Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-23

tnlzed "he9Imental Church, composed OF
those that have belonged to any church at home,
feeling free to unite, together with many Others
who have not been church members. He propo-
ses to take, in connection with The names, the
name of the church to which the men severally
belonged; also the nEme and post Office address
Of some friend of each member so that, if they
live to the end vf the war. he may report their
pastors at home their religious standing at the
end of the campaign; or, if they die suddenly,
that he may report to their nearest friends any
their deaths. The plan meets much favor among
the men.
- The Brookville Democrat asks:
What has become Of the Indiana Legion that
was rapidly organized here some weeks ago?
Did the proclamation Of Gov. Morton, calling
upon them to hold themselves in readiness for
any emergency, have the effect to dampen their
military ardor, or was il dereliction of duty on
the part of the officers in commando Can any
one answer?
The Petersburg Pike county, Reporter says:
We learn that there are five different compan-
les forming in this county at the present time Ii
the gentlemen who are forming them succeed in
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county has furnished for the war
We learn that the Rev j. L. Smith, the
celebrated Brigadier in the church militant, mas
deferred, for certain cogent and extraordinarily
powerful reasons raising his regiment of smoral
and religious men for the war;, until springer
until the resurrection. The Reverend Smith
seems to have a sore ON his venerable head which
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tons are always private, to plaster.
| Nearly one thousand men have gone to the
war from Carroll county. The farmers begin to
feel the want of help. This will do for old Car
roll; but still the enlistment goes on.
We find the following promotions of Indi-
anians gazetted in Cincinnati paper of Satur-
day:
Promoted-Indiana, LIST Lieutenant, H. Van
degrft, 18th regiment; lst Lieutenant, Theodore
Huburt, 18Th regiment; LIST Lieutenant, james L.
| Kilgore, 18th regiment; Captain j. III. Johnson
18th regiment; LIST Lieutenant, James K. Sergent,
18th regiment; ID Lieutenant, w. E. Stinebach,
18th regiment.
Martial law has been proclaimed in Hender
son, Kentucky, and pass is now required from
the Provost Marshal to leave the city.
-Banister Compton,, of New Albany, has been
appointed Major in Col Dunham's regiment
Secretary Cameron has promised to have
transferred the four Indiana regiments at Cheat
Mountain Pass to Kentucky.
The pontoon bridge across the Ohio river at
Paducah, Kentucky, is again completed.
The New Albany Ledger says:
The 5Oth regiment, Colonel Durham, at Sey-
inour, is filling up slowly. There are about four
hundred men in camp and about six hundred re-
cruited, some of them now being in the country
| drumming up recruits. The officers of the regi-
ment express themselves as entirely confident of
getting the regiment filed up by next Saturday
week. The men are destitute of blankets and
warm clothing at the camp. The Quartermaster
is unable to provide them. as the Government can
not get them at any price.
The people of Franklin county, as we learn
from the Brookvile Democrat, anxious to
raise regiment for the war, but the Governor
refuses his permission. How is this? Men GER
tainly needed to protect our flag, our honor
and our national glory.
| Colonel Norris. u. s. A, is now the officer
who musters Indiana volunteers into service, uioe
General Wood, now on duty in Kentucky.
We regret to learn that DIR. Geo. A. Torbett
Assistant Surgeon of the 2sth Indiana, Colonel
Wheatly, is lying dangerously i'll. The latest
reports from DR.. Torbett speak of the probabiIi-
ties of his recovery, although he still lies crit
cally.
The Drum Major at Camp Morton is Major
Huntley, who served in the Seminole war in
Florida. The Major is the only scientific and
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snare drum in the whole country. This veteran,
who is, like most patriots now a days, poor in
purse, is to have complimentary benefit at the
Metropolitan shortly. Mr.. Charles W Hit, the
chief musician at Camp Morton, informs us of
this. Mr.. Hit was the Fife Major of the gallant
18th Indiana, Colonel Lew Wallace, during their
three months campaign.
The Vincennes Sun has the following:
A letter from Berlin says that our Government
has made further offers to Prussian officers to
engage in the service, but lowing the ill-treat-
ment which other Germans have experienced in
America, few officers inclined to accept the
Offer"
We are at a loss to know in what this i'll treat
ment consists. 1t is the general impression, so
far as we know, that they have beer treated fully
equal to, if not above their merits. In most
cases they are mere adventures, of whose antece
dents little is known, except that they claimed
to be political refugees; of course to this rule
there are many honorable exceptions. We have
surely had enough of this promotion of Prussian,
Italian, and other foreigners-men who in many
cases are ignorant of the geographical position of
our country and of our language-over men who
have grown gray in the service of their country.
Let us hear no more of these offers to "distin-
guished foreigners" TO accept brigadier and major
generalsbips in the army until our own officers,
equally as competent and more worthy are pro-
vided for. 1t is an insult to military charac-
ter, and great outrage upon the rights of our
own sons.
j. W. Kightley and Charles Green, of John
son county, are organizing company for the
war. 1t will arrive in the city and be mustered
into service at Camp Morton.
selves in Missouri. We find the following in the
st. Louis Democrat of the 18th:
PILor KNOB, Oct. IL. 10 P. N, 1861.
Major Gavitt, of the First Indiana Cavalry,
made an attack on the enemy this morning, when,
discovering the strength and position of the
rebels, he fell back until he came upon Col. Alex
ander with 600 infantry of The Twenty first ILL
nois, and one piece of artillery.
The enemy followed fighting all the way.
Major Gavitt then got his guns in position and
concealing his infantry in ambush. caused part OF
his command to retreat still further. drawing the
enemy into the ambuscade prepared for them.
The enemy suffered severely, and fell back
with heavy losses.
Major Sco6eld's battery, reported to have gone
forward yesterday, has been delayed and goes to
day.
Lieutenant Colonel ONeai, of the 26th Indi-
ana, Colonel Wheatley, has returned home on a
business furlough.