The New York Herald Newspaper, February 6, 1862, Page 2

BEAUREGARD ON BULL RUN. The Official Report of Gen. Beauregard of the “Battle of Manassas.” INTERESTING DETAILS OF THE FIGHT. THE BEBRLS COMPELLED TO FALL BACK. Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-two Killed and Wounded, &e., Heapquarrens First Corrs ARMY OF TTR Pomel, Manassas, Aug. 26, 1861. Gavsnuc— * © * © Tho War Depart- ment having been informed by me, by telegraph on the 11th of July, of the movement of Genoral McDowell, Gen- oral Johnston was immediately ordered to form a june tion of nis army corps with mine, should the movoment, {a his judgment, be deemed advisable. General Holmes ‘was also directed to push forward with two regiments, & battery and one company of cavalry. In view of these propositions, approaching’ reinfores. ‘meats modifying my plan of operations so far ar to deter- mine on attacking the enemy at Centreville as soon as 1 should hear of the near approach of the two reinforcing columns, I sent one of my aids, Colonel Chrishalm, of South Carolina, to meet and communicate my plans to Goneral Johnston, and my wish that one portion of bis soroe should march by the way of Aldie, and take the en- omy on his right flank and in the rear at Centreville. Dif- ficulties, however, of an insuperable character in con- nection with means of transportation, and the marching condition of his troops, made this impracticable, and it was determined our forces should be united within the lines of Bull run, and thence advance to the attack of the enemy. General Johnston arrived here about noon on the 20th July, and being my senior in rank, he necessarily as- sumed command of all the force of the Confederate States, then concentrating at this point. Made acquainted with my plan of operations and dispositions to meet the ene my, ho gave them his entire approval, and gencrously directed their execution under my command. In consequence of the untoward detention, however, of some five thousand (5,000) of General Johnston’s army Corps, resulting from the inadequate and imperfect means of transportation for so many troops, at the disposition of the Manassas Gap Railroad, it became necossary, on the morning of the 2ist, before daylight, to modify the Plan accepted to soit the contingency of an immediate attack on our lines by the main force of the enemy, then Plainly at hand. _ The enemy's forces, reported by their best informed Journals to be 55,000 strong, I had learned from reliable @ources, on the night of the 20th, were being concentrated in and around Centreville, and along the Warrenton turn- pike road, to Bull run, near which our respective picket® were in immediate proximity. This fact, with the con- vViction that, after his signal discomfture on the 18th of July, before Blackburn’s Ford—the centre of my lines— be would not renew the attack in that quarter, induced me at once to look for an attempt on my left flank, rest- ing on the Stone Bridge, which was but weakly guarded ey men, aa well as but slightly provided with artificial defensive appliances and artillery. In view of these palpable military conditions, by half Past four A.M.,on the 2ist July, Y had prepared and Gespatohed orders, directing the whole of the Confederate forces within the lines of Bull ran, including the brigade, and regiments of Gen. Johnston, which had arrived at ‘that time, to be held in readiness to mareb’at a moment's aotice, At that hour the following was the disposition of our forces:— Ewoll’s brigade, constituted as on the 18th of July, re- jg position e+ \aion Milis Ford, his left extending Hoae Sul rum, in the sirestion of, Mekaan’s Ford, and ‘supported by Holmes’ brigade, Secoud Tennessee an iret Arkaneis regiments a short distance to the rear— that is, at and near Camp Wigfall. D. R. Jonea’ brigade, from Ewell’s left, in fromt of Sfc- Lean's Ford and the stream to Longstreet’s position. It was unchanged in organization, a»:i was supported by Early’s brigade, also uuchanged, placed behind a thicket of goung , a short distance in the rear of McLean's ’s brigade held its former ground at Black- burn’s Ford, from Jones’ left to Bonham’s right, at Mit- chell’s Ford, and was supported by Jackson's brigade, consist Colonels James L. Preston's Fourth, Har- per’s Fifth, Allen’s Second, the Iwenty-seventh. Lieaten- ‘ant Colonel Echoll’s, and the Thirgy-third, Caroming’s Bene mm regiments, 2,611 strong, with were posted be- the skirting of pines (o the rear of Blackburn's and Mitchell's Ford, and in the rear of this support was also ’a Thirteenth regiment Mississippi Volunteers, which had lately arrived (rom Lynchburg. Along ne thicket, infrear of and equi distant from ‘s and Blackburo's Fords, ready to support either position, J had also placed all of Bee's and Bartow's les that had arrived—namely, two com ies of the Eleventh Mississippi, Lieut. Col. Liddel! Phe Second Mississippi, Col. Falkner, andthe Alabama, with the Seventh and Eighth Georgia regiments (Colonels Gartreiland Lieutenant Cojone! Gardner), in all 2,732 Dayonets. m’s brigade, ae before held Mitchell’s Ford, its right near Longstreet’s left, its left extending in the direction of Cocke's right. It was organized as atthe ond of the 18th of July, with Jackson's brigade, as before said, as a support. Cocke's brigade, increased by seven companies of the Eighth, Hunton’s;,three companies of the Forty ninth, Bmith’s Virginia ‘regiments; two companies of cavalry, and a batiery under Rogers of four six-pounders, eccupied ‘the line in front and rear of Bull run, extending from the direction of Bonkam'’s left, and guarding Island, Ra’ and Lewis’ Fords, to the rizht of Evans’ demi-brigade, gear the Stone Bridge, algo under General Cocke's com: mand. ‘The iatter beid the Stone Bridge, and ii farm ford about one mile above the brid; Stuart's cavalry, some three hundred men of the army of the Shenandoah, guarded the level ground extending in rear from Bonham’s left to Cocke's right. Two companies of Radford’s cavairy were neld in re- serve a short distance in rear of Mitchell's Ford, his left in the direction of Stuart's right Sage mens ops battery of eight aes was temporarily placed in rear "9 extreme left Ld iton’s reserve battery of five guns was iv | on McLean's farm, in s piece of woods in rear of ’s right. Hampton's pee of six be of infantry, six bandred strong, ‘ing arri Ne + morning by the cars from Richmond, was sydsequentiy, 93 Son 88 it arrived ordered forward to Bante in ‘immediate vicinity of theLewis House, as a support for any troops engaged in ‘that quarter. The effective force of ali arms of the army of the Po- tomac on that eventful morning, including the gorrisou of Camp Pickens, did not exceed 21,833 and 29 gui 0 ae tion on the heh the battle begun, Smith's brigad Carolina came up later, and made total of army of of al! arms, $324. Hill's Virginia it, 650, also arrived, but was posied ae reserve to priguo of General Holmes mustered about 1,265 cinema guns and a company of cavalry about ‘strong. the bad some hee &e., &e. left covered a General a in allover 9 000 men and thirteen of or. tillery—Carlisie’s and Ayres's batteries. is, 900 . men and two six-pounders, confronted by 9,000 men and thirteen pieces of artillery; mostly rifled), with several Bleoes of artillery in bis immodiate front. I at ouce or- him, as also General Cocke, if attacked, to main- tain their position to the last extremity. In my opinion the most effective method of relieving that flank was by 4 rapid, determined attack, with my right ‘and contre on the enem: Caeeeniib, with due precautions i 3 H These new Johnston, who fully approved thom, and the orders for ‘*Brigatict Gousral Ewell was directod 10. eg was directed to in the Movement, to be followed and snpported successively by Generais D. R. Jones, Longstreet and Bonham respec tively, by their several appointed reservor The under Stuart and ) Were to be held tn hand, subject to fnture orders and ready for emplo: meat might be required by the erigeacies of ihe About half. eight o'clock A. M. General Johnston and rel eraetr our headquarters to a