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The Daily Dispatch: July 29, 1861., [Electronic resource], The twenty first of July. (search)
The twenty first of July. --On the 21st of July, 1403, the great battle of Shrewsbury took place between Henry IV. and Henry Percy, in which several earls, 2,300 gentleman, and 6,000 privates were slain. On the 21st of July, 1798 the battle of the Pyramids in Egypt. The French, under Bonaparte, met Murad and twenty two other Boys, defeated them, took forty cannon and all the baggage and provisions of the enemy. Calip surrendered to him, and the whole of Lower Egypt showed before the prowess of his arms On the 21st of July, 1861. the army of the Southern Confederacy met the United States army at Stone Bridge, in Virginia, and gained a signal victory, slaughtering the enemy most frightfully.
The Daily Dispatch: July 29, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 5 (search)
The dead. --A correspondent, speaking of the death of Lieutenant Edgar Macon, of the Thomas Artillery, of Richmond, who fell while fighting in the cause of freedom at Manassas, on the 21st of July, pays the following deserved tribute to that gallant young officer, who was a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute. He says: "Of the many who laid their lives as a sacrifice on the altar of their country on that memorable day, none could have done so more lamented than our noble young friend. After bravely fighting for more than eight hours by the guns under his charge, he fell, and as the shout of victory rose upon his ear his spirit rose to Him who gave it. Who would not die a patriots death? While we deeply sympathize with his many heart-stricken friends, we feel that he died gloriously in a glorious cause."
The Daily Dispatch: July 29, 1861., [Electronic resource], Edward Everett. (search)
ic has daily been furnished with narratives of deeds done on that bloody field, there yet remains much to be told, and we have spared no efforts to procure from the most reliable sources, such records of the event as will not only interest the reader, but serve as a guide to the historian who shall hereafter embody the incidents of the Revolution of 1860, -'61. The following statement was prepared by a distinguished officer, who bore a conspicuous part on the field of battle, on the 21st of July: The battle of Manassas. Richmond, July 27, 1861. Editors of the Dispatch. --It may not be unacceptable to your readers to learn something of the battle of Manassas from an eye-witness who had better opportunities of observation perhaps, than any one else. The first gun fired by the enemy was at five minutes past six in the morning, batteries opening against our centre as a feint to conceal the movement against our left. A short time afterwards Gen. Johnston and Gen. Beau
The Daily Dispatch: July 29, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Southern soldier. (search)
The Eighth Georgia Regiment in the battle at Stone Bridge. The following graphic description of scenes on the battle-field, and the gallant conduct of the Eight Georgia Regiment, was written for the Dispatch by a gentleman who participated in the fierce conflict of the 21st of July: Eighth Georgia Regiment. On Thursday, the 18th inst., about 2 P. M., this Regiment left Winchester for Manassas, under command of Lieut. Colonel Montgomery Gardner. Colonel Bartow had been for some weeks acting Brigadier General of a Brigade, consisting of the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 21th Georgia Regiments, and a battalion of Kentuckians. The 8th marched 27 miles over the mountains, fording the Shenandoah, to Piedmont on the Manassas Gap Railroad, arriving there about 12 M., Friday. The march was fatiguing in the extreme. After a delay of a few hours they left for Manassas on the cars, and a slow, tedious ride brought them to this point late Saturday morning. They marched three and a half