Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-06-26
Promotions and Appointments.

We notice the names of the following Indian
ians in the list of promotions and appointments
in the eleven new regiments of the regular army,
about to be organized. In the llth regiment
Of Infantry, Jonathan w Gordon is Major, Chas.
s. Russell, Captain; Duncan NJ. Vance, and JOS.
NJ. Ritner, First Lieutenants In the 10Th, Thos.
s. Dunn, Captain. In the 18th, Joseph Mar
shall, First Lieutenant; in the 18th. Jonathan b.
Hagar, Captain, John p Hawkins and Charles
B. Watson, First L;eutenants; in the 18th David
Meredith. First Lieutenant; in the 18th, VIM. T.
Gentry, First Lieutenant; in the 18th. Edward r.
s. Candy, Colonel, John H. Farquhar and Chas.
d. Murray, Captains, o. p Goodng, First Lieu.
tenant.
We extract the following from the general
orders in reference to the organization of these
regiments:
lll.-Accepts rec or non acceptance of ap-
pointments, and n case Of acceptance his birth
place, age, and residence, when appointed. to-
gether with his full name, will be promptly re
ported by each officer to the Adjutsnt General of
the army.
lV.-The officers of each regiment will be as
signed to battalions and companies by their re-
spective colonies. The letters of companies will
be the same in each battalion of infantry. run
ming down from A to II inclusive and no further.
F.-The newly appointed officers will lose no
time in making themselves thoroughly acouaint
ed with the army regulations, the tactics of their
several arms, ard the various duties of their pro-
fession. None will be nominated for commissions
TO the Senate who have not proved themselves in
the meantime to be both worthy and capable of
commanding the brave men under them. That
the DeDart ment may he enabled IN c,r,n N ;,,Ir
ment on this delicate point, all commanding Off
GERS, those OF regiments and battalions more par
ticularly, will forward to this Office, in time to
reach it by the 18th of July next statement !,
honor of the moral, mental and physical aualifica
tons for the service of each one of the officers be-
longing to their command.
Nl.-The recruiting for the new regiments will
be commenced Immediately, and be conducted
under the superintendent of their colonies or lieu
tenant colonies, as may be hereafter determined,
in the States adjoining the headquarters of each
regiment. All officers will accordingly. by letter
or IN person, report forthwith for orders to their
respective colonies. The headquarters of the diff
ferent regiments are established at the following
places, viz:-Of the Third cavalry at Pittsburr'
Pa; of the Fifth artillery, at Harrisburg, Pa; of
the Eleventh infantry, at Fort independence, Bos-
ton harbor, Mass; of the Twelfth infantry, at
Fort Hamilton, New York harbor, N. Y: of the
Thirteenth infantry, at jefferson barracks. Mo:
OF the Fourteenth infantry. at Fort Trumbul.,
Conn.,; of the Fifteenth infantry, at Wheeling,
Va; of the Sixteenth infantry, at Chicago, III:
OF the 18th infantry, at Fort Adams, Newport, r.
l., of the Eighteenth infantry at Columbus. Ohio:
OF the Nineteenth infantry, at Indianapolis, Ind
Estimates for blankets and funds for the recruit
ing service of each regiment will be at once pre-
pared and forwarded to this Office by the different
colonies.