central po- sitton about & milo in the rear of Mitche)l's Ford, might watch the course of evente. Previously, ag he Fong half-past Ove, the federalists iv front of Evans’ position , Stone Bridge, had with ‘8 large thirty pounder rifle guo, and thirty he Bates later witha moderate, a tly tentative, fire from a battery of rifle pteces, Evang’, and then in the direction of Oocke’s position, but without drawing o roturn fire and discevery of our posi tions, chiefly because in that quarter we had nothing but Saas der pisees, which could not reach the dis- ‘An the federalists had advanced wit tended of skirmishers io front of Evans, bay mon Ls Louisiana battalion, deployed ae skirmanerss to cover thie small fron seattering fire resulted, pa quarter remained for was marching ita of, the enemy y, take our forces ‘big foreat By haf- cight A. M., Colonel Evans having become satisfied of the counterfeit character of the movemont on his front, and persuaded of an attempt to tura his loft flank, decided to change his position to meet the enemy, and for purpose immodiately put in ection vonie ioe ‘and rear six companies of Sloan’s Fourth South Carolina regiment, Wheat’s Louisiana battalions, five companies, and two six-younders of Latham’s battery, leaving four companios of Sloan's regiment under cover as the Bole immediate defence of the Stoue Bridge, but giving init mation 19 General Cocke of his change of position an\ Feagons that impelled it. Following @ road leading by the Old Pittsylvania (Car- ter) mansion, Colonel Evans formed in line of battle — four hundred yards in roar—as he advancod—of house, his to the front and in position, properly oe ported, to its immotiate right. Finding, however, the did not appear on that ) which was @ branch of one running by Sudley's | Sp Ford to Bronteville and Dumfries, ho turned, abruptly to the left, and marching across the fields for warters of a mile, about half-past nine A. M. 's position in line of battie; his left, Sloan’s com- resting on the main Brovtsvillo road in a shallow the Louisiana battalion to the right, in advance arent. of wood ‘ing them—one picce of his artillery planted on an pny soven hundred yards to tho rear of ‘Wheat’s battalion, and the other on @ ridge near and in rear of Sloan's position, commanding a reach of the road just in front of the line of battle. In this order he ‘awaited the coming of the masses of the enomy now drawing near. In the meantime about seven o’clock A. M., Jackson's brigade, with Imboden’s, and five pieces of Walton's bai- tery, had heen gent to take up a position. Bull run to guard tho interval between Cocke’s right and Bonham’s left, with orders to support either in case of n¢ character and ical features of the ground baving been shown to General Jackson by Captam D. R. Harris, of the En, of this army corps. So much of Bee's and Bartow’s brigades, now united, as had arrived—some 2,800 muskets—had algo been sont forward to the support of the position of the Stone Bridge. ‘The enemy begining his detour from the turnpike, at point nearly half way between Stone Bridge and Cen- treville, had pursued a tortuous, narrow trace of a rare- ly used road, through a dense wood, the greater part of his way, until near the Sudley road’ A division under Colonel Hunter, of the federal regular army, of two Strong brigaies, was in the advance, followed immedi- aiely by another division under Colonel Heintzolman, of three brigades and seven companies of regular cavairy and twenty-four pisces of artillery—eighteon of which were rifle g This column, a3 it crossed Bull run, numbered over sixteen thousand men of all aris, by their own acoounte. Burnside’s brigade, which here, a3 at Fairfax Court House, lod the advance, at about forty-five minutes past nino A. M. debouched from a wood! in aight ot Evans’ po- sition, some five hundred yards distant from Wheat’s battalion. Ho immediately threw forward his sxirmishors in force and they became engaged with Wheat’s command and the six-pounder gun under Lieutenaat Lattwich. ‘The federalists at one» advanced, es they report oM- cially, the Second Rhede Island ‘regiment volunteers with its vaunted battery of six thirteen-pounier rifle guns. Sloan’s companies were then brought into actioa, having been pushed forward through woods. Th enemy soon, galled and staggered by the fire, and pressed. by the determined valor with which Wheat handled his battery, untii he was desperately wounded, hasienet up three other regiments of the brigada and two Dsh’grett howitzers, making in all quite 3,500 bayonets and cight pieces of artilicry, opposed to loss than 800 men and two six-pounder guns. Despite these odds, this intrepid command of but els compan‘es maintainod its frent to the enemy pi@on hour, and untit General Beo came to ther aid ith bis cemmaad. The heroic Pee, with a soldiar’s eye and recogniticn of the situation, had previously disposed his command with sixill—tmboden’s battery having been admirabiy placed between the two brigades under shel- tor behind the undulations of a hill about 150 yards north of the now famous Henry House, and very near where he subsequently fell mortally wounded, to the great misfor- tune of his country, but after deeds of doliberate aud ever-m:mordble courage. Mosnwhile, the enemy had pashed forward a ba‘talion of eight companies of regular infantry and one of their best batteries of six pleces (four rided), supported by companies of marines, to increaso the desperate odds against which Evans and his men had maintained their stand with an almost matchless tenacity. Gener! Bee, now finding Evans sorely pressed under the crushing weight of the masses of the enemy, at tho call of Colone! Evans threw forward his whole forca te his sid across a small strexm— ’s Branch and Valley—and engaged the federalists with impetuosity : Imboden’s battery at the time playing ftom his weil chosen position with brilliant effect with spherical case, the enemy having first opened on hia trom a rifle bat tery, probably Griffin's, with elongated cylindrical shelts, which (lew a few feet over the headsof our men, ill immediately in rear: Seventh and Kighth Georgia regiments under the chival- Tous Bartow, at about eleven A. M., in a wood of second gcowth ping, to the right avd front of and nea:ly per- pendicuiar to Eval line of Dattlo,the Fourth Alabama to the left of them, along a fence connectiag the position of the Georgia regiments with the rectangnlar copse in which Sloan's South Carolina companies were engaged, and into which he also threw the Second Mississippi. A flerce and destructive conflict now ensued; the fire was withering on both sides, while the enemy swept our ebort, thin lines with their pumerous artillery, which according to their official reports, at this time consisted of at least ten rifle guns and four howitzers. For an hour did these stout hearted ren of the blended command of Bee. s and Partow breast an unintermitting battle imated, surely, by something more than the y courage of even the bravest mon under fire ; it have been indeed the inspiration of the cause, and jousmess of the great stake at issue, which ‘thus nerved and animated one ana all to stand unawed and un- shrinking in such extremity. Two federal brigades of Heintzelman’s ‘iv'sion were now bronght into action, led by Ricketts’ superb light battery of six 10-pounder rifle guns, which, posted on an ‘eminence to the right of the Sudley road, opened fire on Imboden’s ba(tery—about this time increased by two rifte pieces of the Wa-hingion Artillery, under Lieutenant Richardson, and already the mark of two batteries, which divided their fire with Imboden, and two guni under Lieutenants Davidson and Leftwitch, of Latham's battery, posted as before mentioned. At tins time, confronting the enemy, we had still bat Evang’ eleven ‘companies and two guns—Bee’s and lar tow’s four regiments, (he two companies Eleventh Missis. sippi, under Lieutenant Colonel Liddeil, and the six pieces ander Imboden and Richardson. The enemy had two divisions of four strong brigades, including sev companies of regular infantry, cavalry am