The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-02

39S Tic WAYS W s8AfGl
Through 1t.
.M'DoWELL's MANASSAS MOVE
The T1uc Story Of How Con-
Tolerate Generals Found Out
MI About It..
EDITED by John w. Daniel.
rhe Times Dispatch has heretofore pub
iishcd two artielcs the ono from 1,ieuiteii-
ant Abrnm b. warwick, OF the Wise
,ra,rpa Second Virginia Cavalry, and the.
other from Mn. George r. u. Turbervillc,
In which they related how A1cDowcll's
movement on Manassas was discovered
and mentioned Mr.. James p. Mnchen (the
father of Senator Lewis H. Machen, OF
Alexandria, Na.,) as bringing to the Cons
fedcrates tho information that had been
derived by himself, Mr.. Tuibervlllc and
Mr. Debcll. 5iy.5t
+ have now The pleasure Of sending the
| account Of Mr.. James p. Machen himself,
and 1t is remarkable that three persons.
who forty-four years ago took part IN
tho transaction related, should now ,ss:
cSncurrng versions OF Il. Some little:
variance may be observed, but they 40
not So. to the essence Of the matter nor,
asfr M a t nthoS % he s'S have
gathered upon him, enjoys vigorous life
and memory, nnd lives MS he did then,
In tho old family homo near Centeryilii y
ft,,, oV
soldiers has an ally behind every brush
and fence, and In eveTy.ilook mo s1rnel.
In 1861, prior 'thp first battle OF Mnnas-
sas. the Wiso 7 roop OF Cavalry, from
Lynchbnrs, was canlrcd on. my fathers
farm, which extended northward from
Pam Baptist Church, crossing the Little NV
River rurnpils from Alexandr ria 70 4 WIN.
chester three a. half g, miles - no ~ g,
coax grove n few hundred yards. from my
fathers house. and commemorative pc.
came acquainted with the OH cers. ana
| the camp moved over Bull Run ttach-
cd myself temporarily to that command:
AS related by Lieutenant Abrum p.
yarw,c It P Pit On st
whom also knew personally F,Iidiayz
night July 9th. accompanied g portion
the
trevle but learned thing Of the enemy:
In the afternoon of July Goth ] q sked Of
! General Cooke permission to pass through
the lines ann ss.Fsath, e
enemy rs well as know, the condition oI
my family. consisting OF my ia Tn more orc
than seventy years of age fe 81 oi /, sna'e,
and my sister There were also seycr ln
servants In their quarters y, s5
After leaving camp . met WIN N pnnii
and when i told him OF my object he pro
posed 10 accompany Inc. log ether We
rode to General lcvans's quarters &C INC
Pet HOUSE on t4e moi nia nrm lin
of our purpose, and We passed ~, w.,
his pickets at Il private ford on Bull Hu ";
| / had never met General Evans, put dla
know Colonel rairfax Of his staff. and ans
fGa eass Mord he was Vas III the room
1.-the Question was brought up Of another ne,
Ford on July 18TH. General Evans re-
marked there was nothing to pTeYGn,. "a q
Federal force going npthe Little R lad,al,
Iike and crossing, i, Bal ar az s puuieH
why he accepted SO readily me report
Mr. SDeBell. and subsequently brought
TO him.. q; 4, I, ,t5 u
Ithe1homle or Mr.. William Henry sIhorIl-
Iton, a5little northwest Of Bull Run at the
point Of our crossing, and. almost Que
4
situated nearly a mile from the run.
across open fields. on tie ed &c Of q large
| body OF woodland cont tanning hundreds OF
gsa Xsto, pH %s ssh us sea9
| by Mr.. Thorntons, toward the little River
Turnpike. interviewing this road, not no.
far from the dwelling vas & nmoeer OF
IgCentreylle, and Cub Run Bird se.aiAtter
| feeding our horses and getting supper,
llcaving with Mr.. Thornton my Perry
Il a,Ye
ball, .-one OF the few. breecD- loadcrs. l
suspect in tho Confederate army. 3n {
| that time, we took tho last mentioned
ing iHs,u away Wa from the Warrentop Pike fol-
| lowed other wood road, crossing the
l3raddock f load two and q l hal { miles north
sa haf may eGas
IRVING Pan Road. in Mrs. Margaret
| Turberyille's wood land, several hundred
yards north OF her dwelling.
Here n contractor on the PROPOSED, In
4 dependent line OF the Manassas Gap Rail-
road had made some shantles. The one
she had built for himself was now occu;
/ pied by Mr. John p. Cross. who found
1t necessary to leave centrevile. where
he had previously been living. With him
foot first to his, slsb,r,I Mrs. Margaret
Turberville. apd then 4 mile and a5half
4 TO his own home at tho Golden Grove
also walked about the same dlstance, in
tile direction OF CentrcvIllc. to my home,
/ crossing fields. lest Federal pIckcts should
he at some point4on the road. Preached
! the house about II P. A.. and found the
i family was still up and had not been dis
1 turbed. The Information obtained was
4 thnt many Of the Federal troops had
broken camp and large bodies Of in
fnntry, with artillery, had been plainly
seen that evening by my sister from the
upper windows 5of,,,9ur house marching
4 on tho Warrenton Dixie In the direction Of
i Cub Run Bridge. ! remained at my
\ home half an hour and returned to our
4 horses, to find Mr., DeBcll already there,
1 Ilc stated tho general facts $ related Inv
4 MIR. George r. ~ Iurberyle in tho Rlcn:-
mond scnii.,WSeekly Times Dispatch OF
February /, 1905, that no and lis mothcl
had gone to CentreYlle July 'sosto rccove,
a horse supposed e have been stolen
4 n not the lnIo'yen1cnts OF artillery up The
Il With all the Information thus; obtained
We, Eel sure a serious attack Oh the Con-
rcdnrat 9, lines was ted very
.LsIble. rntra ced aour RiIY N Ml 8 a iiralit