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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I., XXXIII. East Virginia—Bull Run. (search)
post in front, ready to attack at daybreak. The whole expedition was under the command of Gen. E. W. Pierce, a militia Brigadier from Massachusetts. Gen. Butler had given precise orders and direcption. The Rebels at Little Bethel were, of course, alarmed, a and made good their retreat. Gen. Pierce sent back to Gen. Butler for reenforcements; and another regiment was ordered up to his suppoket-guard of the enemy, consisting of thirty persons, who were sent prisoners to the fort. Gen. Pierce, finding only a hastily deserted camp at Little Bethel, pushed on to Big Bethel, several mile from assault by a deep creek, with 1,800 Confederates, under Col. J. B. Magruder, behind it. Gen. Pierce, who, probably, had never before seen a shot fired in actual war, ordered an attack; plantingck, was hardly less than 100 men; while the Rebels reported theirs at 1 killed and 7 wounded. Gen. Pierce, whose inexperience and incapacity had largely contributed to our misfortune, finally ordered