reports General Trimble, "the enemy were driven back to the hills in the rear. There Bohlen made a brave stand, but was not strong enough to hold his own against the united Confederates. Trimble’s report thus commends Colonel Fulton: "It is specially due Lieutenant-Colonel Fulton, of the Twenty-first North Carolina, that I should mention the conspicuous gallantry with which he took the colors and led his regiment to the charge." This brigade was also under fire on the 24th, near Warrenton, and in the two days the Twenty-first and the two attached companies of sharpshooters lost 5 killed and 11 wounded.
There was heavy artillery firing at Warrenton Springs on the 24th. There Latham s North Carolina battery, with other batteries, was directed not to reply to the enemy’s batteries posted across the river, but to wait for the appearance of his infantry passing up the river. These orders were carried out, and some loss inflicted.
On the 25th, Jackson started on his daring raid to throw his command between Washington City and the army of General Pope, and to break up Federal railroad communication with Washington. On the 26th he marched from near Salem to Bristoe Station. "Learning," says his official report, "that the enemy had collected at Manassas Junction, a station about seven miles distant, stores of great value, I deemed it important that no time should be lost in securing them. Notwithstanding the darkness of the night and the fatiguing march, which would be since dawn over thirty miles before reaching the junction, Brigadier-General Trimble volunteered to proceed there forthwith with the Twenty-first North Carolina, Lieut.-Col. S. Fulton commanding, and the Twenty-first Georgia, Major Glover commanding in all about 500 men and capture the place. I accepted the gallant offer, and gave him orders to move without delay.
About 9 o’clock the two regiments started, "every man setting out with cheerful alacrity to perform the serv-