four companies of marines, and twenty pi tillery. (Fee officiel reports of Colonels Heint: Porter, &.) Aga this odds, scarcely c our advance position was still for a maintained, and the enemy's ravks constant- ly broken aud shattered under the scorehing fire of our men; but fresh regiments of the federalists came upon the fleid—Sherman'’s and Keyes’ brigades of Tyler's di- vision—as is stated in thei: reports, numbering over 6,000 bayonets, which had found @ passage across the ron about eight haudred yards above the Stone Bridge, threatened our right now been sustained on our side, both 1 personal worth of the slain. The iment had suffered heavily, being exposed, aa ¢ maintained its position, to a fire from the em my, already posted within a hundred yards of their front and right, sholtered by fences and Tt was at thir time that Lieut t Colonel Gardener was severe ly wounded, as a'so several other valusble officers; the Adjutant of ‘the regiment, Lieutenant Branch, was killed, and the horse of the regretted Bartow was ‘shot under him. The Fourth Alabama also eutfered severely from the deadly fire of the thousands of muskets which they to dauatiessly fronted under the immediate toadorship of Beehimseif. Ite brave Colonel, E. J. Jones, was dan. | gerously wounded, and many gallant of hovs de combat, Now, however, with the surging mars of over four. Afedere! infantry pressing on their front, cessant fire of atleast twenty pieces of fresh brigades of Sherman and Keyes approaching—the latter siready in musket ran Hines gare back, but under orders from Gen. Bee. The enemy, inaintsining the fire, pressed their swe! ing tnasses chward as our shattered battalions retired, the slaughter for the moment waa deplorable, and bi filled many # Southern home with life-long sorrow. Under this inexoreble stress the retreat coutiaued il arrested by the energy aad resoiution of Gen. Bee, ported Ly Bartow and Evans, just in the rearof the binaon House, and Hampton's Legion, which had been already advanced, and was in position near it. whieh bed been pe elman, ible, while 4 the two pieces of Waltcn’s battery under Lieutenant ing threatened by the enemy's infantry on the left and front, were also obliged to fall back. linbo- den, leaving a disabled piece on tha ground, retired until be met Jackson's brigade, while fichardson joined the mai body of bis battery near the Lewis House As our infantry retired from the extreme front the two ix-pounders of Latbam’s battery, before mentioned, foll back wilb excellent judgment to suitable poritions in the rear, when an effective fire wis maintained upop the still advancing lines of the feceraliets with damaging effect, until their ammunition was nearly exhausted, when they, too, ware withdrawn in the near presence of the enemy, and rejoined their captain From it jonsly indi Joboston and my<elf had eatablinbed Dead: we heard the continuous roll of musketry and (he ave tained dinvof the artillery, which announced the serious outburst of the battle on our left flank, and we anxiously, but confidently, awaited similar sounds of conflict from our front at Centreville, reeulting from the preseribed at- tock in that quarter Le right wing. At half-past ten in the morning, however, this expecta tion was dissipated, from Brigadier General Eweil ivforin- ing me, to my profound eee at tek that my orders for hie advance bad mise , but that, in consequence of ® communication from General D. R. Jones, be had just thrown his brigade across the atream at Union Mills. where Genera! cors, at 10:30 A. M. Goneral Johnson forthe immodinte field of action, which we reached in ‘Ord. the rear of the Robinson and widow ron eo np og nance, of Goneral Johnston's staf, alter by aol- about 12 meridian, and just as the Bartow and Evans had taken shelter in mise, was kiloa, and other severe losses were faustained. Before our arrival upon the scene General Jackson bad moved forward with his brigade of five Virginia regi. ments from bis position in reserve, and bad judic! ith Gerry iment, was quenched in ‘and myeelf set out | ery A, gia Tog! ies” Colonel J, Thomas, Chief of “omy b i. gre ped. Withors’ Fightoenth + of Cooke's brigade come up in time to follow this eharge, and, in conjuncti ae several rifle pieces i possess! of na but if ao, had coe recovered brie ene- . These pisces were tm takon poet below tho brim of the platoau, mostly east of Lively served on distant masses of the euemy by the Es ESA iy te Ocoup:e ming! "ge an: Evans sd he piacied boden’s battery, and two of enemy, support Preston’s and Lieutenant Colonel My ents, On ine and woods | hands of somo of our ¥ While the enemy hy us been driven back on our | {uwortang hosition af the Uni right entirely Across the turnpike, and beyond Young's ‘bianch on our left, the woods yet’ swarmed with thom, 60 asto play upon’ the oncomiy inthe mmedicte ead ‘by Golonel 3. L. | when our reinforcements opportunoly arrived in Echoll's quiek suiceession, and took position in that portion of the fleld. port the right by Harper's and on the loft by Allon’a and Cum. | Kershaw’s Second and Cash’s Eighth South Carolina regi- ming’s regiment As soon a8 General Johnston and myself reached the field, wo wore occupied with the reorganization of tho heroic troops, whose previous stand, with scaroe a paral- | taking av advantageous Jel, has nothing more valiant in all the pages of history, and whose loss-s fit.y toll why, at length, thelr lines ha logs their cohesion. It was now that General Jobuston impressively and gallantly charged to the front with the oolors of the Fourth Alabama rogiment by his side, ali the fleld officers of the regimont having been previously disabled, Shortly afterwards I placed S. R. Gist, Adju- tant and Inspector Genora! of South Carolina, a voluntecr Aid-de-Camp of General Bee, in command of this ee ment, and who led it again to thefront as became lis peouioug behavior, and remaiged with it for the rest of ay. As soon as wo had thus rallied and disposed our forces, IT urged Genoral Johnaton to leave the tmmediate conduct of the field to mo, while he, repairing to Portico—tho Towia Housa—should urgd, reinforcements forward. At first he was unwilling, but reminded that one of us must do so, and that properly it wag his place, he reluctantly, but fortunately, complied; fortunately, because from that position, by his energy and ity, his keen per- ception and anticipation of my peed ie #0 directed tho reserves as to ensure the success of the day. 4s General Johnston departed for Portico Colonel Bar- tow roportedto mo with the remains of the Seveath Georgia Voluntecrs (Gartrell’s), which I ordered him to poat on the left of Jackson’s line, in the edge of the belt of pines bordering the southeastern rim of the plateau, on which tho battle was now to rage so long and a0 flercely. Colonel Wm. Smith's battalion of the Yorty-ninth Vir- ginia Volunteers, having also come up by my orders, I placed it on the left of Gartrell’s as my extreme left at the time. Ropairing thea tothe right I placed Hamp. ton’s Legion, which had suffered greatiy, on that flank somewhat to the rear of Harper's regiment, and also the soven companies of tho kighth (Hunton’ regiment, which, detached from Cocke's brigade by my orders and thoso'of General Johnston, had opportunely reached the ground. ‘These, with Harper’s rogiment, constituted a reserve, to protect our right flank from an advance of the enemy from the quarter of tho stone bridge, and served as asupport for the line of battle, which was formed on the right by Boe’s and Evans commands, in the centre by four rogiments of Jackson’s brigada, with Imboden’g four six-pounders, Walton's five guns, (two rif_led,) two guns (one piece rifled) of Stanard’s and two six-pounders of Rogors’ bat- teries, tho latter under Lieut. Heaton; and on the left by Gartre!l's reariced ranks and Cot. Smith’s battalion, sabse- quently reinforced Faikner's Second Mississippi regiment, and by anothor regiment of the Army of Sheuandoab, just arrived upon the field, the Sixth (¥ishor’s) North Carolina. Confronting the enemy at this time niy force numbered, at