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The Daily Dispatch: July 31, 1861., [Electronic resource], Runaway (search)
again, with doubtless renewed delight. With what pleasurable, if not exsatic, feeling did Wellington and Washington, and even Napoleon in his bleak exile, recall their hard won victories and the stirring incidents connected with them? So will it be one day with Beauregard — for this has been pre-eminently his battle, and its success is mainly owing to his instrumentality. I make this remark without any invidious object, or in the least wishing to take away one laurel from the brow of Gen. Johnston, now the Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the Potomac. I simply wish to uphold the apophthegm, "Honor to whom honor is due" During a rather discussive conversation, enlivened by occasional flashes of wit and humor, the captured mail bag of the U.S. Army came upon the tapis. So, after hearing some epistles read and perusing a few of them I adjourned from the supper room to my friend Col. Chisolm's tent, (where I was to be quartered,) in company with another of the staff to be enter
The Daily Dispatch: July 31, 1861., [Electronic resource], Runaway (search)
Thomas Artillery during the engagement: Capt. Phil. B. Stauard, 1st Lieut. Charles H. Thornton, 2d Lieut. Edgar Macon, 3d Lieut. Ed. J. Anderson. Some idea may be formed of the hard fighting devolved upon this company, when we state that seven hundred rounds were fired during the action, and they had killed and disabled twenty horses. Neither officers nor men for a moment faltered or shrunk from the full discharge of their duty in this protracted and arduous struggle. They were under General Johnston, who commanded the left wing, where the hottest fight occurred, in consequence of a desperate flank movement being attempted by the enemy, which was defeated by our men. But it is our melancholy duty, in connection with this notice of the splendid performance and noble achievement of this company, to record the sad fate of Lieut. Macon, who after having "borne the heat and burden of the day" in this great conflict, unfortunately fell a victim to a random shot, after the battle had been
The Daily Dispatch: July 31, 1861., [Electronic resource], Runaway (search)
gage, which they were unable to remove last Tuesday, and taking prisoner Capt. Henry Wellmore, of Bradley Johnson's regiment. Wellmore estimates the number of Gen. Johnston's men at 40,000. Last Thursday eleven heavy guns and six thirty-two pounders, and the remainder twenty-four pounders, were left by Gen. Johnston's forces at WGen. Johnston's forces at Winchester. "rebel Snares" for the Hessians. The Philadelphia Bulletin has the following "interesting statement from the lips of a wealthy Virginia" residing within a few miles of Manassas Junction. The Bulletin says "he is a man of Northern birth and Union leanings, though forced to go with the Southern current, as his p General Patterson has also published a letter, dated at Harper's Ferry on the 22d instant, explanatory of his movements while in command, in which he says:"General Johnston retreated to Winchester, where he had thrown up expensive entrenchments, and had a large number of heavy guns I could have turned his position and attacked h
The Daily Dispatch: July 31, 1861., [Electronic resource], $100 reward (search)
nstitution. [from the New York Times.] In this conflict the rebels exerted and perhaps exhausted all the military energies at their command. Their Army, which was recruited by conscriptions and impressments, represents perhaps as large a force as they could, without the prestige of success, bring to the field; while it was directed by the only commanders upon whose skill they are willing to stake their fortunes. President Davis was in charge of the main body, while Beauregard and Johnston commanded the wings. Thus we have encountered all the strength and skill they can muster with a tithe of our strength, and without the employment of any of the military talent upon which our soldiers have learned to rely, because approved by military successes; and it is for this reason, in connection with the excessive numbers and better position of the enemy, that we have come out of the conflict with no better result. The reflection is at once encouraging and instructive. [from th
The Daily Dispatch: July 31, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 6 (search)
way through the centre of the Zouaves, then wheeled to the right and come through again. The centre of the Zouaves was broken, and Col. Imboden's battery relieved on its flank. Capt. Carbers company came out of the charge with the loss of eight men killed and nine wounded, one taken prisoner and one not yet heard from, and four or five horse killed. This charge of the young volunteers was so gallant, that I confess I cannot write the account of it, as given to me by eye witnesses, without having my spirit stirred within me; but I assure you I have not exaggerated the account, and I doubt not ColSmart will see to it, that his young soldiers have full justice done them in his report of his command It is a great mistake, Mr, Editor, to suppose the enemy did not fight with firmness The day was only won by every man doing his duty, from Gens. Beauregard and Johnston to the soldier in the line Let us unite in giving Almighty God hearty thanks for this signal deliverance O P Q.