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The last act of hary proceeds of your crop in a ly in "The Old Reliable." lifiSSlESfilBlfiS M< )K(i.VN 1ST S'K, - - t'MON, H. a BSBf?3fl9SH9SH HAIRRBALSA F?il? to Urstore m \Mi OLD LETTER I Written from the Front in 1^4 tf Description of Battle by fatly ticlpant and Eye Witness) 1 g Aug. 8th, 1<SC?, Camp at Yuma, \ a. mi Pear Pap, I received yours ail, ' Sallic's \velconu*1utt?'rs with a ful heart on yesteVjlay. affords in** great p1r??WjfTeto heal from home, and what grieves most is I don't hear often enough. You stated that you wished me t4 give you a detailed account of thl late battles. I shall proceed to d4 so in a brief manner, although n? doubt you have heard as much or more concerning the Wattles as f ; have. Yet what I have to say ft certainly true: and may Ih) relied on as Iteing authentic. a /a.. aL . ? : 1 ii.A 1 "iU J% mi VMI Uli: 11111111111)$ tu iiit; II in ob Jtk , July I arose frmu my tent (aft<| HI j having enjoyed a good night's sleepl III surPr's<'' 1(1 S( r wagon and h( rseJ til standing in pur street rei^ly to roH Wr <*w -hrtggftge", upon n * Gj> proper inquiries, I found that \v2 , M were^fJciH-eting an attaek from the yll enemy, which information did iHj _ IPW inn to feel anyway uneasy >aH| from the fact that we had had sevfSfat eral false alarms before, and we had slept on our arms a good many nights previous in expeetation of art attack. / Time wore along, 'the suu/nad m risen a Unit two hours hig^r when ?jf j suddenly the report of a Jfolley of JC i musket fell on my ear. X was the " | advanced guard of the aX'iny which biv i had tiijed on Kersha^^s pickets who iyl were stationed on t>v Falls Church road. The liringywas fat a twofold ^ purpose. Lt wa.y done to kill thel ^ pickets; and ali/? to let the >nemy know their position who wen., ad' vancing on the Alexandria R<uu*,,n ijf which our regiment was stations ^ Kvcrything was in a stir as soon if tf*v tin- tiring was heard. All our tenf* were struck immediately, and pul in the wagon together with all oui fjr eamp equipage; and started off will id 6* the rest of the wagons, (for eacl ^ company had one apiece) to Bui tlC i Run which we thought was done ii order to have our luiggage a saf Jjf distance from the enemy in case w Ijr were defeated for we expected t IU have a light in a few minutes, a .a if.% tin. Y inL-rrs were not more than X mile off at this time. So soon c V our wagons wore all started off, w f ^ were formed as though we were g< Wf ing on dress ]xirade with the excel Xk tion of it being done in a more lm | | Wife rcinem'fteV wWt \\ have eonie here to do; let us r< m member where we are from; h ill victory or death' he our motto. rm Tlie aUive was all he said; an J j when he had finished, we raised on 11 hats; and gave . such a shout, as n " 3 ' doul>t it was heard in the enemy g. El ranks,?we were marched off i j* iu double quick turn to take our plac '? M J in line of battle which was ahvnd M being formed some two hundre< . || yards from and west of the eour p house building; and in front of th " B long extended lines of the Yanke E troops which could be distinetl; Si!!! seen about a half mile off' with thei 5 [pi bright iiayonets glittering in tin gffll morning sun. We stood in fron 1-. .... I HIIIMTB illlllUl I ? ) llllllUTt'S w 1 it'll for soino reason or othei which I never could understand our jrosition was changed. A Virginia regiment was marched out from bej hind a breastwork, and made tc take its place in the open Held, while we were marched from the open field; and made to occupy the breastwork. We hadn't more than stationed ourselves behind the works land I had laid my musket down ??n top of breastwork for a rest, and j took sight along the barrel to sec if my place was a good one for bring______ 1 ing a Yankee every shoot, for I was determined to take aim and make \ wy shot.4 tell when in lboking around , mo X saw a courier coming horse all covered with foam and* sweat in .the direction of where (Jen."' 1 Bonham stood, he delivered our lgeneral an.order from Beauregard, j as soon as Bonham read it, ho ex1 ' tended the order to the hoys of his ! command; and in a few minutes we were going towards Centerville in ilouhle quick time. Here permit ine to digress in order to give you the position of the opposing armies. The enemy's army consisted of forty-five lltmsand (4">,000) men ?tw% -Uo 1 - * 1 I,. .?*? inn uirjjiiwu iii in inree uiner)}) ent columns of fifteen thousand men, the first was to attack us on the cast == or front; the second was to attack bm us on the north or left flank; the t&fiS | third was to lull in our rear and cut gg* | ofT our retreat. All these columns, jpjj were under the command of General (frtj McDowell. Our troops which were ftflj the only ones to opjxise the Federal pHK j forces at Fairfax, consisted of two RhH brigades, viz: (Jen. Bonhnm's which ?