First brigade had four officers wounded, none | ridge and wood in front, and partly by the edge killed, and five missing.

Col. Tompkins reports 140 others missing, without giving names. As this regiment did not cross Bull Run, they must have been ac-from-that he had crossed, and was coming curately informed as to their killed and wounded. This, taken in connection with the fact that three of their officers are reported as deserters, known to be in New York City, leads to the belief that, their officers having set the example, the men were not slow to follow.

road we were occupying, opened on us with a | again a warm and quick fire of shell, and with heavy fire of shells and round and grape shot.

rifled cannon on our position on the road, which
continued afterwards and with little intermis-
sion, with loss of some lives again in my New
York regiment, until the close of the fight.
While this was going on, Capt. Alexander,
of the Engineer Corps, brought up the company
of pioneers, or axe-men, which, with its officers
and sixty men, had been entirely detailed from
the regiments of my brigade, to open a com-
munication over the bridge, and through the
heavy abatis which obstructed the passage of
troops on our front beyond the run.
To sup-

To avoid the effects of this as much as possible, I ordered the men to fall back into the woods on each side of the road, and was presently reinforced by two guns of Ayres's battery, under Lieutenant Ransom, which passed to the head of the road. A brisk cannonading was then opened, but a very unequal one, on account of the superior force and metal of the enemy. While this continued, I left my horse and passed through the wood, and remained some time by our guns, to be satisfied whether we were making any impression upon the ene-port him while thus engaged I brought up, and my's work. I soon found that it was not thus placed in the road towards the bridge, Mcto be carried, and such also was the opinion of Cook's and Tompkins's regiments, detailing the officer in charge of the guns. Retiring, I also, and sending forward to the bridge, a comfound that the most of my two regiments in pany of the Second New Yorkers, to cover the the rear had fallen back out of range of the hot men while cutting through the enemy's abatis. and constant fire of the enemy's cannon, against A second company from Lieut.-Col. Mason's which they had nothing to oppose. The suffer- command was also brought forward with axes, ing from this fire was principally with the afterwards, to aid in clearing the obstructions, Second New York, as they were in the line and thus, in a short time, Capt. Alexander sucwhere most of the shell and shot fell that passed ceeded in opening a passage. Capt. Carlisle's over the heads of the Second Ohio. battery was now posted on the hillside, in the open field, to the left of the road towards the bridge.

Taking with me two companies of the Second Ohio which were yet in the woods maintaining their position, I returned to cover and bring away Ransom's guns. It was just at this place and point of time that you visited yourself the position we were leaving. I must not omit to speak with commendation of the admirable manner in which these guns of ours were handled and served by the officers and men having them in charge. And I may notice the fact, also, that as we were withdrawing from this point we saw another heavy train of the enemy's guns arrive, and move up the stream on the other side of their battery with which we had been engaged, along what I supposed to be the road from Manassas, towards where the battle was raging with our troops on the right.

Very soon after, some reverses of fortune appearing to have taken place with our troops on the other side, who were falling back up the run, it was discovered and reported to me that a large body of the enemy had passed over the stream below the bridge, and were advancing through a wood in the low ground at our left with an evident purpose to flank us. To intercept this movement, I ordered forward into the road, still lower down, two of Carlisle's brass howitzers, a few rounds from which, quickly served, drove the rebels from the woods and back to the other side of the stream. It was not long after this that the unpleasant intelligence came of our army being in retreat from the front across the ford above, and the order My three regiments being all called in, then was received to fall back on Centreville. The retired and rested in good order, at the centre retreat of my Brigade, being now in the rear of the front, near the turnpike. Here I was of our Division, was conducted in the reverse informed by Col. McCook that you had crossed order of our march in the morning, the Second the run above, with other portions of our di- New York moving first, and being followed by vision, and left with him an order for me to re- the Second and First Ohio, the two latter regimain with my infantry in that position, sup-ments preserving their lines in good degree, porting Carlisle's battery, which was posted close to the road on the right. This was 1 Capt. Carlisle, while we thus rested, was playing with much apparent effect upon the enemy's works across the run, with his two rifled pieces, as was also Lieut. Haines with the large Parrott gun. Soon after, having successive and cheering reports, confirmed by what we could observe, of the success of our army on the other side of the run, I discovered that bodies of the enemy were in motion probably retreating, to their right. To scatter these and hasten their flight, I ordered into the road towards the bridge, the two rifled guns, and had several rounds fired with manifest severe effect. This, however, drew from the enemy's batteries

