Thursday, July 18.—Advance at daylight. A part of the Union army, Gen. Tyler’s troops, engaged. This con?ict the rebels call battle of Bull Run1. While the contest was raging, our division halted two miles to the left of Fairfax Court House, at a place called Germantown. We could plainly hear the distant booming of artillery, and were impatiently waiting for the order, “forward.” Towards four o’clock P. M., we advanced again; preparations were made to get in action; sponge buckets ?lled with water, and equipments distributed among the cannoniers. But when we approached Centreville, intelligence came that our troops got worsted and the contest was given up. Our division went to camp within a mile and a half of Centreville. Strong picket lines we drawn up.
“…intelligence came that our troops got worsted and the contest was given up.”
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