most, not more 00 artillerists, with but thirteen companies (Carter's and Hoge’s) of Stua’ The enemy’s force, now bearing hotly and confidently down on our position, regiment alter regiment of the best equipped men that ever took the fleld—according to their own official history of the day—was formed of Colonels Honter’s and Héintzeiman’s divisions, Colonels Sher- man’s and Keyes’ brigailes of Tyler's division, and of the formidah'o batteries of Ricketts, Grigin, and Aruold regulars, and Second Rhode Island, and two Dahlgren howitzers—a force of over 20,000 infantry, sevon companies of regutarcavalry and twenty- four pisces of improved artiliory. At the same time perilor:, heavy reserves of infantry and artillery hung stances around the Stono Bridge, Mitchail's, Black- burn’s and Union Mills fords, visibly realy to fail upon ug at any moment; and J was also assured of the exist. ence of other heavy corps at and around Centrey and elsowhore, within conveni upporting distances, Fally conscious of this portentous disparity of force, as éd the lines for the encountor, [ sought to inf ise arts of my officers and men the vonfidence ant doterm ned spirit of res.stance to this wicked invasion of the homes of a free people, which I felt. J {dformed thea: that reinforcements world rajidly come to their support , cy. I reminded them that we fought for our home, onr fire- sides and for the independence of our counts Turged them to the resolution of victory or death on\that Bold ‘These sentiments were loudiy, cagerly cheered, whereso. ever proclaimed, and I then felt reassured of the uncon- querable spirit of that army, which would enable us to wrench viewory from the hos! them threatening us with destruction. ‘Oh, my country! T would readily have sacrificed my live, and those of all the brave men around me, to save your honor and to maintain your iudependence trom the degrading yoke which those ruthless invaders had come to impose and reader perpetual, and the day’s issue has assured me that such emotions must also have animated all under my command. in the meantime, the enemy had seized upon the pla- teau ou which Robinson’s and the Henry houses are situ. ated—the position first cccupied in the morning by Gen. Bee, before advancing to the support of Re vattery of six rifled guvs—the pride the federalist the object of their unstinted oxpenditure in outfit ihe equally powerful regular light battery of were brought (orward and placed in immediate after having, conjointly with the batteries already men- tioned, played from former positions with destractive ct pon our forward battalions. The topographical features of the plateat, now become ge of the contending armies, must be descrived in it the map will show that it is enclosed 8 by small water courses, which empty in no within afew yards of each other, halt a mile \« the south of the Stone Bridge. Rising to an clevation of quite one hundred feet above the level of Bull run at the bridge. it falls off on three sides to the level of the on- vlusing streams in gentle slopes, but which are furrowed y ravines of irregular direction and leng'h, and studded with clumps and patches of young pines and oaks. ‘The general direction of the crest of the plateate@s oblique to the course of Bull ron in thot quarter, and on the Brenisville and hig 24 roads, which intersect each other at right angles. Completely’ surrounding the two honses before mentioned are sma'l open fie regular outline, and exceeding 150 acres in extent. ‘Tho houses, occupied at the time, the one by widow Heury and the other by the free negro Robiuson, are smal! wood- en buildings, densely embowered in trees and environed by ® couble row Of fences on two sides. Around the eastorn ond southern brow of the piat an almost on: broken fringe of second growth pines gt excellent shel- ter for our marksmen, who availed thomselves ol it with the most sati-fectory skill. To the west, adjoining the fleids, a broad belt of oaks extends directly across the crest on both sides of the Sndley road, in which, during the baitle, regiments of both arm et and contended for the mastery, From the open ground of this plateau the view em- braces a wile expanse of woods and gently undulating open country of broad grasé and grain Gelds in all dir tions, including the scene of Evaus’ and Bee's recent counter with the chemy—some twelve luudred yards to tha northward In reply tu the play of the enemy's batteries our own artillery had uot boon idie or unekilful, ‘The ground ov- cupied by our guns, ona level with that bold by the bat teries of the enemy, was an open space of limited exieat, behind a low undulation, just at the eastorn verge of the , some 500 or 600 yards from the Henry He a3 before said, some thirteen pie ‘8, were maint on 0 fi ‘on’s, and Meaton’s section of Rogers’ battery, of the Army of the Potomac, alter to some | extent with each other, and taking part 94 needed: all from the outset displaying that marvellous capacity of our people as artillorisis whieh has urea them, it would appear, at once the terror and the admiration of the enemy. As Was Soon apparent, the federalists bed suffered ve. verely from our artillery, and from the fire of our mus. ketry on the right, and especially from the left nnk, placed under cover, withia whore galling range they bat beon advanced. And we are told in their officis! reports how regiment after regiment, thrown forward to dislodge us, was broken, never to recover its entire organization on that eld In the meantime, aiso, two companies of Stuart's caval. ry (Carter's and Hoge’s) ma a the Brentsville and Sudiey road tho Fire Zonaves—- then the enemy's right on the pt -which added to their disorder, wrought try On that flank. Bat still the press of the enemy was beavy in that quar ter of the field, as freth troops were thrown forward thers to outflank us, and some three guns of » battery, in an altempt to obtain 2 position apparently (o enfitade our batteries, were thrown so close to the Thirty-third revi ment, Jackson's brigade that that regiment, springing forward, seized them, but with severe loca, and was sub- itiy driveu back by an overpowering force of fede. try. Now, fall two o’clock P. M.,1 gave the order for the right of my line, exc#pt my reserves, to advance to re the platea. It was done with uncommon terolu mand vigor, and at the sume time Jackson's brigade the enemy's centro with the determination of 8, and the epirit of mea who fight ford sacred | but it suffered serionsly, With equal spirit the | other parts of the line made the onset and the federal lines were broken and swept back, at all points, from the open ground of the platean, Rallying soon, howover, as the: were strongly reinforced by fresh regiments, the federal. iste returned, and by weight of numbers pressed our | lines back, recovered their gronnd and gun, and renewed | Bot, in my judgment, it waa now too late for tho effective 6xecution of ‘he contemplated movement, which must dave required quite three for the troops to get into position for the attack, therefore, tt became immediately necestary to depend on new combinationa and other dispositions suited to the now pressing exi- geney. Tho movement of the right and cen- tre, already popes by gonesand Lougatreet, was at once countermanded with the sauction of General Johnston, and we es pe to meet the enemy on the fleld upon which he bad chosen to give battle. Under these circumstances our reserves, not already in movement, wore immediately ordered up to ‘tour left dank, namely—Hoimes’ two Fyimeate ant Davtory of artillery, under Captain Lindsey Welker, of six guna, and Rarley’s br Two regiments from Bonham’s brigade, with Kempor's four six-pounders, were also called for, and, with the sanction of General Johnston, Generals Kwell, Jonee, (D. R. and Bonham ware directed to make @ demonstration to their several fronts to retain and the enemy's reserves and forces on their flank, and 41 and around Centreville. Proviously, our ive chiofe of staff-—Major Rhett and Colonel Jor. beon loft at my hoaiquarters to hasten np, and givo directions to any troops