P. M.

rallying together, and arriving at Centreville with closed ranks, and sharing comparatively little in the panic which characterized so painfully that retreat, and which seemed to be occasioned more by the fear of frightened teamsters and of hurrying and excited civilians, (who ought never to have been there,) than even by the reckless disorder and want of discipline of straggling soldiers. Near the house which was occupied as a hospital for the wounded, about a mile from the battle ground, a dashing charge was made upon the retreating column by a body of the rebel cavalry, which was gallantly repelled, and principally by two companies of the Second Ohio, with loss on both sides. Here, also, in this attack, occurred some of the

casualties in the Second New York regiment. | From this point to Centreville, a portion of the First Ohio was detailed, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Parrott, and acted efficiently as a rear guard covering the retreat. Arrived at Centreville I halted the two Ohio regiments on the hill, and proceeded to call on Gen. McDowell, whom I found engaged in rallying the reserve of the army and other troops in line of battle to meet an expected attack that night of the enemy at that point. I offered him our services, and asked for orders, premising, however, that unfed and weary troops, who had been 17 hours on the march and battle-field, might not be very effective, unless it were to be posted as a reserve in case of a later emergency. Gen McDowell directed me to take them to the foot of the hill, there to stay and encamp. This I did, establishing the two regiments together in the wood to the left of the turnpike.

ell; and, in common with the other commanders of brigades, I was instructed as to what was expected of my particular command on the following day-that is, I was to defend the position which I then occupied in front of the enemy, called the Blackburn Ford, and about one mile in his front, where we had been for the last three days. I was also ordered to consider myself under the command of Col. D. S. Miles, United States Army, who was to command his own brigade at Centreville, as well as my own and that of Col. Davies, midway between the two-these three brigades constituting what was then called the reserve. Attached to my brigade was the field battery of Major Hunt, United States Army, and also the rifled battery of ten-pounders, under Lieut. Green, United States Army. I was to open fire on the enemy, for the purpose of making a diversion, not before, but soon after hearing the report of Gen. Tyler's cannonade on my After resting here about two hours, I was right, to carry out which purpose I made the notified that your division, with the rest of the following disposition of the brigade: The two forces under the General commanding, were batteries I placed upon the ridge of the hill, in leaving Centreville, and received your order to view of the enemy; the 3d Michigan infantry fall back on Washington. I took the route by on the left of the road, in line of battle. Still Fairfax Court House, and thence across to further, six hundred yards to the left, on a Vienna, arriving at the latter place at 3 commanding hill, I had placed the day before A. M., on the morning of the 224, and there two companies of the 1st Massachusetts regiresting the troops for two hours in an open ment, for the purpose of occupying a log barn field. During the march we did what was pos- and a frame barn; which companies pushed sible to cover the rear of the column then scat-pickets still further to our left for the security tered on the road. Two miles or less this side of Vienna, Col. Cook, with the main body of his regiment, turned upon the road leading to the Chain Bridge over the Potomac, thinking it might be a better way, and at the same time afford, by the presence of a large and organized body, protection to any stragglers that might have taken that route. Lieutenant-Colonel Mason, with the Second Ohio, marched in by the way of Fall's Church and Camp Upton.

