The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-06-28
War Items.

Tue Aulutant General has issued orders
tor the formation of eleven additional regi-
ments in this State-ten of infantry and
one of cavalry. OF the ten infantry regi-
ments, Colonies Brown, McMillen and Mere
dith have been designated by the War De-
partment as the commanders of three
These regiments are to be organized in
counties outside the lst, I'd, aud Sd Con-
gressionsl Districts. Four regiments are to
be formed in those districts as follows: the
First district is to furnish IA companies,
the Second 16, and the Third 10, compan-
les. OF the IA companies to be formed in
this district, we are assured that Wander /
burgh county will probably get two, and !
they will be those of Capts. Grill and Con- !
nett.
The regiment of cavalry is to be COM
posed of one company from each of the
counties of Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick, |
Spencer, Posey, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd,
Clark, Jefferson, Switzerland, and one in
Ohio and Switzerland counties.
We understand that Judge Baker of this
city is appointed Colonel, and Sheriff J.
Smith Gavitt Major, of the Cavalry regi-
ment The companies will be composed
of seventy-nine rank and file. As soon
as companies are full they will be d.
rected to rendezvous at some convenient
point for duty.
We presume that Col. Allen of Vincen-
mes will be appointed to the command of the
Infantry regiment from the LIST Congression-
al District. He will make an efficient Of
6cer, and he will have one of the finest re-
| giments in the service All the commits
stoned officers are to be appointed by the
Governor and the non-commissioned off,
a regiment, will be appointed by captain;
afterwards by the Colonies by the recon-
mendations of the captains.
The officers, aon-commissioned officers, and
privates of the cavalry are TO receive the
pay aud allowances of similar corps in the
regular army, provided that their allow
ances for clothing shall be So so per month,
aud that each non-commissioned officer, pri-
I
shall furnish his own horse and horse equip
ments, and shall receive 40 cents per day
for their use and risk, except that, 10 case
the horse shall become disabled, or shall
die the allowance shall cease until the dis
ability be removed, or another horse be
supplied. Every Cavalry Volunteer who
, shall not keep himself provided with a ser
viceable horse, shall serve on foot.
The following war items we find in the
Indianapolis Journal;
Capt. Smith, late of the 10th regiment,
has returned from Virginia. He is await
D ing the arrival of his commission, which is
: daily expected On it's receipt he will re-
t port himself in St. Louis to Brig. Gen. Ly-
e on, commander OF the regular and volunteer
: forces in Missouri.
# Capt. Howard, of Col. Benton's regiment
the 8th-has resigned the command of
I his company and taken the adiutancy of the
0 regiment, Viee Capt. Harrison, who has been
Q appointed aid to Gen. Rosencrantz, of Ohio.
! Capt. Fahnestock, of the 18th regiment,
has resigned and gone to Washington. He
> will probably be rendered an appointment
in the regular service.
One OF Col. Benton's men, from Marion,
Grant county, was killed by falling between
the cars near Athens on the Marietta &
Cincinnati Railroad. No other accident, oil
c a serious nature, befel the 9th and 10th
1t regiments on their march from Indiana to
it Virginia.
4 Private Sears, of the 9th regiment, has
f died of consumption. He was buried at
Webster.
All of the bids iH Indiana for the State
.e war loan were rejected. The offers were al
l. too high figure, and the aggregate amount
= was not sufficient TO make the bids an OBJ
r. ject of any interest. The result of the pro-
posals made in New York will be announced
le in few days
is Gov. Morton intends to provide the si1
e, regiments now forming in this State anC
r the four regiments TO be formed hereafter
with fifty sharp shooters each-the shooter.
10 to be armed with the Enfield rife, and Sc
|, lected from their regiments after repeated
= and thorough trial in target exercise. The
> best fifty men in each regiment for shooting
!" accurately with loug range guns are to con-
Stitute the sharp shooters, and will be de-
= tailed to act as advance guards aud Skin.
= miSherS. The Governor is determined that
!, the ten regiments that indiana is now pre-
y pairing for the field shall be the best armed
: equipped, and drilled of any that the West
= ern States have yet contributed to the grand
y army of the United States. The Governor
knows how to prepare. troops for service
and with the means at bis command, will
: present to General Scott the finest flower
: in the group comprising bis army boquet.
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;, BkiS- Another bold outspoken Union nau
: has come to the surface in North Carolina