. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . I. AX UNREALIZED OlPOUTUXnY Here miglit have been won a Federal victory that would have precluded defeat at Second Bu!!Run. The corps of General Heintzelman, consisting of the divisions of Hooker and Kearny, wasthe next detachment of McClellans forces to arrive to the aid of Pope. On the 28th of August,Heintzelman liad pushed forward to Centreville, entering it soon after Stone%vall Jacksonsrear-guard had retired. Instead of pursuing, Heintzelman drew up his forces ea
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . I. AX UNREALIZED OlPOUTUXnY Here miglit have been won a Federal victory that would have precluded defeat at Second Bu!!Run. The corps of General Heintzelman, consisting of the divisions of Hooker and Kearny, wasthe next detachment of McClellans forces to arrive to the aid of Pope. On the 28th of August,Heintzelman liad pushed forward to Centreville, entering it soon after Stone%vall Jacksonsrear-guard had retired. Instead of pursuing, Heintzelman drew up his forces east of Cub Run,which we see in the picture. Jacksons forces, now in a precarious position, fell back towardThoroughfare Gap to form a junction with Longstreets Corps, wliich Lee had sent forward. Thebattle was commenced on the west somewhat feebly by Generals McDowell and Sigel. By night-fall the Confederate left liad Ijcen ilriven back fully a mile.
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