The return of the Ohio regiments to Wash-
ington was made necessary by the fact that
their term of service having expired, they are
at once to be sent home, to be mustered out of
service. Not having been able to obtain yet
complete or satisfactory returns of all the casu-
alties in the battle, in the different corps of my
brigade, I shall reserve the list of them for a
separate report, which I will furnish as soon as
practicable. I am very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
ROBERT SCHENCK,
Brigadier-General.

COL. RICHARDSON'S REPORT.
CAMP OF THE FOURTH BRIGADE OF TYLER'S DIVISION
AND GEN. MCDOWELL'S CORPS.

NEAR ARLINGTON, July 25, 1861. GENERAL: I have the honor to submit the following report as to the operations of my brigade in front of the enemy at Bull Run, on Sunday, July 21. On the night of July 20 I was summoned to attend a meeting of commanders of brigades at the head-quarters of the commanding officer in the field, Gen. McDow

of that point, which I considered a good position for artillery. In a ravine, half way between the two positions, I placed also a company of the 1st Massachusetts regiment, which pushed pickets down the ravine to its front; and on the extreme right of all I placed the balance of the Massachusetts regiment, in line of battle, with two companies of that regiment pushed 400 yards to the right and front, which two companies again threw pickets in advance. The New York and 2d Michigan regiments I placed in the road, 500 yards in rear of the line, as a reserve. Soon after making these arrangements, which I did on hearing the report of our artillery on the right, Col. Davies's brigade made its appearance, with him at his head; and inquiring of me the date of my commission, found that he ranked me by two days, and he assumed the command. That officer wished a good position for artillery to open, and I immediately proposed the position on our left, near the log house, from which a good view of a large stone house-called by the people of the country the enemy's head-quarters might be obtained. Col. Davies brought up with him the rifled 20-pounder battery of Lieut. Benjamin, and ordered it to open fire immediately. He directed also Hunt's battery to his assistance, and I ordered Green's battery to open its fire at the same time. The enemy appeared to have withdrawn his guns from that position, as he returned no fire, or he might have been reserving his fire for the last attack. An hour's cannonading, however, brought in view a col

