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the necessity of so doing to save themselves from our steady fire and determined assault. It had a most important effect upon the battle of Sunday, the 21st. In both cases the flight of the enemy was most precipitate and disastrous. Gen. Longstreet's Brigade, consisting of 1st Regiment Virginia Volunteers, commanded by Col. Moore; 17th Regiment, Col. Corse, and 11th Regiment, Col. Garland, were ordered under arms and marched in ten minutes out of camp at Manassas on the morning of the 17th, and in quick time reached Bull Run, some four miles distant. We were posted in a bend or horse-shoe of the run on the inner circle and along the bank. As the movement was designed as an ambuscade, silence and secrecy were observed by the troops. We slept on our arms that night, and early in the morning were ready for action. About eight o'clock our force was posted by regiment and divisions at the most available points for defence around the circle and flanking above and below Blackburn's