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John G. Nicolay, The Outbreak of Rebellion, Chapter 14: Manassas. (search)
gard's main army, increased now to over twenty thousand, was posted at the various fords of Bull Run, in a line some eight miles long, and extending from the Manassas Railroad to the Stone Bridge on the Warrenton turnpike. At Union Mills Ford, Ewell's brigade of three regiments; at McLean's Ford, Jones' brigade of three regiments; at Blackburn's Ford, Longstreet's brigade of five regiments; above Mitchell's Ford, Bonham's brigade of five regiments; at Lewis' Ford, Cocke's brigade of portionsof the battle (July 21st), to have been 21,833, and 29 guns, Holmes' brigade, an independent command ordered up from Acquia Creek, consisted of two regiments, reported by Beauregard at a total of 1,355, and 6 guns. It was posted as a support for Ewell. Johnston's Army of the Shenandoah consisted of Jackson's brigade of five regiments, posted as a support for Bonham; and Bee's brigade of four regiments, posted as a support for Cocke. These had arrived and were in camp on the morning of the
John G. Nicolay, The Outbreak of Rebellion, Chapter 15: Bull Run. (search)
nearer fords. These seven fresh regiments, thrown opportunely by the rebel commander into the woods west of the Sudley road, directly against the exposed Union right flank, created a numerical overweight, which affords sufficient explanation of the Union repulse at that point. But now, at half-past 4 in the afternoon, when the Union reinforcements were exhausted, the rebel accessions still continued: Early with three regiments arrived from the lower fords; Holmes with two regiments, and Ewell with three others, were rapidly approaching. Before the arrival of these last the battle was already decided. Early's brigade was sent cautiously through the woods, still farther to the rebel left, and suddenly appeared with Beckham's battery on the heights near the Chinn house, three-quarters of a mile west of the Sudley road, and entirely beyond and in the rear of the Union right. The Union troops, having approached the second stage of the battle in such a flush of success, and with
John G. Nicolay, The Outbreak of Rebellion, Chapter 16: the retreat. (search)
a hardfought field. Our forces have won a glorious victory. He forbore to add, what the official reports and correspondence afterward developed, namely: that not only was the field hard-fought and the victory dear-bought, but they were by no means confident it was final. On the contrary, the rebel headquarters was in serious apprehension lest McDowell should turn from Centreville and once more assail the Confederate light flank at or below Blackburn's Ford. To meet this reported danger, Ewell and Holmes were that night ordered post-haste back to Union Mills. You will not fail to remember, afterward wrote Jefferson Davis to Beauregard, that, so far from knowing the enemy was routed, a large part of our forces was moved by you, in the night of the 21st, to repel a supposed attack upon our right, and the next day's operations did not fully reveal what has since been reported of the enemy's panic. When McDowell left the battle-field his intention and orders were to rally at Centr
John G. Nicolay, The Outbreak of Rebellion, Appendix B. (search)
ral M. L. Bonham. 11th North Carolina. 2d South Carolina. 3d South Carolina. 7th South Carolina. 8th South Carolina. Third Brigade. Brigadier-General D. R. Jones. 17th Mississippi. 18th Mississippi. 5th South Carolina. Fifth Brigade. Colonel P. St. George Cooke. 1st Louisiana Battalion. 8th Virginia, seven companies. 18th Virginia, seven companies. 19th Virginia, seven companies. 28th Virginia, seven companies. 49th Virginia, three companies. Second Brigade. Brigadier-General R. S. Ewell. 5th Alabama. 6th Alabama. 6th Louisiana. Fourth Brigade. Brigadier-General J. Longstreet. 5th North Carolina. 1st Virginia. 11th Virginia. 17th Virginia. Sixth Brigade. Colonel J. A. Early. 13th Mississippi. 4th South Carolina. 7th Virginia. 24th Virginia. Holmes's Reserve Brigade. Brigadier-General T. H. Holmes. 2d Tennessee. 1st Arkansas. Walker's Battery. Troops not brigaded. 7th Louisiana Infantry. 8th Louisiana Infantry. Hampton Legion (South Carol