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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore) 88 0 Browse Search
John Esten Cooke, Wearing of the Gray: Being Personal Portraits, Scenes, and Adventures of War. 44 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 19 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore) 18 0 Browse Search
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 14 0 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 13 3 Browse Search
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. 10 0 Browse Search
Judith White McGuire, Diary of a southern refugee during the war, by a lady of Virginia 10 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 10 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore) 10 0 Browse Search
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Glorious News.Grand battle at Manassas.Confederates Victorious. We have the infinite pleasure of announcing a great victory at Manassas yesterday. The enemy having occupied Fairfax the day before, and our advanced post at that place having fallen back to Bull's Run, the former pushed on to the latter place at 4 o'clock yesterday morning, when the ball opened. The fight soon became general, and extended throughout our lines. We are unable to give details. The news is however, that the battle lasted several hours, and that our gallant soldiers repulsed the enemy at all points with great slaughter. At latest accounts, the Federalists were in full retreat towards Alexandria. It is said that the South Carolinians and Virginians who occupied the advance position suffered severely. The New Orleans Washington Artillery are reported to have literally mowed the enemy down with their well-directed fire. The heroic Beauregard was in command. Under our telegraphi
osition of the troops being at present confined within the limits of Springfield on one side, and of Falls Church on the other. It is reported that a Zouave, named Kelly, was caught within the lines at Fairfax Court-House, and during his confinement attempted to fire the jail. There are doubtless some two thousand Secession troops still at Fairfax Station, besides the force at the Court-House, and that the entrenchments and batteries there still exist. It is stated that the troops at Fairfax include one hundred negroes, besides a battalion of four hundred others in the vicinity of Manassas. Regarding the disposition among the three months troops to continue in the service, about which there has been some inquiry, it seems to be the prevailing idea among these troops to return home before re-enlisting, unless the position they occupy may demand their service. Six-tenths will doubtlessly reenlist. In the Pennsylvania Fourth Regiment six out of the ten companies are so disp