The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-06-13
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flank. Griff1n's fine Regular battery had
taken a position in the fields below,
supported by the battalion of marines,
while the 9th n. Y, 14th N. Y. S. NJ,
sth N. Y. S. NJ, Sykess battalion OF
Regulars, and Maj. Innis Palmer's six
companies of Regular cavalry depioyei
at the double-quick into line of bat
tie. BY this time Bee had formed his
line in advance of the Warrenton turn
pike with his TANKS resting on some
houses and haystacks. He had four
batteries distributed along this line
and he was protected in some degree
by clusters of shrubbery and trees.
Griffin went into battery about 1000
yards from the enemy, and the splen-
did practice of his trained men speedily
silenced the batteries and drove them
from the field. followed by the infantry,
who were hurried back in much de-
moralization by Porter ordering gen.
eral advance of his infantry.
StOnewan jackson Arrives.
The noise of this tumult of battle
rolled eastward over the Manassas
plateau and startled Beauregard and
Johnston, but not enough to shake
them from their purpose. They were
listening intently for the noise of bat
tie to come up from their right, from
the attack which Beauregard had Or
.
it turned out, the management of this
army was no better than our own. Or
ders were miscarried; one of the bri-
gade commanders did not receive them
at all, and another not until four hours
after he should have done SO. Gen. II.
]. Jackson, who had arrived from the
Valley the day before, had not, Of
course. been included in Beauregard's
order, and was, therefore, free to move
as desired. He was ordered to move
over to the left to support Cooke and
Bonham in the neighborhood of the
Stone Bridge, but with the instinct of
a soldier he marched on guided by the
sound OF the cannon and arrived at the
Henry House plateau in time to see the
force beyond Young's Branch being
crushed and driven back by the accu-
mulating weight of the attack from the
thanking column. This time Jackson
fixes-and he was generally correct
at 1870 a. m, or more than two hours
after the time stated by Evans when
he fired the first voiley at Burnside's
Brigade. II will be seen that there had
been an abundance of time given for
the whole of Hunters and HeitZelman's
Divisions to have priest over all OPPOSE
ton to carry the Henry House plateau
and even Manassas Junction itself
Much larger battles than Bull Run
have been fought to a finish in great
deal less time than two and one-fourth
hours. Jackson took up his position
with quick comprehension of its
points of strength. Imboden's battery
was placed In natural depression
which sheltered 1t, to the right of the
Henry House, and from which it coul,i
fire effectively upon our troops. jack
son placed his brigade, the I'd. 4th, 5Ih,
27th and 33d Va, in rear of the bat
teries, ordered up Pelham's battery
upon his left flank. and sent an order
10 Col. J. e. b. Stuart to move forward
with his cavalry to help protect that
flank. AS he made these dispositions
for battle and protection, fragments of
Bees, Bartow's and Evans's regiments
came back in wild confusion, with their
officers making every effort TO rally
them. Gen. Bee called out TO his men,
See where Gen. Jackson is standing
like a stone WALL" which incident be-
came one of the legends of battle and
gave TO that officer, Jackson, the SOU
briquet by which he will be forever
known Mcdowell. who had come to
the front, saw this gathering on the
Henry House hill, and sent n gallop-
ing Aid to Tyler with orders TO force
the passage of Bull Run at the Stone
Bridge and attack the enemy In flank -
II was not, however, until ~ O'Clock
that Gen. Sherman received orders
from Tyler to cross Bull Run, which
he did at ford above the Stone
Bridge, and instead of attacking in
flank. moved to his right to the assist
ance of Hunter. Later, Tyler, accom-
panying Keyes's Brigade, crost at the
same ford where Sherman had crossed,
but did not even unite with the force
on the field or make such offensive
movement as Mcdowell had ordered
Beauregard's New Line.
Gen. James b. Fry says: "Soon after
McDowell's arrival at the front Burn
side rode up to him and said that his
brigade had borne the brunt of the
battle. that it was out of ammunition,
and that he wanted permission to
WITHDRAW, refit and fill cartridge boxes.
Mcdowell. in the excitement of the oc-
scasion, gave reluctant consent, and
the brigade. which c--tai"iv had done