A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > New York > Genesee http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=637 Also visit our new sister sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=44455 Submitted by: New York Contributors Article Title: The Daily Advocate Article Date: July 22 1861 Article Description: War News: Bull Run Battle. Article Text: Originally submitted by: L. Schmidt The News. It is reported from Washington that Gen.Patterson is to be superceded in command of the army in north-western Virginia, by Gen.Banks, and that Gen. Dix will succeed Gen. Banks in the command at Baltimore. WE hardly think the report has any foundation outside of the reporter's imagination. A steamer arrived at Washington on Saturday, from Fortress Monroe, bring the intelligence that there are no rebel troops at Mathias Point or Aquia Creek. All the troops have been sent on to Manassa Junction to take part in the great battle to be fought there. Mr. Sanderson of New York has undertaken the supervision of the cookery of __ the N.Y. regiments, and declares that he has succeeded in reducing the number of cases of diarhaea among troops from 20 to 2. Another Battle at Bull's Run! Centreville, July 21, via Fairfax C.H. - We have successfully outflanked the enemy. At 2 1/2 o'clock this morning the various regiments about Centreville were paraded for a march, and at 3 o'clock they were in motion in the direction of Perryville, leaving Bull's run to the left. At 6 o'clock the first gun was fired by a 30 pounder rifled cannon sent ahead to bother the masked batteries that might be encountered on the road. There was no reply from the enemy and the advance moved on. Gen McDowell's headquarters are three miles beyond Centreville, the greater part of the army moved towards night to avoid a bridge some distance beyond, said to have been undermined. They will pass over in pontoons prepared by Capt Alexander, of the engineer's corps, and who inspected the country minutely in a previous reconnoisance, and to whom in a __ measure the plan of the campaign is due. A general battle is expected to-day or to-morrow, and which will probably decide the fate of the whole campaign. The 69th New York regiment was assigned the post of honor in advance. Members of this regiment have agreed unanimously to serve, although their time is now out. All the New York regiments will follow their example. For five hours one steady column of troops passed through Centreville. The morale of the soldiers is excellent and all are anxious for a battle and when informed of the purpose to advance, the enthusiasm was beyond all description. - It is supposed that Beauregard's forces are larger than ours. A battle is imminent at any moment. It may not take place till to-morrow night. Telegraphic wires are rapidly following the army and offices were opened this A.M. at Fairfax Court House, with Messrs. Buell and Benton as army operators. Tribune's Dispatch: Washington, July 20. The number killed and wounded at Bull's Run and since died of their wounds is, according to Lieut Tompkins, 59. - Seventeen belonging to the Massachusetts 1st and New York 12th. A Connecticut man who had been impressed into the rebel army, arrived in our camp, estimates the enemy at from 70,000 to 80,000 strong, including Johnson's army of 17,000, who marched in last night. 27 companies of cavalry formed part of the force. He says a very large number of rebels were killed in the action. The first shell from our batteries burst at the feet of Lee and Beauregard and killed a number of officers. It is believed that reinforcements were received from Richmond, or that Johnson's army had arrived. McDowell thinks the latter most probably, which, Scott don't believe Johnson has left the vicinity of Winchester. Since the engagement on Thursday, the United States troops have been busy erecting batteries and mounting long range 32 pounders. Gen Scott in conversation, is represented to have said the United States forces were strong enough. Gentlemen from Bull's run, at 4 o'clock, this P.M., state the total number of deaths there were 16. The body of Lieut Smith was not only pierced by bullets, but by bayonet wounds. The Rebel who was caught stabbing some of our men who fell in battle was hung in sight of the Rebel pickets, and remained there to-day with face as black as a negro. Four New York regiments have been ordered to join Gen Patterson's command. Two of them are Col McCune's and Col Murphy, the whole forming a brigade under Col McCune. Washington, July 21. A most severe battle was fought to-day at Bull's run bridge. The conflict was desperate, lasting over nine hours. Our troops advanced as follows: Col Richardson, who distinguished himself in the previous engagement, proceeded on the left with four regiments. - The 4th brigade to hold the battery on the hill, on Warrenton Road, in the vicinity of the place where the last battle was fought. The flak movements were described in first