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Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 2: the battle of Bull Run (July, 1861） (search)
No one of these statements was correct. At Stone Bridge there was neither abattis, earthwork, nor mhere. At four miles it crosses Bull Run on Stone Bridge. A little beyond Cub Run a farm road to th ford of Bull Run, which is two miles above Stone Bridge in an air-line. From Sudley, on the south , cross Bull Run at Sudley Ford, and attack Stone Bridge in the rear. As soon as it was carried Tylarrott rifle. The movement of Tyler toward Stone Bridge early in the morning had been discovered byward the enemy, crossing Bull Run far above Stone Bridge. The column of dust, which has come down fuld have crossed Bull Run at Ball's Ford or Stone Bridge with all the troops in that vicinity, and so cut it at Cub Run by a short advance from Stone Bridge; or at Centreville, by an advance of three eville and intercept the routed forces from Stone Bridge. Neither of the generals came to see this ve, but two, under Kershaw, were now across Stone Bridge, as has been told. Longstreet, with superf[3 more...]
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 11: second Manassas (search)
and bivouac in the woods north of Groveton. A. P. Hill's division was sent by the Blackburn's Ford road to Centreville. After midnight, Ewell, who had arrived from Bristoe and gotten some supplies, followed Hill across Bull Run. Then he turned up the stream, and made his way on the north side to the Stone Bridge. This he crossed and made a junction with Taliaferro's division. Hill remained at Centreville until about 10 A. M., when he moved down the Warrenton turnpike, also crossed at Stone Bridge, and, moving up toward Sudley, took position on Jackson's left. His march and Ewell's were each about 14 miles. The wagon-trains all went with Taliaferro's division, which marched about nine miles. The sending of two divisions across Bull Run was doubtless to be in position to interpose if Pope attempted to move past him toward Alexandria. Perhaps, also, it had in it the idea of misleading the enemy, for it certainly had that desirable effect. It happened that a part of Stuart's cavalr