History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the end of 1902 . had stolen away to join Beaure-gard, their combined forees numberingabout 30,000. McDowell was ignorant ofJohnstons movement, supposing him stillat Winchester. On the morning of the 21st McDowelladvanced to the attack. Beauregard heldall the lower fords, besides a stone bridgeon the Warrenton turnpike which crossesthe river at right angles. Two divisions,under Hunter and Heintzelman, were set inmotion before sunrise to make a flankingdetour and cross Bull Run at Sudleys Ford,some distance farther up. To di
History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the end of 1902 . had stolen away to join Beaure-gard, their combined forees numberingabout 30,000. McDowell was ignorant ofJohnstons movement, supposing him stillat Winchester. On the morning of the 21st McDowelladvanced to the attack. Beauregard heldall the lower fords, besides a stone bridgeon the Warrenton turnpike which crossesthe river at right angles. Two divisions,under Hunter and Heintzelman, were set inmotion before sunrise to make a flankingdetour and cross Bull Run at Sudleys Ford,some distance farther up. To distract at-tention from this movement, Tylers divisionbegan an attack at the stone bridge. Thiswas held by a regiment and a half, with fourguns, under General Evans! He repliedvigorously at first, but perceiving after awhile that Tyler was only feigning, andlearning of the flank movenjent above, he i86i] IVAR BEGUN 3SS left four companies at the bridge and drewup the rest of his forces on a ridge northof Warrenton turnpike to await Hunter andHeintzelmans approach down the General Samuel P. Meintzelman. The fight began about ten oclock. Bothsides were soon re-enforced. After twohours stubborn fighting the Confederateswere driven back across th^ pike, beyondYoungs Branch of Bull Run, and took upa second position on a hiH each side ofthe Henry House. The whole Union 35(5 CIVIL WAR AND RECOmTRUCTION [1861 force had now crossed Bull Run. Griffinsand Ricketts powerful batteries wereposted in favorable positions, whence theypoured a deadly fire upon the Confed-erates. The whole Union line advancedto the turnpike. About two oclock theConfederates were forced to abandon theirsecond position and fall back still in the morning Beauregard andJohnston had given orders for an attackupon the Union forces across the river,not knowing that McDowell had assumedthe offensive. These orders were nowcountermanded, and all available troopshurried up the Sudley road toward th
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