. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . - -^- ■—-iifiifi.^ri ii;bj. VIEW FK<-IM THK f^IGNAL 11. tKOM A SKETCH MALIE AT THE TIME. 6 or 7 miles east of Manassas Juiictiou. Beauregards outposts fell backwithout resistance. Bull Run, flowing south-easterly, is about half-waybetween Centreville and Manassas Junction, and, owing to its abruptbanks, the timber with which it was fringed, and some artificial defensesat the fords, was a formidable obstacle. The stream was fordable, butall the crossings for eight miles,
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . - -^- ■—-iifiifi.^ri ii;bj. VIEW FK<-IM THK f^IGNAL 11. tKOM A SKETCH MALIE AT THE TIME. 6 or 7 miles east of Manassas Juiictiou. Beauregards outposts fell backwithout resistance. Bull Run, flowing south-easterly, is about half-waybetween Centreville and Manassas Junction, and, owing to its abruptbanks, the timber with which it was fringed, and some artificial defensesat the fords, was a formidable obstacle. The stream was fordable, butall the crossings for eight miles, from Union Mills on the south to the StoneBridge on the north, were defended by Beauregards forces. [See map, page180.] The Warrenton Turnpike, passing through Centreville, leads nearly duewest, crossing Bull Rmi at the Stone Bridge. The direct road from Centre-ville to Manassas crosses Bull Run at Mitchells Ford, half a mile or so aboveanother crossing known as Blackburns Ford. Union Mills was covered byEwells brigade, supported after the ISth by Holmess brigade; McLeansFord, next to the north, was covered by D. R. Joness brigade; Blac
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