umn of the enemy's infantry, which I observed | sition near the desired point, when I was met with my glass, of at least 2,500 men, and soon by Col. Davies, who informed me that he had after two other bodies of men, of at least a beaten the enemy handsomely in front. I told regiment each, who now occupied the lines on him that I had been ordered back to Centreville the other side of the run, which lines now ap- by Col. Miles; that the rest of my brigade had peared full to overflowing. Supposing now gone on, and that I had been directed to go to that they intended to make a push across our that point with my regiment for the purpose of front in column, or would endeavor to turn our facing the enemy there, which I had done, and left, about 11 A. M. I began to fortify my posi- Col. Davies went, as I supposed, to his brigade. tion by throwing up an earthen parapet for Soon after this I was met by a staff officer of three guns, with embrasures across the road, Gen. McDowell's, who told me to put my briand commenced an abatis of timber, by felling gade in position on the left of the road from trees, pointing outward, between this battery Centreville to Blackburn's Ford, and stretching and the log house to the left. About this time toward the Union and Centreville road, facing the enemy on the opposite side appeared to be the enemy. Other troops had also fallen back falling back in confusion from our right attack, to this point-distant about a mile from Cenwhich continued for some time, and then the treville-and about 6 o'clock P. M., Capt. Alextide changed, and they seemed to be returning ander, of the Corps of Engineers, directed me, in large masses. At the interval between these by order of Gen. McDowell, to take the general two extremes, I was ordered by Col. D. S. arrangement of the troops at that point in my Miles to throw forward my skirmishers and own hands, he suggesting, as a good line of defeel the enemy, and accordingly two companies fence, between a piece of woods on the right of the 3d Michigan regiment were sent for- and one on the left, the line facing equally towward and down the ravine, to cover our front ards the enemy, who were supposed to be comand advance. These were supported by ing either on the Union or the Blackburn road. Capt. Brutchshmeider's light infantry battalion, I immediately formed that line as best I could which also advanced down the ravine, accom- of the regiments nearest the position, placing panied by Lieut. Prime, corps of United States the men in the ravines, and the artillery, as far Engineers, who went for the purpose of ascer- as possible, on the hills in the rear of the infantaining the enemy's position-he volunteering try. Before Captain Alexander gave me this his services for that particular purpose. Col. last direction I learned that Col. Miles had Davies also threw forward a company of skir- altered the position of some regiments which I mishers on his right. The enemy's skirmishers had placed before, especially the 3d Michigan were in force in the woods in front, and cov-regiment, which I had ordered to form close ered themselves with trees and rifle-pits which column by division, to remain as a reserve, and had been thrown up before. Our two advance await further orders from me. The officer in companies were driven back, the enemy pur- command of the regiment at that time, Lieusued, and were in turn driven back by the tenant-Colonel Stevens, (Colonel McConnel bespherical case-shot of Green's battery, and I ing unwell, but on the ground,) immediately ordered back the light infantry, and also the executed that order, and put his regiment in two companies, to the former position. The close column. I went to some other part of company in front of Col. Davies's command re- the field, and on returning found this regiment tired about the same time. By 5 P. м. I had deployed in line of battle, and in another posithe battery and the abatis nearly completed, tion. I immediately inquired of Colonel Stemaking my defences as secure as the short time vens the reason of their position being altered. and few implements used would allow. No He told me that Colonel Miles had directed this enemy appeared in force in my front with a movement. I asked him why? Col. Stevens disposition to assault, but about this time a replied, "I do not know, but he had no confiheavy column of infantry appeared to the left dence in Col. Miles." I inquired the reason of Colonel Davies, in a ravine, moving up to why? Col. Stevens answered, "Because Col. the attack. This brigade opened a heavy fire Miles is drunk." That closed the conversation. upon them and gallantly drove them back, as I sent Col. Stevens back with his regiment, to he informed me afterward. During this firing, form close column by division, as at first. I which was shortly after 5 o'clock, I received then reported to Capt. Alexander that I had orders from Col. Miles, through one of his staff, been interfered with in my disposition of the to retreat upon Centreville, and endeavor to troops during the day, and I could not carry hold that position. I immediately collected out Gen. McDowell's orders as long as I was my brigade and put it in motion on the road interfered with by a drunken man. Capt. Alextowards Centreville, and was at the head of the ander then answered that Gen.McDowell now 2d Michigan regiment in rear of the brigade, vested the whole disposition of the troops with when a staff officer proposed to me to throw me, and that I must use my own judgment. I my regiment in line, face toward the enemy, went to place another battalion in line, and I between the house occupied the night before was met by Col. Miles, who ordered me to by Hunt's battery and the Union and Centre-form that regiment in another direction. I reville road, upon which road the enemy was plied that "I should obey no more orders that supposed to be advancing. I had gained a po- he might see fit to give me." Colonel Miles

COLONEL CHATFIELD'S REPORT. HEAD-QUARTERS 3D REGIMENT CONN. VOL. ARLINGTON, VA., July 24, 1861. To Col. E. D. Keyes, Commanding First Brigade, First Division:

I marched with my command from Centreville, Va., on Sunday, at 2 o'clock A. M., and proceeded along the Warrington turnpike to Bull Run; after being on the road several hours, formed on the east side of the run, and marclied against a body of the enemy and routed them; then changed position to the left, formed, and charged upon the enemy's battery, which was supported by a large body of infantry. The regiment made a fine charge, but was obliged to fall back, (the enemy being in very much larger force of infantry, beside their battery,) which we did in good order. After engaging the enemy some three hours at different points, we were ordered off the field, which we did in good order, and, on our route, covered the retreating forces, and brought in two pieces of artillery, one caisson, and several baggage wagons, and the wagon of the sappers and miners, together with all their tools and twenty horses. During the whole engagement both officers and men behaved well and stood up to the work. I would here mention more particularly, Major Warner and Adjutant Redfield Duryee, for their coolness during the