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harnessed and hitched to the guns and caissons. General Bee beckoned to meto come up to the porch, where he was standing in his shirt-sleeves, havingalso been aroused by the shot. He rapidly informed me of the disposition ofour troops of Johnston’s army so far as they had arrived at Manassas . Hisown brigade had been brought forward by rail the evening before. Aboveall, he was dissatisfied at the prospect of not participating prominently in thebattle, saying that he had been ordered to the Stone Bridge, three or fourmiles away on our extreme left, to cover the left flank of the army from anymovement that might be made against it. And as he had been directed to takea battery with him, he had selected mine, and wished me to move at once. Hegave me a guide, and said he would follow immediately with his infantry.When I told him we had been 24 hours without food for men or horses,he said he would order supplies to follow, remarking, “You will have plentyof time to cook and eat, to the music of a battle in which we shall probablytake little or no part.”

Away we went, retracing our steps to the Junction, and by a westerly detourstriking into the Sndley road, at a point half-way between the Junction andthe scene of the battle. After an hour or so we ascended the hill to the Lewishouse, or “ Portici .” Here a courier at full speed met us with news that thewhole Federal army seemed to be marching north-westerly on the other sideof Bull Run. Halting my men, I rode to the top of the hill, and had a fullview of a long column of glittering bayonets moving up on the north side ofthe creek. Glancing down the valley, I saw Bee’s brigade advancing, andgalloped to meet him and report what I had seen. He divined the plans of

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CONFEDERATE FORTIFICATIONS ABOUT MANASSAS JUNCTION.

This view is from a photograph taken in March, 1862 . It represents the works substantially as they

were at the time of the battle.