. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . estion, I should make no comment at all onthe subject at this day. Many others than himself and the result of a battle,however, are involved in it, and they do not permit silence when the secondbattle of Bull Run is discussed. Without going into the merits of the case,which has been obscured and confused by so many and such varied contro-versies, I shall confine myself to a bare statement of the facts as they areknown to me personally, or communicated officially by officers of ran
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . estion, I should make no comment at all onthe subject at this day. Many others than himself and the result of a battle,however, are involved in it, and they do not permit silence when the secondbattle of Bull Run is discussed. Without going into the merits of the case,which has been obscured and confused by so many and such varied contro-versies, I shall confine myself to a bare statement of the facts as they areknown to me personally, or communicated officially by officers of rank andstanding, and by the official reports of both armies engaged in the Porter was tried by court-martial a few months after the battle andwas cashiered. The reasons given by him at the time for his failure to gointo action, or take any part in the battle, were: first, that he considered him-self under General McDowells orders, who told hirn that they were too far to $Z For another account of Porters action see The Fitz John Porter Case, to follow.—Editors. 482 THE SECOND BATTLE OF BULL FIRST AND EAST POSITIONS IN THE FIGHTING OF AUGUST 30TH. During the assault by Porters corps and Kings divis-ion, Jacksons forces were behind the unfinished rail-way. When that assault failed, the Unionists north ofthe turnpike were attacked by the brigades of Feather-ston aud Pryor (of Wilcox), which were acting with someof Jacksons troops and with one brigade of Hood. Wil-cox, with his own proper brigade, passed far to the right and fought his way to an advanced position, after Evansand D. had compelled Sigel and McDowell toloosen their hold on and west of Bald Hill. [Note.—Tower, Milroy, and McLean, ou the map, should lie placedmore to the east on and near Bald Hill.] At dark theConfederates were somewhat in advance of the positionsindicated on the map.—Editors. the front for a battle; and, second, that the enemy was in such heavy forcein his front that he
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