The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-06-21

Tho Springfield (AasA) Republican says
Adjutant Oliver Edwards returned to his home
ir this city on Wednesday morning, having been
granted furlough from General COUGHS stat
on account Of i'll health. He has revived rapid.
" since leaving Virgins, and hopes to return in
season for the battle. Adiutant Edwards left
the Federal camp near Fair Oaks on Monday
morning. ssasE 81
The men Of the 10th Massachusetts, in camp
are generally we'll. and every one who 10 able to
lift finger thirsts eagerly for another light
They are now held Is . reserve under Lieutenant
Colonel Decker. Last Sunday afternoon they
had q skirmish with the rebels, In which thirty
of oar men were killed and wounded. They are
at the very extreme left Of our lines, in very
important position, and occupy entrenchments
and riAe.pits.
The reason given for the surprise of General
Caseys division on Saturday Is that It was sta
toned go near the enemy's main body that our
pickets could not be thrown out far 10 advance,
and the sudden dash Of the rebels could not
therefore be foreseen or fully prepared for. On
only 10000 men, while the rebels had at least
$1,000; and on the second day, when our REIN
forcements bad come up, We we're still inferior
in numbers, having only $4,000 to the enemy's
$4,000. The killed and wounded on the rebel
side must be far more numerous on the rebel
eide than ours, and must reach IL 900 or 10, 900,
while the Federal loss was not far from 600 Our
artillery was admirably served and cut through
the rebel ranks like keen scythe through grass.
But they fought well, with dash and determine.
ton, and could not have been beaten BY any
other troops in the world, except their Northern
brethren. During the entire battle no stragglers
at all from the Union ranks were to be seen on
the field. Every man stood up to his deadly
duties IS be would to an ordinary days work
Most of those who fell dead were in some atti.
tude of loading or firing; their brains we're 90
intent on their business that the muscles became
rigid in the very posture in which the men were
struck down
8 The following incidents are some Of the many
striking ones that occurred in this two days en-.
gagement. A member Of the 10th regiment
(name unknown) was surrounded by four rebels,
who ordered him to surrender. He coolly re-
piled that "he rather guessed not" and imme.
diately shot one, bayonetted two and broke the
skull of the last one with the butt of his mus.
kst. THIS certainly seems Nunchausenism.
Captain Mcfarland, Of tho 1O2d Pennsylvania
regiment, having been taken prisoner by party
Of six rebela who we're carrying wounded Of.
fcer to the rear, very politely offered to pilot
them through the bushes, and carefully brought
them roucd among our own pickets. The SUM
mons, "Who comes tlleres" was answered by the
Captain, "A friend with seven prisoners" Six
men belonging to the 62d New York regiment
Henderson Zouaves,) hid themselves on Saturday
in their own camp, under some bushes, and laid
perfectly quiet ell night, undiscovered by the
rebel troops who had taken the camp. Next
cay, when our forces drove the rebels out with
great slaughter, the cunning Zouaves turned up
all right, and captured seven Of the enemy q
prisoners