. Ohio in the war; her statement, generals and soldiers . un ; hadturned the enemj^s left flank and broken it; and had reunited his army. Hewas now ready to press upon the confused foe toward Manassas. But here be-gan a fatal hesitation. The troops confronted the enemy on the elevated pla-teau beyond Bull Eun, near the Stone Bridge. They were pushed forward indetail, and handled slowly and unsatisfactorily. Still they gained substantialadvantages. The line was pushed around on the right to enveloj) the enemysleft flank, and was carried forward in front till it cleared the Warrenton Turn-pike.
. Ohio in the war; her statement, generals and soldiers . un ; hadturned the enemj^s left flank and broken it; and had reunited his army. Hewas now ready to press upon the confused foe toward Manassas. But here be-gan a fatal hesitation. The troops confronted the enemy on the elevated pla-teau beyond Bull Eun, near the Stone Bridge. They were pushed forward indetail, and handled slowly and unsatisfactorily. Still they gained substantialadvantages. The line was pushed around on the right to enveloj) the enemysleft flank, and was carried forward in front till it cleared the Warrenton Turn-pike. Once or twice the Eebels surged back over the ground thus carried. Butat half-past three oclock it was in McDowells possession, the tide of successhad been generally in our favor, the enemy was evidently disheartened, andour officers were already beginning to rejoice over a victory won. Just then came the apparition that drove the victors and ended the brigade, the last of Johnstons army to reach the ground, marched up, Ievin McDowell. 669. THE BULL RUN, RAPPAHANNOCK, ANTIETAM, AND GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGNS. Ikvix McDowell. 671 striking the end of McDowells right, which, as we have seen, he had beenpushing around to envelop the enemys flank. The onset was unexpected, andthe line instantly crumbled as Early swept forward; and Beauregard, seeingthe advantage gained, renewed his efforts to bring up again his retreatingtroops, the disorder increased. The men, who had thus far fought spiritedly,broke almost in an instant. Eunning from regiment to regiment, and brigadeto brigade, there seemed to pass a conviction that ovewhelming re-enforcementshad reached their antagonists, that the disaster to the right was flital, that thebattle was lost, that they must retreat, that they must fly. What had been asuccessful army pressing its antagonist and seemingly on the very verge of glo-rious victor}-, was in ten minutes in full retreat, in ten minutes more in utterrout. McDowell did
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