that might arrive at Sa. ‘oasane, ‘Those ordare having heen duty dicwtoted by ataiton the offensive. by this time, between balf.past two and (bree o'clock P. M., our Pee to i] my rard, and, dire by Genera inston (O the requires er, Wore at hand just as T had ordered forward, to 9 wd @gort, for the recovery of the di plates], the whole lind’ fa. clud my TOME ves, Which, at this crisis of the battle, 1 pon to lead im person. This attack was enoral, and was shared in by every regimant then in the jold, including the Stxth (Fisher's) North Carolina regi ment, whicl just come uy and taken position on the immediate ieft of the Forty-ninth V: whole open ground war Vi igiale re iment (Lieutemant Colonel Echoils), of Jack son’s brij ‘This part of the day was rich with deeds of in¢jyidual coolness and dauntless conduct, as well as well directed embodied resolution and bravery, but fraught with (he loss to the service of the country of lives of inestimable preciousness at this juncture. The-| brave Bes was mortally wounded at the head of the Twonty-seventh | affair the Fifth, Jenkin monts, which bad arrived soom afier With were led through the oaks just east of the Sudley-Brentsville road, brushing some of the enemy before them, and, Position along, and west of that road, opened with much skill and effect on bodies of tha enemy that had been rallied under cover of a strong federal brigade posted on a@ plateau in the southwest angle, formed by iutersection of the turnpike with tho Sudley-Breutsville road. Among the gaged wore the federal regular infantry, At the samo time, Kemper'’s batiery, passing north- ward by tho S. B. road, took position on the open space— | mains to record, was dearly won by the deat ‘This is ovideat trom the fact * ‘modiate adversary's commander, in his oat see pI induced to ity one small company of our caval: rhich accompanies igade ‘a Torce%or ond ‘men;-and Coionel Miles, the of re. Serves at Centreville, says the movement “caused pain- pprebensions for the left wing” of their army. itera val omuyin of ta right of the is of Bali van @t Union Mills ford, after miscar- Tiss Of my orders for bis advance Coutrovitle, in afternoon wag orders, by G UP hts brigade Tito battle, then sromptly poxsonted aa this movement was, the bi: aftera severe march, roached the field too late to the glories, as they Had the labors, of the day. Aa tho Milla had been left with bute guard, was atonce ordered ¢ yen plas. and resume his position to prevent inthate v0 ts selaure by any force of the enemy in it tle, badalao been called to tho ‘ott, whither ee Trish the rani speed, but not in time to join actively in Walker's rifle guns of the brigad in time to be rod. with ‘peeolaion anid dooided execution at the retreating enemy, and Soott's cavalry, joining in the pursuit, assisted in the capture of prisoners and war This victory, tho details of which Ihave thus sought to chroniole as fully aa wero fitting an oficial report. it ro. of man: troops thus oa: | munitions. under ‘orders of Colonel Kershaw—near where an | officers and men of inestimable value belonging to all enemy’s battery had been captured, was opened with effective results upon the federal right, thou tho mark also of Kershaw and Cash's regiments: Preston's Twenty-sighth regiment, of Cocke's brigade, had by that time entered tho samo body of oaks, and encountered somo Michigan troops, capturing their bri- gade commander , Colonel Wilcox, Another imporiat accession to our forces had also oc- curred about tho same time, at three o'clock P.M. Brig- adior General E, K. Smith, with some 1,700 infantry of Elzey’a brigade, of tho Army of the Shonandoah, and Beckham's battery, came upon the field, from Camp Pickens, Manassas, whore thoy had arrived by railroad | after eq atnoon. Direoted in person by-General Johnston to the Jeft, thon so much en red, on reaching @ position in | when rear of the oak woods, south of the Henry House, and immediately oast of the Sudiey road, General Smith was disabled by a severe wound, and his valuable services were lost at that critical juncture, But the command do- volved upon a meritorious ofloer of experionce, Colonel Elzey, who led his infantry at once somewhat further to the left, in the direction of the Chinn House, across tho road,” throngh¥ the foaks skirting the west side of tho road, and around which he sent the battery under Lieutenant Beckham. This officer took up a most fav irginia | ble position near that house, whence, with a clear view of the federal right and centro, filling the open folds to eres ot out ree ral Rernard 8. Bao’ Lamy jane: tho confederac, has busta ined an irreparable losa, for with great personal bravery and coolness ho possessed the qualities of an accomplishod soldier and an able, reliable commander, Colonels Bartow and Fisher, and Lieutenant Colonel Johngon, of Hampton's Legion, in the fearless command of thoir mon, gave earnest of great usefulness to the ser- vice had they beeu spared to complete a career so bril- liantly b 1. Bosidos the fleld officers already mention- ed as having been wounded while in the gallant dischar, of their dut others also received severe woun: , Man; wally honorable and distinguished conduct, whe- ther in redding their men forward or in rallying them overpowered or temporarily shattered by the largely superior force to which we were generally op- ‘The subordinate grades wore likewise abundantly con- spicuous for zeal and capacity for the leadership of mea in arms. To montion all who, fighting well, paid the lavish forfeit of their fives, or at least crip- gled, mutilated bodies on the field'of Manasgas, cannot well be done within the compass of this paper, but a grateful country and mourning frieuds will not suffer their names and services to be forgotten aud pass away uphonored. Nor are those officors ana men who were so fortunate the west of the Breutsville-Sudley road, and gently | as to escape the thick-flying, deadly missiles of the ene- sloping southward, he opened fire with his battery upoa them with deadly and damaging effect. Colonel Karly, who, by some mischanoe, did not re- coive orders until two o’clock, which had been sent him at noon, cameon the ground immediately after Elzey, with Kemper’s Seventh Virginia, Way's Seventh Louisiana, and Barksdale’s Thirteenth Mississippi regi- ments, This brigade, by the personal direction of General Johnston, was marched by the Holkham House, across the ficids to the left, entirely around the woods through which Elzey bad passed, and under a severo fire, into a position in line of battle near Chinn's House, outflanking the enemy's right. 4 this time. dviven back on t! bout half-past three P. M., the onomy, ir left and contre, and brushed froin, the woods bordering the Sudley rond,squthand west of the Henry House, had formed a tine of battle of truly formidable proportions, of crescent outline, reaching on their left from the vicinity of Pittsylvania (the o! ter mansion), by Matthew's and in roar of Dogan's, the turnpike near to Chinn’s house. ‘The woods and flolds were filled with their masses of infantry and their carefully preserved cavalry, It was a truly magnificent, though redoubtable spectacle, as thoy threw forward in fine atyle, on the broad, gentle slopes of the ridge occu- pied by their main lines, a cloud of skirmishers, prepara tory for another attack. But as Early formed bis live, aud Beckhasn’s pieces playing upon the right of the onemy, Elzey’s brizade, Cibbon’s Tenth Virginia, Lient. Col. Stuart land and Vaughn's Third Kighth and Kershaw , Withers Fighteenth and Preston’s ghth ' Virginia, advanced in an irregular line almost simuita- neously, with great spirit, from their several positions upon the front and flanks of the enemy in their quarter of the fieid. At the same time, (oo, Karly resolutely os- sailed their right flank aud rea: attack the enemy was soon \orced, fiest over the uarrow platean in thesouthern angie male by the two roads, so | mand, the good conduct of which is ty often mentioned. into a patch and we must al all hagerds hold our posts untilreinforced. | tlope, thence