. The history of the Civil War in America; comprising a full and impartial account of the origin and progress of the rebellion, of the various naval and military engagements, of the heroic deeds performed by armies and individuals, and of touching scenes in the field, the camp, the hospital, and the cabin . ttrack leading to Richmond, while the right, threading the mountains, pene-trates the valley of the Shenandoah. From Centreville to the Junction, itwas about six miles. Half way between the two, there was a wild moun-tain stream, at times a foaming torrent, and again almost dry, which hadcu
. The history of the Civil War in America; comprising a full and impartial account of the origin and progress of the rebellion, of the various naval and military engagements, of the heroic deeds performed by armies and individuals, and of touching scenes in the field, the camp, the hospital, and the cabin . ttrack leading to Richmond, while the right, threading the mountains, pene-trates the valley of the Shenandoah. From Centreville to the Junction, itwas about six miles. Half way between the two, there was a wild moun-tain stream, at times a foaming torrent, and again almost dry, which hadcut a deep channel or gorge, with almost perpendicular sides, thro^igh thered sand stone. The banks of this ravine were densely fringed with forestand miderbrush, while the countiy beyond was hilly, broken, wooded, andwith narrow paths, through which an army could with difiiculty tlie right bank of this stream, called Bull Run, concealed by bushes WAR AND ITS nORRORS, 169 and on commanding heights, the rebels had constructed their masked bat-teries and thrown up their intrenchments, in positions which natm-e hadmade so strong that artilicial earthworks were hardly needed. Here theyawaited the approach of the Federal troops. Their reserves were but aehort distance behind them at MAP OP BULL RUN AND ENVIRON! From Centreville, there were three roads leading to the Run. Onewas the direct road to the Junction, crossing the stream at a place calledBlackburns Ford. The great turnpike to Warrenton ran straight to thewest, and crossed the stream about two miles farther up its bed, at what 170 CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA. was called Stone Bridge. Bearing nearly soutli there was still anothercountry road, which met the turbulent river at an unimportant crossing-near Union Mills. Along the line of the Hun, a distance of eight or tenmiles, the rebels were strongly fortified. On Thursday morning, the 18th, the army moved cautiously to Centre-ville. Gen. Tyler pushed on one of
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