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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bull Run, battles of. (search)
n Confederate army, and Gen. J. E. Johnston was at Winchester, in the Shenandoah Valley, with a large body of troops, with which he might reinforce the former. Gen. Robert Patterson was at Martinsburg with 18,000 Nationals to keep Johnston at Winchester. Gen. Irvin McDowell was in command of the Department of Virginia, with his headquarters at Arlington House; and, at about the middle of July, 1861, he was ordered to move against the Confederates. With 20,000 troops he marched from Arlington Heights (July 16), for the purpose of flanking the Confederate right wing. A part of his troops under General Tyler had a severe battle with them at Blackburn's Ford (July 18), and were repulsed (see Blackburn's Ford, battle of). McDowell found he could not flank the Confederates, so he proceeded to make a direct attack upon them, not doubting Patterson would be able to keep Johnston in the valley. On the morning of July 21, McDowell's forces were set in motion in three columns, one under Ge
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Fairfax Court-house, skirmish at. (search)
Fairfax Court-house, skirmish at. Rumors prevailing early in May, 1861, that a Confederate force was at Fairfax Court-house, Lieut. C. H. Tompkins, with seventy-five cavalry, was sent from Arlington Heights on a scout in that direction. He left late in the evening of May 31, and reached the village of Fairfax Courthouse at three o'clock the next morning, where Colonel Ewell, late of the United States army, was stationed with several hundred Confederates. Tompkins captured the pickets and dashed into the town, driving the Confederates before him. There they were reinforced, and a severe skirmish occurred in the streets. Shots were fired upon the Union troops from windows. Finding himself greatly outnumbered by the Confederates, Tompkins retreated, taking with him several prisoners and horses. He lost one man killed, four wounded, and one missing. He also lost twelve horses and their equipments. About twenty of the Confederates were killed or wounded.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), State of Virginia, (search)
most valuable contents, and joined him at Richmond. Under his guidance the Confederates were preparing to fortify Arlington Heights, where heavy siege guns would command the cities of Washington and Georgetown. This movement was discovered in time to defeat its object. Already Confederate pickets were on Arlington Heights, and at the Virginia end of the Long Bridge across the Potomac. Orders were immediately given for National troops to occupy the shores of the Potomac River, opposite W Gen. Irvin McDowell led the column across the Aqueduct Bridge, in the light of a full moon, and took possession of Arlington Heights. At the same time the second column was crossing the Long Bridge, 2 miles below, and soon joined McDowell's column on Arlington Heights and began casting up fortifications. The New York Fire Zouave Regiment, commanded by Col. Ephraim Elmore Ellsworth (q. v.), embarked in vessels and sailed for Alexandria, while another body of troops marched for the same dest