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Identifier: appealtoarms186120hosm (find matches)
Title: The appeal to arms, 1861-1863
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Hosmer, James Kendall, 1834- (from old catalog)
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Publisher: New York and London, Harper & brothers
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Manassas three milesto Bull Run, a torpid and tortuous stream, andoccupied the approaches to five fords, the moreelevated bank to the west giving him vantage.Among his brigadiers were Richard S. Ewell, JubalA. Early, and James Longstreet; with Johnston, inthe valley, were Thomas J. Jackson and E. KirbySmith, names about to become familiar. TheFederal generals planned well. Butler was to pre-vent help coming to Beauregard from the South,and Patterson was to hold Johnston fast in thevalley. Scotts eye was vigilant and comprehensive.Patterson was repeatedly adjured to watch Johnston,and the old commander, whose force largely out-numbered Johnstons, promised with all earnestnessthat it should be done. On this McDowell relied;he outnumbered Beauregard, and although histroops entirely lacked experience, his foes were noless deficient. On the evening of July 20 he couldreasonably expect a victory. July 18, McDowell, in order to inform himselffully of the position of his enemy, had ordered an
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o >*^ » > ^ M ^ v > 2§S Tl c O ■n 1 W MM P3 i^ s <* OD « 0 S p © a 1, 3=« « -si 7J i86i) BULL RUN CAMPAIGN 57 advance by the division of Tyler against Black-burns Ford, on Bull Run, which was wide enoughto present a serious obstacle.* There Tyler was metby Longstreet, tall, full-bearded, vigorous, an op-ponent always formidable, who showed his qualityat once. Tyler, under strict orders not to bringon a battle, withdrew from the reconnaissance withloss—an unfortunate opening, for on both sides itwas understood by the troops as a repulse, encour-aging the Confederates and correspondingly depress-ing their foes. The 19th and early 20th passedwithout important incident. At noon of the 20th,Saturday, Johnston appeared, having eluded Patter-son and brought the main body of his command tothe point nger. Scott, who at Washington received .nformation, telegraphed McDowell that he ha )W the two armies to cope with. Thelatter verm d resolute and made excellent plansfor the

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