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1 Gen. Beanregard, in his report, states the 

 number of his force on the 18th of July at 

 17,000 effective men ; and on the 21st 27,000, 

 which includes 6,200 sent from Gen. Johnston, 

 and 1,700 brought up by Gen. Holmes from 

 Fredericksburg. The report states the number 

 killed to have been 269, wounded 1,483, aggre- 

 gate, 1.852. The same report states the num- 

 ber of prisoners taken at 1,460. 



On the left the Confederate force was com- 

 manded by Brig.-Gens. Evans, Jackson, and 

 Cocke, and Col. Bartow. The centre was under 

 Gens. Jones. Longstreet, and Benham. On the 

 extreme right was Gen. Ewell. Early in the day 

 an order was sent to him by Gen. Beauregard 

 to attack and attempt to turn the left flank of 

 the Federal force. The messenger was killed, 

 and the orders were not received. 



It is manifest that this battle was well 

 fought. In the fore part of the afternoon the 

 Confederate troops were nearly outflanked. At 

 three o'clock the Federal force believed they 

 had the victory ; and that, indeed, they had, 

 and would soon have reached and obtained pos- 

 session of the railroad leading to Winchester. 



But the arrival of four fresh regiments, who 

 entered the field with great spirit and energy, 

 changed the result. At the session of the Con- 

 federate Congress, held at Kichmond on the next 

 day, the 22d, the following despatch was read : 



MAXASSAS Juxcnox, SVXDAY NIGHT. 

 The night has closed upon a hard-fought field. Our 

 forces were victorious. The enemy were routed, and 

 precipitately fled, abandoning a large amount of arms, 

 knapsacks, and baggage. The ground was strewn for 

 miles with those "killed, and the farm houses and 

 grounds around were filled with the wounded. Pur- 

 suit was continued along several routes towards Lees- 

 burg and Centreville until darkness covered the fugi- 

 tives. We have captured many field batteries and stands 

 of arms, and one of the United States flags. Many 

 prisoners have been taken. Too high praise cannot 

 be bestowed, whether for the skill of the principal offi- 

 cers, or the gallantry of all our troops. The battle 

 was mainly fought on our left. Our force was 15,000; 

 that of the enemy was estimated at 35,000. 



JEFFERSON DAVIS. 



Great indignation rras manifested against 

 Gen. Patterson in consequence of the successful 

 movement of Gen. Johnston from Winchester, 

 by which he was enabled to reenforce the Con- 

 federate army at Manassas. On the 16th he 



of regiments, &c., besides the loss from plundering by pri- 

 vates and citizens. E. P. ALEXANDER, 



Captain Engineers, General Staff. 



Abstract list of prisoners and wounded of the enemy sent 

 to Eichmond and the hospitals at other places since the bat- 

 tle at Manassas, July 21. 1561: 



PE1SOXEES XOT WOUNDED. 



Sent to Eichmond 8T1 



WOUNDED PBISOXEBS. 



Bent to hospitals since July 27 420 



Estimated number sent previous to July 27 130 



Total... 550 



Grand total 1.4J1 



These prisoners represent themselves as belonging to 

 fortv-seven different volunteer regiments, nine regiments 

 of the regular army, and the marine corps. Besides these 

 regiments, in the reports and orders of the enemy are men- 

 tioned by name, one regiment of volunteers, and companies 

 from two regiments of" regulars in Hunter's Division : six 

 volunteer regiments in Mill's division, and Runvon's entire 

 division of at least five regiments from New Jersey, from 

 which we have neither prisoners nor wounded. 



E. P. ALEXANDER, Capt. Engineers, General Staff. 



Returns of captured ordnance and ordnance stores turned 

 into Ordnance Department, Army of the Potomac, up to Au- 

 gust 16, 1^1: 



1 30- pounder Parrott gun, with 800 rounds ammunition. 

 9 10-pounder Parrott guns, with 100 rounds each. 



3 6-pounder brass guns, with 100 rounds each. 



3 12-pounder brass howitzers, with 100 rounds each. 



