The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-07-20
FIFTY FIRST ANNIVERSARY
OF BATTLE OF BULL RUN

rsrs cn tas hafuarsl5. q the face e .
cannon aaa 44sEsss HAz tAa. sAa fsa-
eral troops rarnr as iaFa4ers. and k-s
s1aihssg. N stood as dafanters q
shasf h.shes ara further thar this re
rAez nat Us. The armies we1e Fzs-s
rres;ar +Aan Aaa eHaF hetaTe to-g1t
81 shls continent. and wsye the iaf.
r8st volunteer armies eFey assembled
since tie era CT regular armies. Aas
rsrsonn1 material on both sides was
+ 81 Exceptionally good character, ana +.
Z collectively superior t0 that of any
subsequent period d TIE war me
+ Confederate army was filed VIE
generous ycaths #ho bad answered
tie frss aall te arEna For certain
ksass rf field 5GtT they we're nol aa
yst adapted. many q them having =
F frst eore Rith their baggage and
servants. they bad eome % iight ana
nat u handle tie piek and shovel.
and thalF fighting Vel redeemed thelr
+ shortcomings ss iatrsnchers
The battle vas noteworthy for tas
number 81 participants whose names
+ we're afteEward prominently asseci-
at4s with he war. Gin the CoufsaeF-
ats side. besides Generals Johnston
ara Ha41resard. wsrs Gems stanewaA
jackson. I4saEstfast Ewslir Early. y
E b. STUART Kirby Smith Wade
& Hampton. FitzhEgh Lee TAomas JoF.
aaa n = Rodss. z. p Alexander ana
others. CT TIE Federal side were
Gems Mcdowell. W r. Sherman.
Burnside Hunter Heintzelmau. How
ard. Franklin. Slccum. Ksyes Hunt
Barry. III. Sykes. Barnard. Wads
Eprh and nshers-
The pre.ensday visitor 70 Bull Run
battlefield maT traca accurately and
grarhieaisy the ehb and Gow d that
opening eonHirf il be but follow tha
steep and rocky banks Of Ball Run
ne stream which G1- six or eight
niles termed the dividing line of the
two armies 81 originally drawn up tn
battle formation There are eight
fofas and q stone bridge within the
limits oi the battle territory. alt al
which were conspicuous ln the move
ments 0L the opposing forces A mum.
Der Ok houses are yet standing which
bear marks OF battle: there Is the old
, stone building which vas used as q
{ hospital: and there are many bullet
! SCARED trees ii dense pine woods
/ where the Confederate shaTpshooters
4 were posted Most interesting Of all
! however. is The position where STOCK
Z Gen. Thomas J. Jackson when he re
' eeived bis Immortal nickname o
! stoaewalln It was Cen B. e Be-
! whs. appealing 10 bis men 70 resfs
6 tie Union charge. pointed 70 jackson
i and cried out. Look There stand
4 Jackson like a stone vail
Il The second battle Of Bun RuH
: Rhish took place ID the latter part Q
s August. 1855. may be similarly TO
B lowed with ease along the course
d BuIl Run creek, In SO far as concern
j. the ferrous ali-day fight which marke
"a the climax Of the campaign. but If "A
$ visitor wishes to visit the scenes
= the exciting campaign Of ~hich th
second battle was the climax be vi
Is need 10 traverse an area Of man
ss square miles and include visits TO Cei
terglile. ahieh was q Bitterly c0nfes
q ed point. and to TnoToughiare Ga
+. the picturesque cleft IL the mountain
- through which poured Long1tresf
Il corps of Confederafes. reinforcing q
! sorely-prassed jackson and foF Il
second time On this held, turning d
- fear into victory for The forces Q
na posed e he InioR
sR MAJOR General John Pope Was thi
sn- il command q the Federal Army
isd virglnia. an1 n bis published &
nl scYiption of the battle be has il
re most Ct The blame for the defeat
~ Ire Union forces on Major Genei
az Fifz.5ohn Porter, who commanded
SIS FIfth corps. Had Porter done
he duty. according to Pope, he woI
she have prevented Longsreet r.
lbs osmlng CD Jackson's right until
IDS haa dislodged Porter. which woi
ne aaye occupied him TOO long 70 h'
he permitted the advance which he s
se1aeutly made against the Fede
tie ielt But the consederatea had
he liberataly given Porter false
as. precision of the forces in front q :
siss and be remained idle. General p
al says.
Tia- H mere Impression that the
eas ems i ii heavy force and that an
soie tack or further advance might
-Ag hazardous is q sufficient reason e
lael corps commander to keep out 9
taa4 s..ssi. -aesn. IS Ais hearing. esnes