. Popular history of the civil war . \ ■:■::-■^^:\. A New Coimnander. 281 of our enemies. Glory and success are in the advance :disaster and shame lurk in the rear. He said a good dealmore in tlie same strain, which called forth much ill feelingthen, and afterwards. Naturally supposing that the Federals would withdraw toWashington, General Jackson undertook a flank marching around them to the eastward, he took aposition near the town of Chantilly, where he made a sharpattack upon them. A cold rain was heavily falling, and thenight of Aug. 31 was drawing on. The brunt of
. Popular history of the civil war . \ ■:■::-■^^:\. A New Coimnander. 281 of our enemies. Glory and success are in the advance :disaster and shame lurk in the rear. He said a good dealmore in tlie same strain, which called forth much ill feelingthen, and afterwards. Naturally supposing that the Federals would withdraw toWashington, General Jackson undertook a flank marching around them to the eastward, he took aposition near the town of Chantilly, where he made a sharpattack upon them. A cold rain was heavily falling, and thenight of Aug. 31 was drawing on. The brunt of the battlefell upon Generals Reno and Kearney. Kearney himselfhad planted a battery in position, and was cheering his menon, when he was shot, at the head of his troops. GeneralIsaac J. Stevens was also killed. The Confederates weredriven back, leaving the field to the Nationals. GeneralLee, who knew Kearney well, sent his body with a flag oftruce to Popes headquarters. General Philip Kearney was anative of New-York City, whe
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