The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-10
BROWNS VCTORS
over The BLUES
CARRIED GRANTS POSITION
AND GAINED A VICTORY THAT
WAS COMPLETE.

Fighting and ManeuverIng of the
Last Day the Most Spectacular OF
the CamPaiGn-Great Review To-
day Will Close the Performances
of the Military-MiIitia VIII He
Paid on After the Review-Getting
Ready 10 Leave.
Corps Headquarters. Gainesville, Va,
Sept. 9.-The second maneuver prob
lem ceased at 8 o'clock to-day with Gen.
Bell, commanding the Brown army, de-
molishing Gen, Grant, commanding the
Blue army. east of Bull Run. This res
suit awards victory to the attacking
force IN each of the two problems and
makes Gen. Grant the first victor and
Gen. Bell the second. so far as re-
suits can be estimated without bullets.
The maneuvering and fighting to-day
was far the most spectacular and excit-
ing of the campaign. The first day of
the second problem had developed moth
ing but rear guard action on the
part of Gen. Grant, while Gen. Bell
had spent his time endeavoring to make
a demonstration on the left wing, or to
the south of the Blue line.
During the night the situation was
changed. Gen. Grants main position
remained the same, behind or to the
east of Bull Run. He withdrew his
First Brigade under Gen. Wint, who
had fought the rear guard action the
day before across the Stone bride
across Bull Run, on whose eastern
shores the trenches dug by the federal
troops still remain. and in which Gen.
Grant posted Gen. Wints line after 1t
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 were on the left wing of his
enemy. He threw them during the
small hours of the night from the left
to the right of Grants position. When
the daylight came they were put across
Bull Run at Sudley, or to the extreme
north of the maneuver scene. His CEN
ter remained practically the same and
fought a brigade action at the Stone
bridge.
Then the Fighting Began.
It was at this point that the fight
ing of the day began. The Brown
forces charged up to the bridge, which
was constructively blown up, but were
repulsed and ordered back A second
charge likewise did not meet the ap-
proval Of the umplres, but the third
was accompanied by a most brilliant
action. A part of the Brown force.
a section of the Ninth Infantry. had
deployed i'm the woods, gone down
stream and waded across. They crept
up on the east bank and got in posi-
tion not twenty yards behind the Blue
defenders, when the Eighth Massa-
chusetts and Twelfth 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
at Will.
In the meantime, the force which
had crossed TO the north OF Sudley had
been coming down towards the pike.
They struck Grants line TO the rear
and the maneuver ended when this
force appeared in a nanking move
ment on a Blue line which was facing
a Brown line that had crossed at the
Stone bridge.
Summing up the situation tonight
Col Wagner. chief umpire gave the
precise movement Of each brigade dur
ing the night. after which he COM
mented on the maneuver as follows:
Opinion of the Umpire.
THE Blue cavalry accomplished noth-
ing during the day Gen Bell having
taken the precautlon 10 change his
base. Among the Blue regiments that
lost heavily va constructive killed or
captured, were the First South caro-
lina, the Alabama and the Florida
regiments, al in The piue army The
withdrawal of Gen Grant 10 a defen.
slyo position east of Bull Run. was a.
fectod very akillfully. the handling ~
the rear guard by Gen, Whit being
especially fine.
Gen Belra plan ~ action was an
able ono. henacing the lfft flank 0f
fhe Blue, he hnd b long, prompt niRht
march. BY which hf placed himself on
the onomyH flrht flank ln = way that
pfomined brilliant results What the re-
conunaed on Fifih rage.