| From the New Orleans True Delta |
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| July 28, 1861 |
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| An Authentic Statement |
| The following authentic statement we take
from the {Richmond} Examiner of the 24th: |
| ***** {At the battle
of First Manassas} Troops were rapidly moving from the right and
centre to the relief of the left, and by 3 o'clock, 15,000 of our men
were there in the furious action against 33,000 of the enemy. At that
hour Gen. Kirby Smith's brigade arrived, on the railroad from Winchester
to Manassas Junction {the Manassas Gap RR},
at a point within two miles of Stone Bridge. Seeing the violence of the
contest there, this general stopped the cars and, dismounting his men,
marched straight on the enemy, without orders, and without going to the
Junction, thereby saving a five-mile march. Gen. Beauregard did not at
first recognize this brigade and believed it a flank movement of the
enemy, till they came near enough for the flag to be distinguished. On
their arrival in line a general charge was made, and the enemy broke and
fled precipitately. ***** |
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