The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-10-17

iElng evor seed; but don't you tb;nL a,
IT'S about played out?' This tool III Una! .nat
kentuckIan all aback; but he bristIo a'tie
IN moment, and asked if the fellow up
, .endeo 10 insult hin, The Tennessean
looking contemptuously, which on Tut ana ana
tated the little wasp the more ana 1T IL
| squared off, but before ne had ti,I ne
strike, slap from the open hand NJ 10
! bones sent him sprawling in the mt, Nv
with his disgraced and bemired should,
straps. 'luer
DR.. r. c. Wood, Assistant Surgeon Con
efai, ana Lleut. Col. Leonte, Medical In
! spector, Us A., are here, on a tom nf -
spection. They expires themselves entira ai,,
satisfied with the arrangement and kasry
ing of the hospitals; nor could they ~
otherwise under the management Of MI MI
| as efficient as DR.. Robert Fletcher. of Won.
city, who is Medical Purveyor, and ~
Clendenin, Assistant Medical Director n
the post. u
regret to announce the death of Col u
Strong, of the 93d Ohio. He died vestar
day, of secondary hemorahage, in the arms
of issorrowing wife and his faithful friend
and medical attendant, DR.. McDermot ~
Dayton, Ohio. Col. Strong was a man ~
most estimable character, whose demisa
Will cause lasting regret, while his yalue
and faithfulness as an officer will prove an
irreparable loss to The service: but the
country will revere his memory and record
his name with those of its most honored
defenders.-Cor. Gin. Com.
THE CASE OF GEN. MILRoY.-Certain
false and injurious statements, respecting
the results of the Court of Inquiry. which
investigated the circumstances attending
the evacuation of Winchester by Gen Mil
roy, having been published, it is proper to
state so much of the truth as can be ascer-
tanned prior to the official PRONUNCIATION of
the proceedings in the case which are still
awaiting the consideration of the President.
1t is understood that Judge Advocate Cen
eral Hollis review of the evidence which
the court was authorized to report, not to
pronounce an opinion upon, entirely exon
crates General Milroy from blame, either
IN delaying TO withdraw. from Winchester
or in the conduct of the retreat, when the
necessity to withdraw became imperative,
the fault in the former case lying with Gen.
Mllroy's superiors, and in the latter with
his subOrdinates. 1t seems that the latest
order received before the catastrophe from
Gen. Schenck, whose department embrac-
ed Winchester, while enjoining upon Gen.
Milroy to make all preparations for de-
parture, expressly forbade him to with
draw his forces "until further orders,
This order, dated on the morning of the
very day on which Winchester was attack
ed by Ewell, was accompanied by tele-
gram from Gen. Halleck TO Gen. Schenck,
speaking of Harper's Ferry as "the i'm
portant place." Winchester as "a place of
no importance" and adding that only
enough men should be kept at the latter
point for " a lookout while the main force
- should be withdrawn" Gen. Schenck
having, however, regarded this telegram
as advisory, not imperative, and having
officially disregarded it's suggestion by for
bidding Gen. Milroy to withdraw It'll
further ORDERS" the latter had no alterna-
tive but to obey his immediate superior.
particularly as he himself had never re-
celved any direct orders from Gen. Hal
leck, nor any intimation from any quarter,
unit! 1t was too late, that an overwhelming
rebel column was marching up the valley.
unchecked by the Army of the Potomac.
Gen. Schenck is, as we understand. CEN
sured IN Col. Colts review for not follow
ing Gen. Halleck's advice, and surprise is
that the authorities at Washing
ton shSuld have remained so long ignorant
OF the danger which menaced Winchester.
The disasters which befel the command
after 1t was forced to evacuate Winchester,
are attributed, in the main, either to causes
beyond the control of the commanding
officer, or to the failure, at critical mo.
ment, of Col. McReynolds who is to be
Court artialed) to obey Gen. Milroy's
orders, the consequences of which disobe-
1lence were exceedingly serious.-Cor. ".
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