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Chapter 9: Battle of Manassas. General J. E. Johnston assumes command, but General Beauregard directs operations and fights the battle. superiority of numbers against us. deeds of heroism. enemy completely routed. Ordnance and supplies captured. ours and enemy's losses. strength of General McDowell's army. the verdict of history.> After the check received at Bull Run, on July 18th, the Federal army remained inactive throughout the 19th and 20th, except in efforts to reconnoitre and determine the Confederate position and the best point for penetrating or turning it. This prolonged delay, though somewhat unaccountable, under the circumstances, was, certainly, of great advantage to General Beauregard. It allowed General Holmes to reach the theatre of operations in time, with 1265 infantry, 6 pieces of light artillery, and a company of cavalry of 90 men. General Johnston also arrived, about noon on the 20th, with Jackson's brigade, This brigade reached Manassas
t and second sections of the paper herewith, marked A, on the morning of the 18th of July, my troops, resting on Bull Run from Union Mills Ford to the stone bridge, a of the history of this engagement, I desire to place on record that, on the 18th of July, not one yard of intrenchments nor one rifle-pit sheltered the men at Blackbion, which was made by details from Longstreet's and Early's brigades on the 18th of July, of that part of the field immediately contested, and near Blackburn's Ford, This fact, with the conviction that, after his signal discomfiture on the 18th of July before Blackburn's Ford, the centre of my lines, he would not renew the attawas the disposition of our forces: Ewell's brigade, constituted as on the 18th of July, remained in position at Union Mills Ford, its left extending along Bull Rung in the direction of Cocke's right. It was organized, as at the end of the 18th of July, with Jackson's brigade, as before said, as a support. Cocke's brigade, i