2 1-2-pounder boat howitzers, with 100 rounds each. 

 9 James 1 rifled pieces, with 100 rounds each. 



37 caissons. 

 6 travelling forges. 



4 battery wagons, splendidly equipped. 

 64 artillery horsea, with harness, <fcc, 



500,000 rounds small arms ammunition. 



4,500 sets of accoutrements, cartridge-boxes, <fcc. 



4,000 muskets. 



No accurate returns of drums, swords, pistols, knapsacks, 

 haversacks, canteens, saddles, bridles, <fcc,, can be obtained. 

 One six-pound gun and one twelve-pound howitzer were 

 found spiked, but they were easily withdrawn. One of the 

 enemy's caissons was exploded on the field in addition to 

 those captured. E. P. ALEXANDER, 



General Staff, Captain Engineers, C. S. A. 



The report of General Beaurepjrd states the number of 

 field-pieces captured as follows : " Twenty-eight field-pieces 

 of the best character of arm, with over one hundred rounds 

 of ammunition to each gun, thirty -seven caissons, six forges, 

 four battery wagons, sixty-four artillery horses completely 



equipped, five nnndred thousand rounds of small arms am- 

 munition, four thousand five hundred sets of accoutrements, 

 over five thousand muskets," ie., &c. 



HEAD-QUAETEES, Asar? OP THI POTOMAC^ > 

 Avfftut 23, 1861. ) 



COLONEL : In accordance with your request, I send yon a 

 list of the regiments actually in'the battle ot the 21st of 

 July, 1561 : 



Jackson's brigade, consisting of the 



Second Regiment Virginia Volunteers, Col. J. H. Allen 

 commanding. 



Fourth Regiment Virginia Volunteers, Col. James f. 

 Preston commanding. 



Fifth Regiment Virginia Volunteers, Col. Kerton Harper 

 commanding. 



Twenty-seventh Regiment Virginia Volunteers, Colonel 

 Gordon absent, Lieutenant-Colonel Echols commanding. 



Thirty-third Regiment Virginia Volunteers, CoL A. C. 

 Cummings commanding 



Under General Bee, consisting of a part of his own and a 

 part of Colonel Bartow's brigade 



Seventh Regiment Georgia Volunteers Barlow's. 



Eighth Regiment Georgia Volunteers Bartow's. 



Second Regiment Mississippi Volunteers Bee's. 



Fourth Rpgiment Alabama Volunteers Bee's. 



Sixth Regiment North Carolina Volunteers Bee's. 



Two companies Eleventh Mississippi Volunteers Bee'i. 



E. R. Smith's brigade. 



Tenth Regiment Virginia Volunteers, Colonel Elzey. 



Third Regiment Tennessee Volunteers. 



Maryland Volunteers. 



BATTEBIES IN ACTION. 



Colonel Pendleton's four pieces. 

 Captain Imboden's four pieces. 

 Captain Alburti's four pieces. 

 Captain Stanard's four pieces. 

 Lieutenant Beekham's four pieces. 



CAVALBT. 



Colonel J. E. B. Stewart, with twelve companies. 



I cannot furnish the strength of the regiments, companies, 

 &c. Respectfully, your obedient servant, 



THOMAS G. RHETT, Acting Adjutant-General. 



Color; el THOMAS JIOEDAS, Acting Adjutant-General, First 

 Corps, Army of the Potomac. 



This statement of the Confederate force in action evidently 

 does not include the reinforcements brought by General 

 Johnston. Neither does it mention the Fourth South Car- 

 olina, known to have been badly cut up, or Hampton's Le- 

 gion. 



The loss of the North Carolina Sixth was stated at home 

 to have been as follows : Killed, 15 : wounded, 53 ; miss- 

 ins, 1. The cannon captured at Bull Bun were twenty -five 

 pieces. The report of the Captain of Eneineers makes the 

 number turned over to the Ordnance Department of the 

 Potomac Army to the 16th of August, at twenty-seven 

 pieces. 