dispatch. Schenck's and Sherman's brigade of Gen Tyler's division, advanced by Warrenton's Road. Col Hentzleman's and Hunter's divisions took the fork of the Warrenton road to meet between Bull's Run and the junction of Col Key's brigade remained at Centreville. Information was received by General Tyler's command of the existence of the enemy's battery commanding the road. - Our troops were then formed in battle array. The 2d New York and 1st Ohio regiments on the left, and the 2d Ohio and 2d Wisconsin, and 79th, 13th, and 69th N.Y. regiments on the right. Colonel Miles' division following in the rear. The first range gun was fired by Sherman's battery at ten minutes to seven. - The rebels did not return his shot until an hour afterwards. When colonel Hunter's division came up another battle became general. Col. Hunter's movements to gain the rear of the enemy was almost a success. The enemy's position was opened on by several of Carlisle's howitzers, followed by a slight skirmishing. The rebels rapidly received reinforcements from the Junction after the attack was opened. The battle consisted of a succession of fires from masked batteries which opened in every direction. When one was silenced in its place was supplied by two in the daring charge of infantry in unmasking them. The 2d Ohio and 2d New York State militia were marching in flank through the woods by a new made road within a mile of the main road, when they came on a battery with four regiments flanked in rear. Our men were immediately ordered to lie down on the side of the road, in order to allow two pieces of artillery to pass through and attack the work, when this battery opened upon us and killed, on the third round, Lieut Dempsey, of Company G, N.Y., 2d, and Wm. Maxwell, drummer and seriously wounding several others. Our troops were kept for fifteen or twenty minutes under a galling fire. They not being able to exchange shots with the enemy, although within stone's throw of their batteries, they succeeded in retiring in regular order, and with their batteries. The most gallant charge of the day was made by the New York Sixty seventy[sic], Seventy-ninth, and Thirteenth, who rushed upon one battery, firing as they proceeded with perfect eclat, and attacking it with the bayonet's point. Their yell of triumph seemed to carry all before it. They found that the rebels had abandoned the battery, and only taken one gun, but their success was acquired only by a severe loss of life, in which the Sixty-ninth most severely suffered, and it was reported that Lieut Col Nugent was among the first killed. The Zouaves also distinguished themselves by their spirited assaults ion the batteries at this point of the bayonet, but it is feared that their loss is immense. Up to 5 P.M., it was generally understood that we had hemmed in the enemy entirely, and that they were gradually retiring, and that Col Hunter had driven them back in the rear, and that Col Heintzelman's command was successful, and that it required but the reserve from Tyler's division to push on to the Junction. A Mississippi soldier was taken prisoner by Hasbrouck, of the 2d Wisconsin regiment, and he turned out to be Brig Quartermaster Pryor, it is said cousin to Roger A. Pryor. He was captured with his horse as he by accident rode into our lines. He discovered himself by remarking to Hasbrouck, "we are getting badly cut to pieces." "What regiment do you belong to?" asked Hasbrouck. "19th Mississippi," was the answer. "Then you are my prisoner," said Hasbrouck. From the statement of this prisoner it appears that our artillery has created great havoc among the rebels, of whom there are 30,000 to 40,000 in the field under command of Beauregard, while they have a reserve of 75,000 at the Junction. He describes one officer the most prominent in the fight distinguished by his white horse, as Jeff. Davis. He confirmed previous reports of a regiment of negroes in the rebel forces, but says it is difficult to get them in proper disipline in battle array. The position of the enemy extends on three lines in the form of a triangle, the apex pointing to the center of the column. The area seems to have been filled with masked batteries. At 7 this evening guns were still heard firing at short intervals. A still later report not official, but from apparently a reliable source, says the column under Heintzelman has followed the rebels to Manassas Junction, and has opened fire on their entrenched camp - was then shelling it. Cannonading can occasionally be heard at Washington from Georgetown Heights. Headquarters of the army are inaccessible to-night, and the President and Cabinet being privately with Scott and other distinguished Generals. It is stated with confidence in all quarters that col. Cameron of the 79th regiment, brother of the Secretary of War, and Col. Slocum of the 2d Rhode Island regiment were killed. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NY-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com