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Camp at Hart's Mills A ride to the Sulphur Springs Contrabands going north The Vermonters go to New York Jersey Brigade at Warrenton The Sixth corps at Cedar Mountain Retreat to Centreville Battle of Bristoe Station Advance to Warrenton Battle of Rappahannock Station Flight of Lee's army. The camp at Hart's Mills was truly a pleasant one.
Late in the afternoon, Longstreet, having been relieved by Anderson, marches to Hinson's Mills. Jackson captures Manassas Junction. Skirmishing all day along the Rappahannock. August 27. 7 A.M. Hooker's division from Warrenton Junction to Bristoe Station. 8.30 A.M. Army ordered to concentrate at Gainesville, Buckland Mills, and Greenwich.
While this manoeuvring was going on along the Rappahannock, General Lee had despatched Stonewall Jackson, to pass around our right, which he did by crossing about four miles above Waterloo, and, on the twenty-fifth, he struck our forces at Bristoe Station, where a severe contest took place, the losses in killed and wounded being heavy on both sides.
Moreover, such a movement would have accentuated the separation of the Confederate wings, and a local success over a portion of the hostile army would have been but a poor substitute for the decisive victory which Lee hoped to win when his whole force was once more concentrated. About three in the afternoon the thunder of artillery was heard from the direction of Bristoe.
Bristoe had turned over the dead body at the foot of the steps, and was peering down into the upturned face. "It's the Indian," he said grimly, "Sanchez must 'a' mistook him fer one of us, and shot the poor devil." "And Sanchez himself is out yonder on that sand-spit," and Keith pointed; then lifted his voice to make it carry across the stream. "Come on over, Doctor, you and Neb.
Ewell's division had remained at Bristoe, while those of Hill and Jackson moved to Manassas, and in the course of the afternoon Ewell saw the whole of Pope's army marching against him.
Porter and Banks at Warrenton Junction. 3 P.M. Action at Bristoe Station. 6.30 P.M. Pope arrives at Bristoe Station. Army ordered to march to Manassas Junction at dawn. Jackson at Manassas Junction. Longstreet to White Plains.
Early in the morning of the fourteenth A. P. Hill's corps left Warrenton, with orders to strike our rear at Bristoe Station. They moved up the Alexandria Turnpike to Broad Run Church, where they deflected on the road to Greenwich, and soon after struck our trail just behind the Third Corps, and eagerly pursued it.
But it was always possible that Pope might have been alarmed, and the railroad from Warrenton Junction supplied him with the means of throwing a strong force of infantry rapidly to his rear. In order to obstruct such a movement Jackson had determined to seize Bristoe Station.
And yet at dawn on the 29th he was absolutely ignorant of the whereabouts of McDowell's army corps; he was but vaguely informed of what had happened during the day; and while part of his army was at Bald Hill, another part was at Centreville, seven miles north-east, and a third at Manassas and at Bristoe, from seven to twelve miles south-east.
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