The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-10
GRANTDEREATED AT BULLRUN
GEN. BELL PIERCES HIS LINE AT
STONE BRIDGE.
The Blue Army Thanked and Driven Back.
stubbornly Contrasting Every Inch or
the Way--The Battle Fought on Same
Lines rs That OF Over Forty Years Ago.

| the Way--Ine battie FOuSnt on SAINT
Lines rs That OF Over Forty Years Ago
CORPS HEADQUARTERS, GAINESVILLE, Va.
Sept. 9.-The third battle OF Bull Run
which eliminated to-day when Gen. Bell
commanding the Brown Army (the "Rebs
as the khaki clad soldiers are called by the
natives OF Prince William county, pierced
the Blue line at Stone Bridge, was fought
out on almost exactly the same lines as
/, the second battle OF Bull Run, fought over
forty years ago. And the result. too
was practically the same, for while the con-
aict was not continued long beyond the
| time that the two armies met in actual
| contact, the Brown forces scored n decisiN o
victory.
The battle was by long odds the most
| spectacular and exciting OF the entire cam
| paign. Yesterday, when the engagement
| ceased at Theoretically nightfall, 1t was
believed that Gen. Grant had assumed a
position that would prove impregnable
to the Brown attacks, no matter how fercely
they were made. and to the generalship and
! strategy OF Gen. Bell. The Blue Army
was strongly intrenched back of Bull Run,
in the muddy stretch from which the his
toric battlefield takes it's name. its centre
resting on Stone Bridge where the intrench-
ments used by the Union forces at the
| second battle of Bull Run were occupied
to-day by the Blue troops
Yesterday Gen Bell did not succeed
in coming up with the main line Of the Blue
defence at any point, such action as there
was being with Gen. Wint's brigade. which
served as a rear guard of the Blue Army.
During the night, however. the situation
YVES entirely changed. Promptly at mid
night Gen. Bell got his army on the move
and by splendid all night march threw
two brigades OF his worn out forces from
Gen. Grants extreme left to his extreme
right, which rested near Sudley Springs.
The Twelfth New York was one of the regi
ments which participated in this all night
march, and, according to Gen. Bell, kept
up the splendid efficiency Of the record 1t
established during the working out Of the
first problem.
When daylight came. a general attack
was made all along the line, the fercest
fighting being at the Stone Bridge. Time
ano again the Brown forces advanced at
this point only to be driven back. The
bridge had theoretically been destroyed
opposing armies lay at full length in the
high grass and bushes on either side OF the
stream and bazed away at each other fast
and furously.
According to the percentage, the cas-
ualties on both sides were very large, and
the Browns were getting the worst of it
when the Blue defenders of the bridge
heard firing in their immediate rear and
faced about to find that they had been
fianked by the Ninth Regular Infantry,
which had forded Bull Run to the right of
the bridge and crept through cornfleld
unobserved to the attack. The umplres
Immediately decided that the Brown forces
had sustained their advance and that
what was left OF the Blue line at that point
had been driven back.
Browns driving the Blues before them and
the Blues stubbornly contesting every
step Of the way. Then Col. Wagner decided
that the problem had gone far enough to
make its solution clear, and ordered csssa-
ran along the Brown line when the decision
Of the umpire became known, and the Blues
tried to console themselves with thoughts
Of their victory in the first problem. which
victory in the main engagement, the Brown
Army distinguished itself by capturing two
Connecticut guns, a troop of the Blue cavalry
and wagon train loaded with supplies for
the Blues.
At one point along Gen. Grants right
wing Gen. Bell put himself at the head OF
the Seventh Cavalry and led a charge
which proved to be the most spectacular
feature OF the day. The Seventh Cavalry
was Gen. Bells old regiment, and that is
the reason he gives for making what the
Blues called a grand stand play The
umpires ruled that in actual war the cavalry
charge would not have succeeded and the
men would have been destroyed, as the
Blue infantry against which the attack was
when he hoard the decision Of the umPires
merely rema rked: "Oh, 1t may have been
damn bad tactics. but it certainly was lots
Of fun
o'clock this morning, the men Of zach army
took a short rest and were then marched
back to camp. Gen. Grants forces were
comparatively fresh, all the action Of the
last few days having been in the vicinity
q he at
most Of the marching and the hard
work of mimic as we'll as real warfare.
The Twelfth New York Regiment Of the
Browns got back to their camp at Thor
since midnight last night and fought in
continuous engagement since daybreak.
They were completely worn out, 40 much
80, In fact. that some OF them crawled into
their tents and won't to sleep without wait
ing for their mess call. Tonight the few
men OF the regiment on guard duty hobbled
around like aged cripples, their feet being
swollen to twice the natural size, and 30
painful as to make walking almost impos-
sible.
The contemplated review of the 5000
troops in the manpuvre corps by Gen.
Adna X. Chaffee, Chief Of Staff Of the
army. will be held at O'Clock tomorrow.
Among the distinguished persons who
were the guests Of General and Mrs. Corbin
at dinner TO might and who will witness the
review tomorrow from the stand at Well
ington are Secretary of the Navy Paul
Morton, Commissioner OF Corporations
Garfield, Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Gov.
Bates OF Massachusetts and Lieut. Gov.
Willard Of Virginia.
In view of Che condition OF the Brown
forces it is expected that the review to-
morrow will prove a hardship. The mon
will he on tho march practically all day,
and while their work " i'll not be quite 80
hard as during the working out OF the
maneuvres problems they will undoubtedly
suffer considerably. Practically all of tho
militia organizations, however, are eager
TO participate in the review, and 1t viii be
held as contemplated, the head OF the line
passing the reviewing stand at O'Clock in
the afternoon.
At o'clock tomorrow evening about
5000 OF the, National Guardsmen of the
maneuvre camp will start for their homes,
and by Sunday at midnight it is expected
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