> was made up of Kerslmws, Willi?? lams, line m s and Cash's regiments Ml | of South Carolina Volunteers, (Jen. Boone's two Alabama, one Izmisana, and one Virginia regiment, . making in all seven thousand men i , y yfc ft IqjpQen. Beauregard's int< ?bn fq us to engage the enemy at :1Vf^;\?ut his keen perceptive eye inVig 0\it the superior generalship lt*y\hWayeU; and the overwhelm- j z nVnbers they were bringing; u? thought it prudent not to.j fck an engagement, for fear of bcittfc itoff and made Hence i p/ ret rent u*-^"terville, which fny ftf-n^not knowing the cau?e . ^>ur flight, thought that we CaroWns whose nausea, were synoniwith that of'Ita braye would l?e ! j V^r disgraced; ari{f idrthe bright I E's of laurel# Whieh 'were expecti ?ito l>e won by' hi any; a gallau| lit.on the soil^of Virginia, werO s Lwt to be vanished; > We set oui fi.k.>pterville about ,9 o'ctpck a^iM' $ l said before in dbpbtquicV time,; (a day was extremely hot,; tnmiv f our men ley uuwuujr . [life perfectly exhausted. QlWt.w ySrelmw's men 4 was bo overnwfed KS wearied by'the fatigued of $e Kwch that he died the s(upe ' and we buried him avC^^fcrjui socrtlifng hancj^T amoth<^flCj rauiinister to his wants ,/t^ls of a sister to alleviate tli^saiT-1 ering* of his fast sinking nature, jut no died a martyr to his country i surrounded by warm hearted broth rs in amis, who dropped a soldier's .ear ovac his grave. We "rived at Centerville at 2 o'clock p. m. after having run a listance of eight miles without resting more than long enough at a time to get breath. Many of our rpeti who gave out on the roadside 2rare picked up by cavalry and artilerV wagons which covered our retreat. Those who were not picked up came in after resting an hour or Mto, happily none fell into the hands ' Xthy enemy who was in pursuit, t I wan Beauregard's intention for us r V*tuy all night at Centerville and i iake a stand next morning to hold l he enemy in <-Yicck till H>-<5*rtUek 1 t which time he expected rein forl ement t?? arrive by which we would e ?e enabled to meet the enemy witV e lot quite so much odds, for it was i> lis determination to tight at Bui situn let the consequences be wha a 1W may. . (jftV We wer UV?.ntr^meI..r Bull Run bu V> We Centre "> ,\o\vn tvn bu t he run >'? ? Kp"hc ,ace ?f th mmbHng *>u"rt ?j j/gutng ?over t?. turnpike road, tli "Ar< wiring was thttnunp ?f an armj it' I wno was aware ,f a gtand bein j inside at CVntrevu, \,y ,,m? troopdj'nhe enemy liad !?*.{ a divisio ir | around t?? endeavor awjn to cut v o.?,ff. (lenernl Bouliam, M the dart 's ' noss of the night with &cumman n not almve that of a whispn., had h :c ! brigade formed with a d?\th-lik v | stillnessitiul set out in thesanw wa d to Bull Hun when* wo arrived aW 't, d o'clock a. in. McDowell clofie e, his divisions on Ontreville ne> ' looming, where he expected to tin V i us un<l crush us, hut Bonham! r ; shr-AT.!,,,? hart \ v,?l1 6 ajc.c and consequently they wer t i agauusadly disappointed. Next day McDowell appeared li r frontl?f our lines aln.ut B> o clod ' a. m.iand 'deployed his columns V 11 the light and left of the road, h V.V. Iinrvfliii willll l<> lilt1 Illtiicl 1 :it 1(A.30 o'clock lxdicving that \v wouTdjido as \Ve ha<l 1m en in th habiMnf doing?run?jxxir fellow lie diuti't understand the game, h little tTfajight that the very groun* he o< cuj[?i''d was to he the scene o I his diiihsti r and defeat, and tha | our miiheuvers were the means o drawing him to the very groura wVtctre .Beauregard wished him t< gi ^e Msla battle. It was McDowell' in lent'un to move op our right wini hu cL. tA^kprt^+mt an/orld lady wh< W S^^Tumof the hill in our frod, (5M> jHi hnrM'Mrwns moving forward .'of theirong position we occupied ai 'd losiamomit of can 110114we hue at the fAf which changed his*'polity l of mov fejon the center and causec lii m to h>ve his columns eritirelj 101 air glit wing. Sherman's hat te y m<ed in front and opened or oi r rigl at 11 o'clock with a heavy ; tit c of f ipe and shell shot. Capt. K mripe advanced from our center | to the snport of the right wing with tw o pie< |j of his battery, and return1 it. 1 .... urn re uriskly, doing terrible I ejJecuth mowing down whole ranks I ofj the nemy ut every tire. This |d<wtruct e ennnonade was kept up ft>1 upwids of one hour. When by this timthe enemy's infantry had | pMirchei ip within musket shot of odtJinci and opened fire. T%e f ing on our side was simultaiie<*Ws.riih theirs. Such a roaring of arllery find musketry at this time is 1 yond description. It was one con rmal thunder upon thunder unti .he earth seemed to shake to its \ei foundations. The tmttlc rage^wi i great fury for three hours (Cutinued on page 8.) J f We Will Serve You I We Can Serve You TRY IS! Interest Paid on Tim? THE NICHOLSON BANK AN! , CAPITAL $73, |P* WOK*SON. President JflftpA PANT. Vice-President 1: A CAR LC ? ann a fjf great ?gving. gj rCafc-Krttd lots ana our custom* pr | efi of if. 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