The Confederate Army was growing stronger as General Johnson's troops were arriving. General Beauregard had sent General Evans with his 4 Divisions to take battle formation north of the Stone House on Sulley Road. He sent General Bee with his 6th Regiment of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi troops to strengthen General Evans troops. About 8:30 Col. S. F. Barton and Col. John D. Imboden arrived with their regiment to add strength, all of these were Johnston's troops.
The battle was now in full swing, raw troops with dry throats, winter uniforms and 90° heat did not show the skill of veteran troops would later one, the battle was a see-saw fight, first the Federal forces would drive the Confederates back off Matthew Hill up Henry Hill then the Confederates would rally and drive the Federals back.
This type of fight went on most of the day, but by mid-afternoon Col. T. J. Jackson arrived with his 4 Divisions of Virginia troops and Col. Wade Hampton with his 3 regiments was to make the difference. The Confederates were being driven back up Henry Hill and General B. Bee saw Jackson standing in front of his troops in battle formation and called to his troops and pointed his sword at Jackson and said "Look at Jackson standing like a stonewall, rally behind the Virginian", which they did and Jackson moved forward to meet the enemy. A name had been born "Stonewall Jackson." General B. Bee was killed minutes later 100 feet south of where Jackson was standing.
The battle took a sudden turn and the Union Army had had enough for one day, they were driven back across Bull Run and headed back to Centreville and on back to D.C. A defeated army, but the Confederate Army was not in much better shape and made little effort to follow up their advantage and try to take D.C.
This was not a bloody battle as we will see later on. The Federal Army lost 2,896 killed or wounded and the Confederate Army lost 1,982.
No place in my studies have I found anything about the 42nd infantry division being at 1st Bull Run battle. They joined Jackson's command later in the year and were with him in his next campaign.
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