back over Young’s branch and the turnpike of woods on its western into the tlelds of the Dugan farm, aud rearward, in ex- treme disorder, in all available directions, towards Bull run. ‘The rout had uow become general anil complete. About the time (bat Rizey and harly were entering into action a columu of the enemy, Keye's brigude, of Tyler's division, made its way across the turapike between Bull run andthe Robinson House, under cover of a wood and brow of tho ridges, apparently to tn my right, but was easily repulsed by afew shots trom Latham’s ‘battery, now united and’ placed in position by Captain D. B. Harris, of the Virginia engiveers, wi services. during the day became his character as an able, cool and skilful officer, and from Alburtis’ battery, opporinnely ordered by Gen. Jackson to a position to the right of Latham, on a bill commanding the line of ap- Foch ofthe enemy, and supported by portions of rogi ments collected together by the staf officers of General Johnston and myself. Farly’s brigade, meanwhile, joined by the Nineteenth Virginia regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Strange, of Cocke's brigade, pursued the now panic atricken, fugitive enemy. Stnart, with hie cavalry, and Beckham had also taken up the pavsuit along the road by which the cpemy had come upon the geld that morning; bat, ¥oon encumbered by prisoners who thronged Lis way, the former was unable toattack the mass of the fast flee frantic federatists. Withers ‘ash’s and Kershaw’s regi ments, Hampton's Legion aud Kemper’s battery also par sued along the Warrenton road by the Stone bridge, the enemy having opportoneiy opened a way for ther through the Leavy abatis which my troops had made on the west side of the bridge several cays bese. But this pursuit was soon recalled, in consequence of a {vise report Which unfortunately reached via that the eucimy s reserves, known to be fresh aud of considerable strengih, were threatening the position of Upton Mills Ford. Colone! Radford, with six companies Virginia cavalry by General Jolnsten to cross Bu senemy from the direction of Lew is’ h by one of my aida, ( to the immediate y harged a baitery w however, 4 prominent officer ¢ Winston Radford Lieutenant Colanel Munford cavalry in hot parsnit, and renvia the capture of prisoners an « tion, &c., abandoned by (he enemy in their fight Captain Lay's company of the Powhatan Urierback’s Rangers, Virgivia Volunteers my person @, under Capiain Lay, in rallying troops broken me bY tie onset of the enemy's mages. During the px with (he weal blood stained piatea roads, other portion: void of action, of wom generat result Whila Cotovel Evans aad his sturdy band were at bay the federal aavanes b 4 the turup enemy made repeated demonstrations, with w and infantry , upon the fue of Cocke s briga serions intention of ng position, Schenek atmits in his report y wore driven back with sovere lose by Lacham’'y (4 secting), and Rogers ar 6 pounders, <o impressed with the strength of th e leit in check and tnacti even after is h its (roopa but one oul Virginia regim » tinder officer. And itis worthy of nter of our 6 ponder give volunteer ar till ha ad woreted adversary a9 tbe Ayres formerly vente been and of infty pon the handled by on such & notorio’ Sherman's—bauery, which 4 iilugion that it hed weighties tend with. The centre brigadess-Bouham'a and Longstreets— the line of Bull run, if not closely engaged, were neve theless exposed (or 1ovieh of the day to an annoying most incessant fire of artillery of loog range; but by # an like maintenauce of their positions they rtuatly parstyved, a!! day, two strong brigades « the enemy, with their batteries (four) of rifle gaws. As betore said, two regiments of Bonha! Second and Eighth South Carolina Volunteers, and ki y, (ook & distiugiished part inthe batite. er, Third Willian Seventh Bacon's South ‘wrolina Volunteers: Eleventh (Ktrkiand’s) North Caro lina regiment, six companies hth Lowwiana Volun teers: Shickl's battery, and one tion of Walton's vet. tery, under Lieutenant Garnett. whether in botding their post or taking up the pursuit, officers and men discharged their duiy with credit and promise Lougs'rert’s brigade, pursuant to orders, prescribing his part of the operations of the renire aud right wings, was thrown across Bulitun @arty tn the morning under a severe fire of arty ult of the enemy 1 than its own te com Yin consaqjuenc and » Lientenant Colon Corso’s Virginia regimenta ¥ Hairsion’s: Seventeenth Fifth North Carolina, lieutenant Colonel Jones, and Whitebead’scompeny of Virginia cavalry. Thro ghout the day thoes troops evinced the most soldierly spirit Alter the rout, baving been ordered by G ton in the direction of Centreville in pursuit, these bri. gadoe advanced near to har place, when niglit and dark ‘ees intervening, Gepera) Honbam’ thought a yi Own brigade a of General Longatre: otck to Bull run. Geporal D. B. Jones with his brigade, p ip the projected a ly in the day erossedt Mull ran ant to ordera indicatiog pis part k by our righ AMY at Couisreyiile, Look we a position en thy pl Mills and Centreville yokd, more than & wile im advance of the run. Ordered back in consequengo of miscarriage of the orders to General Feel, the retrograde moveinent was necessarily made under a sharp fire of art in obedience to new instra oss Ball ron to make demonstra: rted by other troopa, the advance was tly made until within musket rango of Lhe enemy's force is’ brigade i position near Rocky rim | and uncer the c: fire of (heir artillery. In this th Carolina, and Captain Foutaine’s compan: ighteonth Mississippi ragi- ment are mentioned by General Jones a9 having shown conspicuous gallantry, coolness and discipline under « eombined firo of infantry and artilery. Not only did the feturn fire of the brigade drive to cover the enemy's in- fantry, bat the movement unquestionably spread through Fourth Alabama and some Miasissippiane, in an open fleld ovar the Henry House, apd ow yards diataatthe prema Hi of Bartow, while tating the the enemy # ranke a Renae of seve ey danger from an ditack by that route on thei rear at Coatroville, which served togugment the extradtdiuary panic woiwb we kerow diehanded tho entire Coderal army foe the time. * events fraught | the | it the contest under the | eral Johns. | t proper to | wing and centre on my less worthy of praise for their endurance, firmness and valor than their brothers in arms, whose lives were closed, or bodies maimed, on that metnorable day. ‘To mention all who exhibited ability and brilliant courage were impossible in this report; nor do the reports of brigade anit other subordinate commanders supply full lists of all actually deserving of distinction. I can only mention those whose conduct came iinmodiately under my Rotice, or the consequence of whose actions happened to be signally important. Tt is fit that I should ia this way commond to notice ‘the dauntless conduct and imperturbable coolness of Colo- nel Evans, aud woll indeed was he supported by Colonel Sloan and the officers of the Fourth Soush Carolina rogi- muent, a8 also Major Whoat, than whom no one displayed more brilliant courage until carried from the field, shot through the Jungs, though happily not mortally stricken. But inthe deaperate, unequal contest, to which those brave gentlemen were for a time necessarily exposed, the behavior of oficors and men generaily was worth: of the highest admiration, and aasuredly hereafter all those present may proudly say, “We were of that band who fought the first henr of the battle of Manassas.” Fqual honors and credit must also be awarded in the pages of history to the gallant officers and inen who, under Bee and Hartow, subsequently marching to their side, saved them from destruction, and relieved them from the bruat of the enemy's attack. ‘The conduct of General Jackson also requires mention as eminently that of an le, fearless soldier, and saga- cious commander, one fit to lead his brigade; his eMcient, prompt, timely arrival before the plateau of the Henry Howse, and his judicious disposition of his troops con- tributed