. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . irby Smith, had just xmited with the armyof Beauregard. It was this that caused the cheering and de-termined Beauregard to make another attack on the Henryplateau. The Union men had fought valiantly in this, their firstbattle, untrained and unused to warfare as they were; theyhad braved the hail of lead and of bursting shells; they hadwitnessed their comrades, their friends, and neighliors fall attheir feet to rise no more. They nevertheless rejoiced in theirsuccess.
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . irby Smith, had just xmited with the armyof Beauregard. It was this that caused the cheering and de-termined Beauregard to make another attack on the Henryplateau. The Union men had fought valiantly in this, their firstbattle, untrained and unused to warfare as they were; theyhad braved the hail of lead and of bursting shells; they hadwitnessed their comrades, their friends, and neighliors fall attheir feet to rise no more. They nevertheless rejoiced in theirsuccess. But with the long march and the five hours fightingin the scorching July sun they were Aveary to exhaustion, andwhen they saw tlie Confederates again ai)proaching, reen-forced with fresh troops, their courage failed and they began toretreat down the hill. With Avaving colors the Confederatespressed on, opening a vollej of musketry on the retreatingFederals, and following it with another and another. In vain INlcUowell and his officers attempted to rally hispanic-stricken men and re-form his lines. Only the regulars, [160]. Copyright by Fatriot Fub. Co. THE LOST CHANCE. CONFEDERATE FORTIFICATIONS AT MANASSAS. Winter 1861-2. The Confederates did not follow up their success at Bull Run. Having won the rompletest and most conspicuousvictory of modern times, they set to work to fortify themselves for defence against the enemy they had so disastrously overthrown,precisely as if they had been beaten in the fight, and were called upon to defend themselves against aggression at the hands of anenemy to be feared. It was the lost chance—many military writers aver they could have swept on to Washington. The Federalafully expected them to do so and all was alarm and confusion within the city. The North never quite got over the haunting fearthat the Confederate army would some day redeem that error and the defenses of the capital were made well nigh impregnable.
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