Evening star., 1905-05-11
Old Battlefields Visited.

Old BattleneldS visited.
Today the old battlefelds are being WIS.,
tied by all of the members of the society.
under the guidance of the citizens. Before
s o'clock this morning the broad thorough
fares known as Grant and Lee avenues, at
the intersection of which the historic court
house stands, were lined with vehicles of
every description. some looking old enough
TO give those present an idea that they, too,
were veterans of war times, and others of
the latest styles. drawn by the high-step-
ing thoroughbred horses for which this sec
tion is famous, all waiting and at the pleas
ure of the visitors, as the mode of con-
veyance to the nearest of the battlefelds,
six miles distant. Every citizen who had
vehicle placed it at the disposal of the
reception committee, and in each vehicle
was to be found a well-filled hamper of
good things to eat, for the delectation of
the appetites made sharp by the long drive
through the country.
The route from Manassas to the Henry
farm, the site of the first battle of Bull
Run. lies through some of the prettiest
farming country in this county, and part
OF It traverses the famous Ludley road.
over which the troops of Mcdowell and
Beauregard. Longstreet and Pope, marched
In July, 1861. and August and September,
1S62 To many of the veterans this is the
first visit they have paid to this section
since the war, and while the country has
been built up considerably in the past forty
years and many landmarks have been abol-
ished the grizzled old soldiers recognized
many places that were passed on the route
and exchanged "reminiscences of the days
OF old. Additional interest was lent to the
drive by reason of the fact that a part of
It was through the ground that was occu-
pied last fall as the camp ground of the
maneuver division of the army and Ma
tional Guard under Gen. Fred D. Grant
himself veteran of the Army of the Po-
tomac.
The Sudley Road
The Sudley road. as it neared the Henry
farm and the intersection of the Warren
ton pike. held many reminders to the visit
ors OF these campaigns on the field. The
positions of many of the regiments that
took rart in the first battle of Bull Run
are plainly marked with suitable tablets
OF wood. long line of low trees marks
the position where Gen. Thomas j. Jack
son aligned his famous confederate brigade.
that withstood the furious onslaughts of
the Union soldiers with such fortitude and
strength that its commander gained the
immortal sobriquet Of "Stonewall" by
which he Is now usually designated But
short distance therefrom is the position
Ricketts, battery was in when it was cap
tured by the confederates, and few steps
away Is small clump of trees that marks
the spot where the confederate Gen. Bee
who gave Jackson the name of "StonewalI,"
was mortally wounded In front of the
Henry house is tablet which tells that
Major John Daniel at present the dist n
guished senator from Virginia. was woun-
ed, and in the family burial plot beside the
house is marble tombstone marking the
grave OF Mrs. Judith Henry, who was killed
by the explosion of a shell from one of the
batteries in the house during the battle
July II. 1861. Just beyond ,ne Henry
house on the opposite side of the Warren
ton pike. near the intersection of the Sud
ley road, is the famous Stone house and
further along the pike Is the stone bridge
for the mastery OF which much blood was
spilled.
A Monument Erected in 1865.
In the yard of the Henry house is one of
the monuments erected in honor of the
Union dead by the soldiers they were
returning from the war In June 1865.
Several miles down the Warrenton pike
Is Groveton, the scene of part of the Sec
ond battle of Bull Run and the site of a
fierce cavalry engagement between the
mounted troop of the two armies. Here
at Groveton Is the house of Mrs Dorgan
who witnessed the battle. General Long
street took supper at Mrs. Dorgans house
on one of the memorable days during the
second Bull Run fight. In the cemetery
at Groveton are b lied number of Union
and confederate soldiers and near the en-
trance OF the cemetery is a handsome mon
ument to the confederate dead that was
dedicated in August last with impressive
ceremony. Maj. Gen. Henry C. Corbin and
sian and Brig. Gen. j. Franklin Bell and
stan, United States army. and the 7th Reg
irnent of cavalry being present and taking
The veterans of the Society of the Army
OF the Potomac visited all these historic
places today, and some of them continued
their journey north of Groveton to the fa-
nous railroad cut still to be traced across
the fields in some places. in which stands
the monument built BY the soldiers at the
same time as the Henry house monument
The party that took the trip to the bat
tlefeids included almost all of the mem-
bers OF the society. reinforced by large
delegation OF regular army officers from