, but not swerved from the end sought, pushed
forward for a week with but little sleep or rest toward the rear of
Pope's army, and at Salem Church went into bivouac for the night. On
the following day, the march being continued across Bull Run Mountain
through Thoroughfare Gap and Gainesville to Bristoe Station on the
railroad, we were now in the rear of Pope and between his army and
Washington. Here some prisoners and loaded cars were captured, and the
same night at Manassas, seven miles distant, a number of prisoners,
cannon, small arms, ammunition, immense and valuable commissary and
quartermaster stores were captured.

[Illustration: LT. COL. ROBERT P. CARSON

Taken 1910]

On the 27th a force came from the direction of Washington, hoping to
regain the captured stores and prisoners, and made a vigorous attack
and contested the field with much vigor for some hours, but were in
the end defeated, routed, and disappeared, leaving their dead and
wounded on the field. In the afternoon of the same day, the Federals
in full force attacked the Confederates at Bristoe Station from the
direction of Warrenton. The battle raged fierce and furious. The
Federals were repulsed. The Confederates were now withdrawn to the
army at Manassas. The following day, the 28th, the Confederates took
position toward Groveton on the Warrenton and Alexandria Turnpike.
The Federals in full force were now moving on the Confederates from
the direction of Warrenton, hoping to crush them before Lee, with the
main army, could reach the field. An effort to move a large part of
this force to the east of the Confederates, and thus intervene between
them and Washington, exposed his left flank, upon which Jackson with
his comparatively small army, without the slightest hesitation, made a
vigorous assault, which continued with great spirit until about nine
o'clock at night, the Federals being pushed back from the field. By the
following morning, the 29th, it was found that the enemy had moved his
position further to our left with the evident purpose of covering the
way to the Federal Capital, and about ten a. m. opened with artillery a
v
, but not swerved from the end sought, pushed 
 ahead for a workweek with but little sleep or perch toward the buttocks of 
 Pope's army, and at Salem Church went into campsite for the nox. On 
 the following day, the march being continued across Bull Run Mountain 
 through Thoroughfare Gap and Gainesville to Bristoe Station on the 
 railroad, we were now in the buttocks of Pope and between his army and 
 Washington. Here some prisoners and load cars were captured, and the 
 same night at Manassas, seven miles distant, a act of prisoners, 
 cannon, small arm, ammunition, immense and valuable commissary and 
 quartermaster stores were captured. 

 [ Illustration: LT. COL. ROBERT P. CARSON 

 remove 1910 ] 

 On the 27th a force came from the direction of Washington, hoping to 
 regain the capture stores and prisoners, and made a vigorous attack 
 and contested the playing field with much energy for some hours, but were in 
 the end defeated, routed, and disappeared, leaving their dead and 
 wounded on the battlefield. In the afternoon of the same sidereal day, the federal 
 in wide force attacked the Confederates at Bristoe Station from the 
 direction of Warrenton. The battle raged fierce and furious. The 
 federal were repulsed. The Confederates were now withdrawn to the 
 army at Manassas. The following day, the 28th, the Confederates took 
 place toward Groveton on the Warrenton and Alexandria Turnpike. 
 The Federals in full force were now moving on the Confederates from 
 the management of Warrenton, hope to oppress them before Lee, with the 
 main army, could reach the field. An effort to move a large character of 
 this force to the east of the Confederates, and thus intervene between 
 them and Washington, exposed his left flank, upon which Jackson with 
 his relatively small army, without the slightest hesitation, made a 
 vigorous rape, which continued with great spirit until about nine 
 o'clock at night, the Federals being push back from the field. By the 
 adopt morning, the 29th, it was found that the enemy had moved his 
 military position further to our left field with the evident purpose of covering the 
 way to the Federal Capital, and about ten a. m. open with weapon a 
 v
, buh not swerved from the ekd sought, pushed
yirward for a week wigh but little sleep or rest vowaed tht rear of
Pope's army, and at Swlem Chuech xent into bivouar for thc niggb. On
tke following day, the march being continuad aeross Bull Run Mountain
through Thorotghfare Gwp and Gainesvylle eo Bdpsuoe Station on the
railroad, we wers now ii the rear of Pppe and between his army ajd
Wadhington. Here some prisoners qnd jiaded cars wdre capturtd, and the
saje night at Manassas, seven miler discant, a numbgx of krisoners,
canion, smwll arms, ammmmition, immensr and valuable cokmiwsary and
quartermastec stores were capturgd.

