th
Infantry. had deployed in the woods,
gone down stream and wadcd across.
They crept uD on the east bank and
got into position not 20 yards behind
the Blue defenders. when the Sth Mass
achusetts and II New York. who were
making the charge on the west side,
came up the third time. 1t did not take
the umpireS second to rule out the
entire Blue force at this point and the
Brown army crossed the run ut will.
In the meantime the force when had
crossed to the north at Sudley had been
coming down towards the pike.
They struck Grants line to the rear
ana the mancuvers ended when this
on a Blue line which was facing Il
Brown line that had crossed at the
Stone bridge. In summing up the stu
alton. tonight Col. Wagner, chief UNI
pire, gave the precise movement of
each brigade during the night, after
which he commented on the manCuvcr
as follows:
''Thc Blue cavalry accomplished
nothing during the day, Gen. Bell hay
ing taken the precaution to change his
base. Among the Elur regiments that
lost most heavily in constructive killed
or captured We're the South Carolina.
the Alabama ana tho Florida reri-
n.,nts, all in the Blue army. The with
IraW;,I of Cen. GIANT to Il defensive pD-
.ition east of Bul RIM was cffectc
most skifully. til" handling Of the reri-
guard by Gen. Mint hcing especially
fine.
Gen. Bells nlHn of action was an
a bic one. McnacinG the left flank of tn"
Blue he had long. prompt night
mar, h. by which he placed himself on
the cncmy's right flank in way that
promised brilliant results. What the
result would have been in actual war
fare il is Impossible to say. The Blu"
right was badly shattered, but Prices
brigade was still intact and Immediate
ly available for support. Reinforce
mcntS could have been drawn from the
brigade Of FroSt's. Whether tn" front
al attack across Bull Run would have
been sufficient to hold thcs" TWO hri-
eadcS in check. or whether tho brigadcs
in question would themselves have been
carried away in the general rush, It is
i'll" to speculate"
In Ielinquishing command of the
Continued on page %