mueb to the suecess of the day. Although pain- fully wounded im the hand, he remained onthe fleid to the end of the battle, rendering invaluable assistance. Colonel William Smith was as efficion; aa seif-possessed Under the combined | and brave; the influence of his example and his words of encouragement waa not confined to his immediate com- y Noticeable, inasmuch as it had been embodied Huta day or two be- fore the battle. Colonels Harper, Hunton and Hampton, commanding ro- iments o” the reserve, attracted my notice by their sol- ievly ability, a6 with their gatlant commands they ro- stored the.fartunes of the day, at a time when the enemy, ‘by a last desperate onset, with heavy odds, had driven oi forces from the Hercaly contested ground around the Hloury and Robinson honses. Veterans could not have behaved better than these well led regiments, High piaise must also be given to Colonels Cocke, Karly and Elvey. brigade commanders; also to Colonel Kershaw, commanding for the time the Second and Fighth South Carolina regiments, Under the instractions of General Johnston, these officers reached the field at au opportune, critical moment, and disposed, handled ond fought their respective commands with’ sagacity, de- ciatom au sue esatul resulis which have been described in det Colonel J. E. H. Stuart likewise deserves mention for his enterprise and sbility as a cavalry commander. ‘Through his j reootmoissance of the country an our left fi ed information, both of Lopographi- cal features ane the positions of the enemy, of the nimost importance in the subsequent and the day on (hat flank, and his servic y effective. Captain EP. Alexander, C, 8. Engineers, g: sonable aud inaterial assistan system of signals. ye me sea. ve early in the day with his ‘ Almost the first shot fired by the nemy jats-@a through the teut of bis ~ at the Stone Bri where they subsequently Grmly maintained their position in the discharge of their duty—the transmission of meszazes of the enemy's moverments—for sevoral hours onder dre, Later, Captain Alexander acted as my aid-de-camp m (he transmission of orders aud in obser- vation of the enemy. Twas most eMficient out the day by 1s Preston, Manuing, Chesnut, rdand Chisholin, to whom ¥ tender Miles, 1 may th heir discharge of the labo: them. To Lieutenun! Heyward, who were h neon outil the ch ledgemants are de under tim by the suae shell that wounded that of the latter. Both wera emiuently useful to me,and were dicUngwishe | for cooluees and conrage, until the enemy ay and fed in wild disorder in ‘every direction, a > Ur President of the coufederacy had the high d upon the faid D.C., anil Col, de from twelve | signal sory a ‘u the Loudoun cavalry, tha sonal staff. nila services w # called him to my per- e also rendered mo re J. Randolph, a volun- el Cocke, ‘apt iL rat ou the | transmission of orders, | it must be permitted me here to record my profound sense of my obligations to General Johnston, for his gene f, wes also vice in the 5 | rows permiaeion to carry ont my plans, with such modi- | fications ws circumstances had Yequired. From bip vices on the Gekl—as we entered it together—already ment his sv beequent watchful management of the reumforeements. as reached the vicinity of the field wmmiryinen may draw the mort auapic we} Thomas Jordan. my eMciont and 7 iidant General, much eredit | due for inthe organization of the force and for the intelligence and. py has dischar his office inable assistance was given tome by Major Cabell, chiat officar of the Qoartermaster’s Deparynent, in the sphere of his duites—diities environed by far more than the ordinary difiiculties and embarrastments attending | the operations of & long organized reguiac establishineut. Colouel B. B. Lae, Chief of Subsistence Departinent, had | bat Just entered upon his duties, bat his experience, and long and varied services in his department, made him ws officient a8 possible. | nW. Hf, Fowle, whom Colonel 1.40 had relieved Yiviisly exerted’ himself to (he uimont to e m these headquarters, to render hi | partment equal to the demands of the service; thal 1 ness with wil the laborious aud important t mn wevere illness Of the Medical yw, Surgeon Thomas H. Williams, duties were | discharged by Surgeon R. L. Brodie, to my entire satis- faction and it i¢ proper to say that the entire medical ‘orpe of the army, & sent ombracing gentlemen of diatinetion in the profession, who had quit Inerative pri vale practice, by their services im the fleld and subse- quently, did high honor to thetr profession. | The vital davies of the Ordnance Dopirtment were offectively discharged under the admini Chief of Artillery and Ordnance, Colonel 8, Jones | Atone time, when reports of evil omeu and disaster mp Pic with such cironmstantialit de of anxiety, iis comm: mmander of the intrenche of the Confederate Stat 4 offieers, made the most efficient possible prepa- | rations for the desperate dafence of that position inex tremity; #n4, in this connection, | regret roy inability tc | meni iow (ee games of those patriotic gentiomen of Vic kivia, by the gravaitous labor of whose saver the in- | trenched camp at Manassas had been mainly constructed relieving thé troops from that laboriona’ service and giving opportunity for their militery instruction, Lieutenant Colone) Thomas H, Wiliaingon, the engiusor of these works aesigied by Captain D. B. charged big daties with intiring energy aud dev wot! As sauygectory skill, Capiein H. Stevens, Kuyineer Confederate Army. sorved with the advanced fo | for some time before the battle; Wo laid out 1 there ja admirable accordance with the pur which they wero designed, and yet ¥o as to adm| mate extension and adaptation 10 more serious uses om sodane and part of a aystem of real defence when dever. mined upon. He has shown himaeil to be an oftver of energy and ability. | Major Thom Rhott, after having discharged for | several months the tabqrious dutica of Adjutant General | to the commanding officer of Camp Pickens, was detached | to jojp the army of the Shenandoah, just on the eve of the M@vance of Lhe enemy; but, volunteering his services, was ordered to assist on the staff of General Bonham, joining that offeer at Centreville on the night of the 17th, vefore the battle of Bull rum, where he rendered valuable services, util the artival of General Johnaton, on the 20th of July, whon he was called to the piace of Chief of Stat ores Alay proper to acknowledge the signal gervices is alan pr | rene ered by Colonel BW. Torry ama T. book , of " wiry had attachod themealvon to the etal of Gouernl ry | | \ wees at Fairfax Court Hone | | acem Longstreet. These daring PeCONDO-BADCES enemy's }» aasigted by Captains Gores and Chichester, Paap ordert to the field, and on the er, Captain Whitohead’s troops to take: Colonel Terry, with his be. redead died i Court inal" aang Yin gop ke ean denigned it Weaid, to bo unfurled over our intrenchmenip our was prevented from more decisive regard it in place to say, Fmt y her 4 y ) Wi oduoo tho risk of ‘such mishaps, po jean) advantage simp! @ communicat < mand of FY {id with bis trope ne ners! in com While glorieus for our people and of crushing offeot upon the morale of our hitherto confident and overwoea- ing adversary, as wore the events of the battle of nasaas, the fleld was only won by stout fighting, and, ag before stated, with much loss, as is precisely exhibited in the re herewith, marked F,G and H, and lists of the killed and wounded.’ The killed oulath poor a 260, the wounded 1,483—making an aggregate 852. ‘The actual loss of the enemy will never be known; it may now only be conjectured. Their abandoned oe they were buried by our people whore they fell, um- fortunately were not enumerated; but many parts of the field wore thick with their corpace, as but fow battle flelds have ever boon. The official reports ofthe onemy are studiously silent on this point, but stilt afford ug data for an approximate estimate. Le/t almost in the dark in respect tatho losses of Hunter's and Hoia- zelman's diyisions—first, and moat hotly ea- cont. Grifin’s ral tong wes thirty per ood br} ‘that of Keye’s brigade, which was so handled by its com- mander as to be exposed to only occasions! ys frou our troops, was at least ten por cent. To these factaand the ropeat references in the reports of the more ee the a wai yh - to which they were habi exposed—the “pist e”” vol and galling musketry, of which tno ae ee their ranks, and we are warranted in pacing the entice logs of the federalists at over forty-five hundred in killed, wounded and prisoners, To this may be legitimately added, as a casualty of the battle, tho thousands of tives from tho fleld, who have never rejoined thotr rogt- ments, and who a much lost to the enemy's service as if slain or disabled by wounds. These may not bo tm- cluded under the head of ‘missing,” because in every inatance of such report we took as many prisoners of those brigades or regiments as are reported ‘“missing."” A list apponded exhibits some 1,460 of their wounded and others who fell into our hauds and were sent to Rick. mond, Some were sent to other points, so that tho nui vor of prisoners, including wounded who did not die, mag be set down at not less than 1,600. Besides these, a con- siderable number who could not be removod from the field died at several farm bouses and fleid hospitals within ton days following tho battle. ‘To serve the future historian of this war, I will note the faet that among the captured federalists are officers and men of forty-seven regiments of volunteors, besides from some nino differcut regiments of regular troops, detachments of which were engaged. From thotr oificial reports, wo learn of a@ regiment of ve- lunteors engaged, six rogiments of Milos’ di- vision, and the five regiments of Ruayon's brigade, from which we have neither sound or wounded prisoners. Making all allowances for mistakes, we are warranted in saying that the federal army consisted of at least fifty-five ts of volunteers, eight compa- nies of regular infantry, four of marines, nine of regular cavalry, and twelve batteries, one hundred and nineteen guns. These regiments, at one time, as will appear from & published list appended, marked ‘K,"’ numbered in the aggregate 54,140, and average 964 each; from an order of the enemy’s commander, however, dated July 18, we regiment learn that one hundred men from each were ordered to remain in charge of respective camps—some allowaace must further be made forthe sick and details, which would reduce the avorage to eight huudred—add- ing the regular cavalry, infantry artillery present, an estimate of their force may be made. ‘A paper appended, od “L,” exhibits, in part, the ordnance and supplies captured, including some twenty- eight Held pieces of the best character of arm, with over one hundred rounds of ammunition for each gun, thirty- seven caissons, six f Magy oh angie ges fen artillery horges, completely Cauipped, five hundred thou- ‘small arins ammunition, thousand five hum- drod sets rounds*f accoutrements, over five hundred muskota, some pine regimental and garrison flags, with & jarge number of pistols, knapsacks, swords, cantecns, blankets, a large store of axes and’ int: tools, wagons, ambulances, ) camp and garrison equie page, hozpital stores, and some subsistence. en Pocety et severe ys IF ay eee be tiy eget here hat by this an army superbly’ equ ipped, within twenty miles of their base of oporations, has been converted into one virtually besieged, and exclusively oceupied for months in the construction of a stupendous eg of fortifications for the protection of its own ca- pital. 1 beg to cal! attention to the reports of the sevoral aub- ordinate commanders for reference to the signal parts played by individuals of their respective commands. Contradictory atatements, found in these reports, should not excite surprise, when we remember how difficult, not impossible, it is io reconcile the narrations of standers, or participants in even the most inconsi: arthir, mich lees the shifting, thrilling acenes of « battle eld. Accompanying are maps showing the positions of the armies on the morning of the July, and of three several stages of the battle; also,of the north of Blackburn's Ford. maps, surveys mado by Captain D. B. Harrieon, assisted by Mr. John Grant, were drawn by the latter with a be ba Ard of high Seeder pot ha [a conclusion it is proper, au tess expec! through this report my rouherymen should be made ac- quainted with some of the sufficient causes that pre- vented the advance of our for¢es and prolonged, vigorous pursuit of the enemy to and beyond the Potomac. The War Department has beea fully advised long since of all of those of which only are proper to be here communicated. An army which bad fought like ours on that day against uncommon odds, un- der a July sun, most of the time without water and with- out food, except a hastily suatched meal at dawn, was not in’ condition for the toil of an cager, effective pursuit of an enemy immediately after the battle. ‘On tho following day an unusually heavy and uninter- initting fail of rain intervened to obstruct our advance with reasonable prospect of fruitful results. Added te this, the want of a cavalry force of sufficient numbers, made an eMicient pursuit a military impossibility. ‘our obedient servant G. T. BEAUREGARD, General Commanding. ral 8, Coormn, Adjutant and Inspector General, Va. R. H. CHILTON, Adjutant. ee) FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Wepnespay, Feb. 5—6 P. M. There is rather more inquiry for money. Many of the private bankers are investing their means ia gold, and the banks are generally unwilling tenders. An impression prevails that before we see the ond of the financial imbroglio in Congreas a very unsatisfactory period of suspense, and per- haps disaster, will be witnessed here. It is begim- ning to be feared that it is the intention of a party in Congress to defeat the money bills altogether, in order to force the President to adopt a platform bettor suited to their views. The horizon, which short while since looked serene and hopeful, ia darkened by these apprehensions, and capitalista are holding back their money in consequence. Foreign exchange is firm at 114 for sterling, and 5.00 a 4.95 for francs, There ia very little inquiry for bills, but the bankers are unwilling sellers. Gold continues stationary at 10344. Some speca- lutors expect gold to rise when the governmeat enters the market to obtain specie to pay the in- terest due on the 19th. But the small amount re- quired on that occasion will probably be advanced to the government by the banks. The stock market continues to exhibit but little activity. Prices were steady this morning, and strong at an advance in the afternoon. If Con- avess had adopted a financial policy, and there was a prospect of an advance of our armies within reasonable period, the market would soon be buoy- ant, and dividend paying securities would advance; but the double delays, in the House and in the field, prove discouraging to speculators. Still, at the close to-day, a general improvement ovor last ; evening's prices had been featized. Governmont sixes were t per cent better, Tennessees had risen 14, and Missouris 44. All the speculative shares rose to-day. Erie advanced 1, Hadson 134, preferred Evie 4%, New York Central %, Reading 9, Michigan Central , Southern eld %, guaran. teed %, Panama 1, Toledo 1, Rock Island 1, Bur- lington 3%, Dlinois Central 4%. Pacific Mail wae held at the close at 99, an advance of 34; the divi+ dend will probably be five per cent, as wo ox: pected, and the speculators in the stook confident of par, dividend off, before the end of the month. Illinois Central at- tracted some attention from speculators to- day. The recent decline, which seems to have heen unwarranted by the facts, naturally tempts buyers; the stock is relatively lower tl the other Western slrares. At the close to-day market was firm. The fokowing wore the last quo- tations:—United States 6's, registore 89; do, 6's, coupon, 1881, 90 a 34; do. 4 1974, 7844 0%; Virginia 6 6's, Bya% N sour 6’, 40% $ $1; Paoific “dail, 98% York Content, 82% 0 8% Viria, 144 ¥4