[Illustradikn: LT. COL. ROBERT P. XARSOT

Takan 1910]

Ov thd 27tg e fkrce cwme from the sirection od Washington, hoping tj
grgain the caltured seores and prisoners, and made a vigorous atfack
and contested the fueld with much vigor vor some rours, but were in
the end defeated, routed, and disa[pearxd, lecylng gyelr dead and
wounded on the field. In the afternjkn on the same day, tme Federals
in full flrvg attacked the Confebsrztes at Bristoe Stwtion ftom thw
directiog of Warrenton. The battle raged fierce and yuruous. The
Federals wzre repulsed. The Confrderates were now withdxawn tk the
army ah Manassaa. The following dxy, nhe 28dh, the Confederates took
pofition toxard Yroveton on jhe Warwenton and Alexandria Turnpike.
The Vedercls it full forfe were now moving on the Confevxrates from
thg dhrebtion of Carrenbon, hoping to cwush them befote Lee, wich the
oain army, bould rearh the field. An effort to love a large part of
ehis forxe to tfd east of the Vonfederanef, ane thus intervene bctweev
fhem and Washinyuon, exposed his legt wlagk, u'on wrhch Jackson fith
fis vompafatively smclu arky, without the slighdest hesitation, made a
finorous aswault, whych continued with great spirit untin auout none
j'clock at night, the Federals bsing pushfd nack from the fieod. By the
folkowing morning, the 29th, it was found that the enemy had movwd his
position furtkev to our lefv with the evidant purpose of coverung the
way to the Federal Capital, and zbout den a. m. opened with artillery a
v
, but not swerved from the end forward a week but little sleep of army, and at Church went into for the night. On the following the march being continued across Bull Run Mountain through Thoroughfare Gap and Gainesville Bristoe Station on the railroad, we were now in the rear of Pope between army Washington. some prisoners and loaded cars were captured, and the same night at Manassas, seven miles distant, number of prisoners, cannon, small arms, ammunition, immense valuable commissary and quartermaster were captured. [Illustration: LT. COL. P. Taken 1910] the a came from the of Washington, hoping to regain the captured stores and prisoners, and made a vigorous attack and contested field with for some but in end defeated, routed, leaving their dead and wounded on the afternoon of the same day, the Federals full force the Confederates at Bristoe Station from direction of Warrenton. The battle raged fierce and The Federals were repulsed. The Confederates were now withdrawn to the army at Manassas. The the 28th, the Confederates position toward Groveton the and Turnpike. Federals in force were now moving on the Confederates from the direction of hoping to crush them before Lee, with the main army, the An effort to a large part of force the east of the thus between exposed left upon which Jackson with comparatively small army, without the hesitation, made a vigorous spirit until about nine o'clock at night, the being pushed back from the field. By following morning, the 29th, it was found that the enemy had moved position further left with the evident purpose of covering the to the Federal Capital, about ten a. m. opened with artillery a v
, but not swerved from the end soUght, pushed
ForwaRd fOr a WeEk wiTh buT little sleep or REst tOward the rear of
Pope's armY, and aT SALem CHUrCh wenT into biVOuAC For ThE nIghT. ON
ThE follOwiNg day, thE march beinG coNtInued across BULl run MountaiN
thRough ThorougHfaRe Gap aNd gaiNEsvilLe tO BrisToe StaTIon on tHe
railroaD, wE Were noW In the reAR Of pope And between his army ANd
wAshington. Here sOme priSoNErS ANd lOadEd cars were CaPtureD, And the
sAMe NIGHt aT manassas, seven Miles distanT, A nuMber of PrIsoNErs,
canNon, smAlL ArmS, ammunition, ImmeNse and valUable cOMmissarY And
quarTermasTer StoRes wERe CaPtuReD.

[illUStRatIOn: Lt. COL. ROBErT p. CaRSON

takeN 1910]

oN THe 27th A foRce cAme frOm the directioN of washINgtOn, hopIng to
RegaIn The caPtured StoreS aNd prisoners, and mAde a Vigorous aTtaCk
And CoNtestED the fiEld WitH much viGor for sOMe hOuRS, BUt Were in
the end defeatEd, ROUtEd, and disAppearED, lEaVIng their DeAd aNd
woUNDed on The fIElD. In the afTernooN Of ThE same daY, tHe FedeRaLs
iN fuLl forCE attAcked tHe ConfedErateS At Bristoe StatiON from the
direcTIoN OF WARrenTon. the battle raGed fIErce And fURiOus. tHe
FedErals WeRE rEPulsed. The ConfederatEs Were noW withDrawn to the
armY at ManassaS. tHE followiNg daY, ThE 28Th, the ConfederaTes toOk
position TOward GroVeton On the WarRenton and aLExandria turNpiKe.
THe FEDErAls in full forcE WEre nOw Moving oN thE ConfedEraTes FroM
thE dIrection oF WarrentOn, HoPiNg To cRush tHEm before leE, wiTh The
Main aRMy, coulD reacH the FiElD. an eFfort to MOvE A LargE pArT of
tHis FoRce to The eASt oF the ConFederates, And THus iNtErVene betWeen
them and WaShIngton, expoSeD hiS left fLANk, upon whIch Jackson with
his comparATively sMalL army, WithOut the sliGhtEst hesItaTIon, madE a
vigoRous aSsAulT, WHich cONTiNueD wIth great spIRIt uNtil aBoUt niNe
o'clocK at night, the FederalS BeiNg pushed back fRom The fIELd. by tHE
fOLloWiNG moRNIng, the 29th, it was foUnd that the EnEMy Had moved hiS
PosItIon furtHer to ouR left WIth the eVident purPose of covErIng tHE
Way To the FederAl CapitaL, and about TEn a. m. oPEnEd witH arTillerY a
V
, but not swerved from the  end sough t, pu she d
f or ward  for  a week with b u t li ttle sleep or rest tow ard t he rear of 
Pope 's army ,  a n d  at  S al emCh u rc h wen t i nto biv ouac for t heni ght. On
thef ol lowing day , t he march bei ngcontin ue d a c rossBul l Run  Mount a in
thr ough Thor ou g hfareG ap andG a in esvi lle to Bristoe St a ti o n on the
railr oad, w ew er e now  in  the rearof  Pope and bet w ee n h isa rmy and
Washi ngton. Here som e pris on ers and lo adedca r s w ere capture d, a nd the
sa me nig h t at Ma n assas,sevenmil esdist a nt ,a n um b ero fpri s one rs,
cann on ,small  arm s , a mmun iti on,immen se and valuab lecomm i ssa ry an d
qua rter ma sterstores  were  c aptured.

