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er of the old battle-field, near Dogan's house. Jackson was north of the turnpike, his right resting on Bull

he center, Schenck on the left, with Steinwehr in res

their lines. Milroy was driven, but Schurz and Schenck held their position. Hooker and Kearny were astir at daylight. They crossed the stream at the Stone Bridge, swung out into the fields, and moved north towa

come. Porter had not been heard from. "Longstreet

t is joining Jackson," was the word from the pi

he right, pushing through the woods and across th

s and in the excavations. It is a long, desperate conflict. There are charges upon the enemy's lines and repulses. Three,-four,-five o'clock, and Porter has not come. McDowell, who

now the left center of the united forces of Jackson and Longstreet. Sigel's brigades have been shattered, and are merely holding their ground south of the turnpike. O, if Porter with his twelve thousand fresh troops was only there to fall on Jackson's right flank! But he is not in sight.

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oes down and darkness comes on. The contest for the day is over. Jackson has been driven

ould join him. Thus far the battle had been in his favor. He wished to save his wagons which were at Manassas. If he retreated across Bull Run and made that his line of

ed yards of each other. The air was calm, the sky clear, and the morning as brigh

ar the turnpike, about a mile and a half west of Groveton. Longstreet commanded the right wing, whic

ere forty-eight pieces of artillery. It was a very strong position. From this knoll eastward, the Rebel artillerymen looked down a

e with the army which had driven McClellan from the Chic

Peninsula. Almost alone they had fought the battle of Williamsburg. They were at Seven Pines, in skirmish after skirmish on the Chickahominy, and at Glen

51 Instead of twelve thousand, Porter brought but seven thousand to the field. Sigel's troops were mainly Germans, wanting in discipline, vigor, energy, and endurance. Pope's army was a conglomeration, wanting coherence. He had, besides the troops from the Army of the Potomac, McDowell's, who had been an army by themselves; Sigel's, who had served under Fremont, whom they idoli

e's line was thus complete. Hooker on the right at Sudley; Kearny and Reno next reaching to the turnpike; Porter next, with Sigel in rear; and McDowell c

different ending, but his provisions were exhausted, and he co

without a command. Franklin and Sumner, with thirty thousand men, were moving out and could guard the trains. At daylight, while General Pope was forming his lines, endeavoring to hold at bay the army before which McClellan had re

from the front, nor could they have gone to Alexandria and returned within a time by which we must have had provisions or have fallen back in the direction of Washington. Nor do I see what service cavalry

r was waking thousands to engage in their last day's work in the service of their countr

pe a little past noon. Lee's division, as they passed down from Thoroughfare

eltered in the woods. The musketry began. Porter, southwest of Dogan's house, moved into the forest, where the ba

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ith great vigor. At the same moment, Hooker, Kearny, and Reno were driv

outing. Grover's brigade of Hooker's division, which had been facing west, changed its line of march to the

was lying in the road which lead

within reach of Milroy's guns, which thinned their ranks at every discharge. But the Rebels were on Milroy's left flank, which w

paid no attention to our volleys. We mowed them down, but they went right through our first line, through our second, and advanced to the railroad emb

the enemy's columns, but could not h

nt on the turnpike, where Longstreet's command joined Jacks

rest the turnpike; then Pickett, Jenkins, Toombs

d this force; yet it was a fu

in less than four hours from the commencement of the battle, our indomitable energy had accomplished everything. The arrival of Anderson with his reserves, proved a timely acquisition, and the handsome manner in w

till confronted by men in line, with cannon well posted on the eminences towards

ht, without molestation from Lee, who was too much exhausted to make the attempt to rout the forty thousand men, who had resisted the attack of all h

have had about fifty thousand men. The force against him numbered not less than eighty thousand. In the subsequent battle of Antietam, Lee had the same army which

eriority of numbers, with a subordinate commander who disobeyed orders; with other officers who manifested no hearty co-operation. It will be for the future histori

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he army was disorganized. The defeat, the want of co-operation on the part of

l of Longstreet, waiting anxiously for the appearance of Porter, who had disobeyed the order given him, th

I am clear that one of two courses should be adopted: first, to concentrate all our available force, to open communicat

llan to withdraw from the Peninsula; had held his ground till the Rebel cavalry cut the railroad at Manassas; then with great

my from Washington. There was a fight at Chantilly, where the brave and impetuous Kearny was killed, and the enemy fell back b

Army of the Potomac on the Peninsula, and to the Army of Virginia at Manassas. A military tribunal, composed of the peer