The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-08-22
Military ITEMS.

! ians:
The Gath regiment, Col. Hovey, arrived
in st. Louis on Monday morning at O.
clock, without accident They were con
veyed across the river by the steamer City
| of Alton, and marched through the city to
the Fair Grounds, where they go into camp.
The boys are reported we'll and in good spir-
its Letters to this regiment shonld be d.
rected Scare of Col. Hovey, oath Indiana
regiment, ST. Louis, No.
The six smooth-bo cannon recently or
Gered by the Governor from the foundry of
Miles Greenwood, Cincinnati, were expected
in Indianapolis yesterday or to-day.
The Eleventh Indiana regiment, we learn,
is filling up rapidly, and the gallant com
mander, Col. Lew. Wallace, will be ready
to march probably during this week.
Forty cases of artillery harness, shipped
from Pittsburg by Adams Express, arrived
on Monday at the Quartermaster Generals
ware-rooms.
The Eighth Regiment, Col. Benton, has
Capital on Tuesday. Col. Milroy's regi-
ment has its full compliment, and is report
ed at headquarters as ready to march. It
has been organized at WestvilIe, Laporte
County. The gallant Ninth will add to its
achievements in Western Virginia.
Colonel Miller's regiment, now encamped
in Laporte county, is, we understand, full,
and awaiting equipments from the Quarter
master General in order speedily to march.
Col. John NJ. Wallace, of the 18th In
diana Regiment in Camp Abercormbie,
near Sandy Hook, Maryland, has resigned
and accepted an appointment in the regular
army az Paymaster, ranking as Major. The
regiment has been reorganized by electing
Lieutenant Colonel William q. Linek to the
Colonelcy, Major George Humphreys to the
Lieutenant Coloneley, and Captain Henry
Huber, of the Kosciusko county Company,
TO the Nationality.
Paymasters have only the rank of Major,
but they are not required to fight.
Capts. Garland and Frybarger have beea
presented with couple OF magnificent
horses by the citizens of Fayette county.
Garland commands troop of cavalry and
Frybarger a battery OF artillery. Both
Companies are full and at indianapolis. We
supposed they will be attached to Col. Lew.
WalIace's regiment.
There are FIVE cavalry companies at
Madison, who have been furnished 18th all
the necessary eqri .,:heuls, and we presume
are ready to march,. Their horses were
purchased by a government agent and are
said to be fine animals.
Major Montgomery, United States Quar-
termaster for Indiana has arrived in In
diapapolis and entered upon his duties. The
officer was detailed for the service in In
diana at the urgent request of His Excel
lency, Governor Morton, and of Quarter
master General Vajen. Major Montgomery
win at once take the onerous duties 50 ably
fulfilled by General Vajen, off his hands.
E. G. Anthony, of Muncie, is raising
company of cavalry, which has been ac-
cepted, Independent of a regimental or
gaaization, for General Fremonts COM
mand.
jefferson county has sent nine companies
to the war; Marshall county two; Vermil-
lion two, Clay two; Sullivan two; and
yigo five.
The oath regiment, previous TO its depar7
tnre from Vincennes was armed with
the Harper's Ferry musket, made in 1851
These are percussion lock muskets, altered
/ from flint locks. We trust Gen. Fremont
will arm the boys with something a little
more efficient than old, discarded Harper's
Ferry muskets. We should like to see the
troops from Southern Indiana furnished
with as good arms as those from other por-
tions of the State. Twenty-three boxes of
rif1ed muskets were landed in our city on
Tuesday, destined, we presume, for Ken
lucky. We can see no propriety in sending
! the best arms to points where they are not
! likely TO be used in defense of the Union, if
they do not ultimately fall into the hands of
the secessionists, while our boys go forth 10
| fight, armed with muskets eight years old.
The James riHed cannon, recently pur-
chased by Gov. Morton, went to be tested
at the Capital on Tuesday. We have no
doubt they equalled the expectations of their
numerous admirers.
Our German artillery company, Captain
Klaus, is complete and in camp but they
have neither horses or guns TO drill with.
The men are impatiently waiting for both,
because a great many of them are not sufi-
| GENTLY drilled to go to war. They hope
the government will, as quickly as possible,
give them their full equipage.
The 26th Regiment has been organized at
Indianapolis by the election Of the follow
ing field officers Colonel, VIM NJ. Wheat
1 lev. rant Colnnel r iebard OrNaaI. tIa;.1-