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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore), An English officer on the battle of Manassas plains. (search)
An English officer on the battle of Manassas plains. Richmond, Aug. 4. To the Editor of the Dispatch: dear Sir: The enclosed letter, which I have just received from an English officer, who took part in the famous fight on the 21st ult., may be of interest to your readers. I have, therefore, great pleasure in placing it at your service. Very truly yours, S. Phillips day, Special correspondent of the London Morning Herald and the Morning Chronicle. Headquarters Confederate army, Manassas Junction, July 29, 1861. my dear day: The accounts which you read in the Richmond papers about the great battle which has just come off, are not in the least exaggerated. You may give them verbatim to the London Press. I could never have contemplated that such a terrible disaster would have befallen the Northern arms. Their army was well appointed, well organized, and provided with a splendid artillery, the entire of which fell into our hands. Wheat's battalion, to which I was atta