. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . -uined attack that part of the plateauwhich the Federal troops had just occu-pied was soon abandoned. The overpowering blow seemed iu-itautaneous on all sides. The repeated|S v efforts to rally the troops were J Ilia short time the entire Federal line■ seemed to havo broken in disorder, the force under
. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . -uined attack that part of the plateauwhich the Federal troops had just occu-pied was soon abandoned. The overpowering blow seemed iu-itautaneous on all sides. The repeated|S v efforts to rally the troops were J Ilia short time the entire Federal line■ seemed to havo broken in disorder, the force under General Sykes apparentlyalone making an effort to withstand thetide. His eight companies of regulartroops not only held the enemy in ciieck,but maintained a bold front while cover-ing the retreat, until, last to leave thefield, they were finally compelled toyield to the masses against thorn-man endeavored to make a stand withts of United States Cavalry and Arnoldsbattery, but to no purpose, A panic had appa-rency seized tho Federals, who, abandoning every-thing, were now flying on all sides toward thenassages leading to Oeiitrcville. Tho route was / lake a final, Beckhai was sent in pursuit with flying detachments under Stuart and whilst other forces under Cash, Kershaw,. THE UNtTEU STATES GENERAL HOSPITAI FORMERLY THE UNION HOTEL. THE SOLDIER IN OUR CIVIL WAR. 109 Preston and Withers,Ham[itone Legion andKempers battery, fol-lowed by the WarrentonItoad across the StoneBridge, which Scbenckhad cleared uwh_v for thepnasage of troops forwardwhen the rout began. The Confederates con-tinued the pnrsuit untilthe last of the Federalshad found rcfugo beyondthe Centreville ridge.* To protect tlio retreat,McDowell had ordered abrigade placed at the CubRun, on the WarrentonRoad, as well us detach-ments under ColonelsPorter and lilenkcr, bothnf whom admirably ful-filled tho difficult tuskassigned them. By nino oclock thatevening tio iast of tlioFederal fugitives hadreached Controville.
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