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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
The Daily Dispatch: July 19, 1861., [Electronic resource], Notice to our Subscribers. (search)