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Oh, Beauregard's up from the South to take its place!" The prisoners arrived in Richmond. To their surprise and gratification the officers found themselves paroled, and that at once. They had a glimpse of an imposing review; they passed, under escort, lines of entrenchments, batteries, and troops; their passage northward to McDowell's lines at Fredericksburg was facilitated.
Nobly the Irish Regiment holds its ground for a time; but, at last, it too falls back, before the hurtling tempest. The fortunes of the day are plainly turning against us. Time is also against us as it has been all along while it is with the Enemy. It is past 3 o'clock. Since we last looked at Beauregard's third new defensive line, there have been material accessions to it.
Major Huntingdon had been temporarily assigned to a regiment of infantry after leaving Richmond, and was posted on the right of General Beauregard's lines, commanding one of the lower fords. Two miles higher up the stream, in a different brigade, Colonel Aubrey's regiment guarded another of the numerous crossings.
Davis and Stephens had been inaugurated President and Vice-President of the Confederate States of America, February 18, 1860, at Montgomery, and those States only embraced the seven cotton States. I recall a conversation at the tea-table, one evening, at the St. Louis Hotel. When Bragg was speaking of Beauregard's promotion, Mrs.
"Johnston requires more exact information as to the Yankee artillery, and thought I might get in around the right flank. I saw a dust cloud across the river as we came into town." "A foraging party; they went west; we have the bridge guarded." "Beauregard's advance may hurry Johnston," I continued, eager to draw out of him some information of value. "How came he to move without orders?"
The disposition and strength of Beauregard's forces at these various points along his line of defense on Bull Run stream, plainly shows his expectation of an attack on his right; but he is evidently suspicious that it may come upon his centre; for, as far back as July 8th, he had issued special orders to the effect that: "Should the Enemy march to the attack of Mitchell's Ford, via Centreville, the following movements will be made with celerity: "I. The Fourth Brigade will march from Blackburn's Ford to attack him on the flank and centre.
"But Daisy!" she said suddenly "the other army Beauregard's they will be here directly to take Washington, if all this is true; and it must be true; or that soldier would not have been out there in the rain. They will be coming here directly, Daisy. And, bless me! how wicked I am! You are standing there, patient and pale, and you have had no breakfast.
Nobly the Irish Regiment holds its ground for a time; but, at last, it too falls back, before the hurtling tempest. The fortunes of the day are plainly turning against us. Time is also against us as it has been all along while it is with the Enemy. It is past 3 o'clock. Since we last looked at Beauregard's third new defensive line, there have been material accessions to it.
On the 4th of June I was ordered to proceed with my regiment along the Blackland road to determine the strength of the enemy in that direction, as it was thought possible we might capture, by a concerted movement which General John Pope had suggested to General Halleck, a portion of Beauregard's rear guard.
Grant planted some fifty guns upon the edge, and two of the gunboats took positions where they could rake the ravine. By these dispositions Beauregard's advance was stayed. Night fell, and hostilities ceased. Fortunately, 22,000 of Buell's men arrived during the night, and next morning Grant ordered an advance.
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