. Campaigns of the civil war . clock, word came that,through a miscarriage of orders, that enterprise was justbeing commenced. Realizing now that McDowells attackwas not a mere feint, they countermanded the Centrevillemovement, ordered all available reserves forward to themain battle, and themselves hurriedly galloped to the they now put their personal exertions, encouragement,and example, into the somewhat unpromising task of miti-gating a disastrous defeat, rather than with even remotehope of turning the scale to victory. The Confederates had been literally driven into the woods,t
. Campaigns of the civil war . clock, word came that,through a miscarriage of orders, that enterprise was justbeing commenced. Realizing now that McDowells attackwas not a mere feint, they countermanded the Centrevillemovement, ordered all available reserves forward to themain battle, and themselves hurriedly galloped to the they now put their personal exertions, encouragement,and example, into the somewhat unpromising task of miti-gating a disastrous defeat, rather than with even remotehope of turning the scale to victory. The Confederates had been literally driven into the woods,the edge of which formed a sort of semicircle on the secondridge south of Warrenton turnpike and east of the Sudley BULL RUN. 189 road. But this reverse brought certain important advan-tages. Their retreat not. only concentrated their regiments ;it also, for the first time during the day, concentrated theirartillery, thirteen pieces of which were posted near togetherto the centre and right, so as to give a partial cross-fire at. Bull Run—Battle of the Afternoon. a distance of three hundred to six hundred yards over thewhole open plateau or hill about the Henry house and to-ward the Robinson house. Under the personal directionsof Johnston and Beauregard, they now formed their linealong this semicircular edge of woods, with the advantageof a fringe of second-growth pines in their front to afford 190 THE OUTBREAK OF REBELLION, them almost perfect concealment. Their right extendedto where the hill descends to Youngs Branch; their leftreached nearly to the Sudley road. It is needless to specifythe several corps in detail; the nearest reinforcements werealready arriving; Johnstons report sums up the strength ofthis completed line at twelve regiments, twenty-two guns,and two companies of cavalry. The formation well begun,Beauregard took personal command, while Johnston, aschief, returned to the rebel headquarters to keep his eye onthe entire field. Reduced by losses, McDowells number
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