The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-07-28


Every veteran Of the civil war. 20
say nothing Of the studious. upto-date
fedElinEs Of West Point, will be great.
~ interested in the reproduction OF
the battle Of Bull Run. for which the
war department now Is making Ar
rangements. Though the plans az
Washington are not yet completed. Il
Is learned tina probably $4,000 troops
viii participate IN the mimic fight. and
that no less distinguishes N omcer
than MaiorGenera Corbin personally
viii diree; the movement On the old
Virginia field.
Fighting Bull Run over again is
merely a part OF a grand series %
army maneuvers 20 take place in Sep
TENDER. I'm which the militia Of more
than twenty states viii be privileged
10 act IN cooperation with regulars
President Roosevelt and officers OF
high rank In the army have been con
ferrlnE on the plans. and the Presi-
dent has stipulated that The civil sol
diers be afforded every opportunity 20
profit BY the experience and training
OF the reeulars
In al. as far as the plans are made.
there wil be about 1900 regulars
and militia soldiers on each side. ron
sisting Of infantry, cavalry and artil
iery.
While the win not be ON
cially scheduled as following the pre-
cise movements % the Northern and
Southern soldiers on that memorable
occasion. this particular Geld vas
choscn for the strategic lessons 20 be
learned from that great battle.
The ~lntcniion Of the Wal depart
mcnt Is 20 make the disposition Of
sbe troops on both sides conform as
closely 81 possible TO the preSentmcnt
on that memorable Sunday. July 81.
1861. when McDowells army. $4,000
strong. advanced on Manassas juno
ton from B~lackburn's Ford. Ia three
divisions commanded b. Gens, Tyler.
Hunter and HelBtgelman.
Il viii be recalled that Gen Beau
regard. who commanded the Confedeg
ates upon that occasion. had about
$4,000 men. and later was reinforced
By Gen Joseph r Johnston with 5000
fresh troops from the Shenandoah val
lcy.
Ban Run Il where Gen. Thomas ].
Jackson. commanding a Confederate
brigade. stood like = stono wall
against the assault al the enemy. and
thereafter vas called ~StonewAm Jack
son And many veterans on both
sides remember. too. that jefferson
Davis VAS present AZ the battle. pnd
afterwards scnt . Joyous telegram 10
the Confederate omcials At Richmond
A good rart % the couatry around
Manassas junction hsE changed slroe
ct. but the relative positions Of the
various compournts Of the opposing
armies arc known almost exactly, aud
The Wal department expects 20 ain.
Guilty 10 making an accurate ruprOduc-
ton.
There we're Two lights 1T Bull Ron.
The second occurred on AUG. "a. iS6a
when again the Union force. this time
under Gen lehR Pope, was compelled
20 TAIL back 20 Washington. The bat.
tie az July "a. 1861. however vas real
" tho most important one The has.
tie opened about n o'clock IN the fore
noon. when Hunters division. which
had crossed a. sudley sprinra. made
the attack The canuonade sUon eK-
tended down the stream % BLACK.
burns Ford. i've miiea away. The
a%eYcrest hghting VAS between Tyler's
division and the Confcdcrates. near
the Stone bridge. on the Warrentou
road. about two miles south ~ Sud
ley Springs For four hours the ter
rible conflict ragged. and the Confed
crates seemed likely 90 be defeated
when ~ came Johnston. from the
S~hanananah valley with his 5000 men.
fresh ana ready. Tho Union forces
could not Withstand the Increment
and rctrcated toward Washington.
with a casualty list Of a.o0o and tha
loss % t~venty.sere cannon and a
large moun 81 ammunition. equip
ment and supplies The Confederate
loss vas about 1000 men.
The old battlefield. which extends
ten miles 10 " direction and ave IN
another, - IN private hands. The
owners are farmers. and nom them
the government has obtained q lease
Tor nffeen days. the period covered by
the mancnVers. The fields are nov
under cultivation. but the crops viii
have bcNn gathered before the time
act FOR the maneavcrs.
Tho states invited 10 send guards