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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., chapter 8 (search)
ve. Hence Pope, about dark, sent back explicit orders to Porter, at Warrenton Junction, to move forward at 1 A. M., August 28. and report to head quarters at Bristow, 10 miles distant, during the night or early next morning. This order Porter fo advanced simultaneously from Greenwich upon Manassas, and Kearny upon Bristow. Kearny reached Bristow at 8 A. M., August 28. with Reno on his left, and was immediately pushed forward, followed by Hooker, on the track of Ewell. McDowell gave ohout his host — or rather, without the other one. Gen. Longstreet's advance had reached Thoroughfare Gap at 3 P. M., August 28. and passed through it; but encountered on this side a superior force, strongly posted, by which it was easily repulsedmen for [from] Yorktown in readiness to move, but not to send them off till further orders. At 4:40 P. M. next day, Aug. 28th, he telegraphed Gen. Halleck: Gen. Franklin is with me here. I will know in a few minutes the condition of artille