The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-03


expressed II to McDowelI. "DaS jack
son and Ills whole crowd"
There was. however. one important
quantity lacking In the problem--l that
jackson should quietly. remain nj the
Junction to he picked III or .baERcI'
by Pope's combinations II
Jackson rudely lnterferc6 with
Pope's plan by marching carly on the
esth from the .j,,nctIon9A. p. Hin 10
contrerNlc EWcll ncrosy TtlIl Run Z
Blackburn's Ford, thence up tho left
bank Of that stream to stone bridge,
and TalIiaferro To the vicinity OF Sud
ley Mills. Hills and I;welrs move
rnen,s were TO misicad Pore us 10
Jnckson's plan When Pope, with his
converging columns reached the june
ton. the slippery Stonewail was al :
ready cross Bull Run--the bird had
llown.
Jackson had with the keen eve OF
soldier selected his position where
he could best defend himseif. attack
any of The moving columns 'of tho
enemy. or quickly connect himself
with i.ongstreet's Corps. The fortu.
dispatch from Mcdowell to sigel, dis
closed Pope'g plan. OF concentrating Mt
the Junction When this captured dis
patch reached Old Jack the messenger.
found him on the shady side or a fence
sleeping after the fatigue of the pre-
Ylous night The tlspatch = aroused
Jackson, as IL lie had come in contact
TalIaferro lie said: Move Your an.
vision to attack the enemy." and to
General Ewell: Support the attack"
Pope lost his advantage WHOM he
withdrew Ricketts, from Thoroughfare
Gap TO the junction, ana King. in NOV
ing to Cpntreville az ordered passed
across Iackson's front. Old Jack i'm
mediatcly attacked and close and
bloody action followed. Tniliafnrro and
Iwcll were both wounded, the latter
losing leg. King left one third Of
his men on the field He held his
ground until Is. NJ, when receiving
no achievements or opders I've march
ed for the junction. This action. called
the battle Of Grovcton of tho series
that constitute the Second Battle Of
Manassas, lasted from the afternoon
until midnight, ont In the sunlighu
IN the lying day and under the stars
they stood" and hurled death and
wounds into either ranks.
I.ongstreet left his position on the
Itappahannock on the 2Gth following
Iackson's trai1. On the evening OF
the 2Sth no was In the gateway al
,Thoroughfare Gap. Ricketts, came mp
from Gainesville and occupied the
eastern entrance and barred Long
streets way. Passing three of will
cox's brigadcs through Hopcwell Gap,
three miles north OF Thoroughfarc
Lee was able to menace .Rioketts's po-
sition Hood was ordered TO press for
ward into and through Thoroughfarc
To General Lees relief Ricketts, with
drew at dawn on the 18th, letting
LOnggtreet through.
TO Sigel. st,pported nv REYNOLDS
Pope assigned the task OF bringing
Heintbelman and Ueno from Centre
vile and Porter and KIM from, Rr,s.
tol and Mannssas AZ neon General
Pore reashed the field in front of
viii tha inform.t,n,' sI,pns,o,t o onS
Porter we're ,narcbIny 81 az r. emu
veione Jackaon;s rirbts az
An, An ,mnorsSmt faetnr i, the eona
,,on ,,npv, ,air' u,,,, ~ 'hE 1qua
h h,Vi' ..,,'an, easeiitl"i 10 oaehson
pnn oi WNich n9pe WIS isnorant' was
n neE,,hg Win c cack FnIn, rtSnt al me
rom, OIL e9htas' I9ionet stepnen "
,z,9 ,mqsse4' ms tesa,heht OF artn,iery
from Thoroasifare, stuart caused
some OF his troopers to drag large
limbs up and down the pike thereby
raising great clouds oil Gust; This at
iraetcd the attention OF Fitz John
Porter and stayed his movements un
~ J ,nsstree6 was IN position. When
past g. Porter replied: The enemy has
gathered artillery, cavalry and infan-
try and the advancing masses of dust
show the enemy coming in great
force"
Ice pressed the enemy with great
vigor, driving them back. but after
nlghtfall withdraw from his advanced
position 10 reform and stifren his line,
THIS withdrawal 'eas construed by
Pope into retreat. and The so dis
patched IIaileck at Warrenton pike,
While lie personally superintendent the
assault on Jackson's left. II was in
this days battle Stephen u. Lee turned
loose his dogs OF war. Massing heav-
ily In front OF this artillery force,
Pope became intent OF turning Jack
sons right and driving him toward
the Potomac. massive column OF
ten briEades formed for this assault
Three times did 1t attempt to storm
stephen ID; Lees position, ana three
times was u terribly REFUSED and 1900
hloody victims testified to the ardor
or the assault and the steadiness OF
nerve and accuracy OF fire OF these
gray artiilerlsts. When the repulse
had become final, Hood tells Ms the ar
dor OF his Texans could not be re-
strained, and, to use his laconic Ian
guage. those Texans Slipped the
bride" and aided In driving Pope's
men two miles that night.
When Pope prepared for his massed
attack upon jackson, General Lee saw
ne must s.,;, reintoree JaeNson -, or else At
latter, and II was then stephen Lee