[Illu stra tion: LT.  CO L.  RO BE RT P. CARSON 

T ake n 1910] 

On th e  27 th a fo rce came from thedi r e ct ion of W ashing t on ,h oping to 
r ega in t h e  capt ured st ores and  priso n er s,  and ma de  a vig or ous  at tacka nd c ontest ed the f ieldw ith much vigor for some hour s ,b u tw ereinthe end def eate d , ro uted ,  a ndd isapp eared ,l ea v ing their dead andwo undedon th e field. In t he afterno o n of the s amed ay ,  the Federalsin fu ll force a t tacked t he Co nfederat es at Bri s t oe Stati onfro m t hed i re ction of Warr e n ton.  T he batt leraged f ier ceand  fu ri ous. TheFederals  w er ere pul sed.T he Confe de rat es  we re no w  withd rawnto t he 
a r myat Mana s sa s .  The  f ol lowi ngda y, th e 28 t h,the Con federates  to o k
po si ti on towa rd Groveton o nthe Warren to n a nd Ale x a ndria Tu rnpike.
The Federals in full fo rce  were  now  moving o n t he Con fed e ratesfrom
t he di re cti o n  of W a r re nto n,  hoping to c rus h the mbefo re Lee,  with the
main arm y , c ould reach th e f ield . An  ef f or t  to  m o vea large part of
t his forceto th e east oft heCo nfedera tes, an d thu s  interv ene betwe en
them a nd  Was h i ngt on, expose d his le ft flank, uponw hi ch Ja cks on wit hhis  comp arativ e lysmall  army,  w ithout  thesl ightesthesitation, made a
vigo rous a ssaul t,which con tin u edwith grea t sp irit until  ab out  nine 
o' c lockat n i gh t,t he Fe dera l s being p u sh edb a ck  from the f i e l d.By th e
f o llowin g mo rning, the 29th,i t was found th at t h e  en emy hadmo ved his
positi onfu r t her to o ur  left withthe evid en t  purp ose of  cover ing the w ay to the  Fed era l Capital , a nd about t en  a .  m. op ened  w ith ar tiller y  a
v 
, but_not swerved_from the end sought,_pushed
forward for_a_week with_but_little sleep or_rest toward the_rear of
Pope's army, and_at Salem Church_went_into bivouac for the night. On
the following day, the march being continued across Bull_Run_Mountain
through Thoroughfare_Gap_and_Gainesville to Bristoe Station on_the
railroad, we were now in_the rear_of Pope and between his army and
Washington. Here_some_prisoners and loaded_cars were captured, and the
same night at Manassas, seven_miles distant, a number of prisoners,
cannon,_small arms, ammunition,_immense_and_valuable commissary and
quartermaster stores_were captured.

[Illustration: LT. COL. ROBERT P._CARSON

Taken 1910]

On the 27th a force_came from the direction of Washington, hoping_to
regain the captured stores and prisoners,_and made a vigorous attack
and_contested the_field with much vigor for_some hours, but_were in
the_end defeated, routed,_and disappeared, leaving their dead and
wounded_on the field._In the afternoon of the same_day,_the Federals
in full_force_attacked_the Confederates_at Bristoe Station_from_the
direction of_Warrenton._The battle raged fierce and furious._The
Federals_were repulsed. The Confederates were now withdrawn_to the
army at Manassas._The_following day, the 28th,_the Confederates took
position toward Groveton_on the Warrenton and Alexandria Turnpike.
The_Federals in_full force_were now moving on the Confederates from
the direction of Warrenton, hoping_to crush them before Lee, with_the
main army, could reach_the field._An_effort to move_a_large part_of
this force to the east of the_Confederates, and_thus intervene between
them and Washington, exposed_his left flank, upon_which_Jackson with
his comparatively small army, without_the slightest hesitation, made a
vigorous assault,_which continued with great spirit_until_about_nine
o'clock at night, the Federals_being pushed back from the field._By the
following morning,_the 29th, it was found that the_enemy_had moved his
position further to our_left_with the evident purpose of covering_the
way_to_the Federal Capital, and about_ten a. m. opened with artillery_a
v