Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-02
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: The Governor has authorized the raising of
4 regiment to rendezvous at Rushville. Rush
county. to be styled the SD Indiana. William
G. McReynolds Colonel.
- Colonel Sreight's Mechanics regiment is
styled the 5lst Indiana, and will be full next
week
= Walter Newman and V. R. Hart of this
city, have received appointments in the regular
army.
Several companies, we learn, for the new
regiment to rendezvous at Anderson, Colonel
James R. Slack. are ready to go into camp.
= Colonel Wilich's German regiment has new
about 500 men, and is one of the finest in the
West.
The citizens of New Albany have subscribed
fifteen hundred dollars to uniform the companies
organized under the militia law The Common
Council Of the same city have appropriated s., 500
for the same purpose.
: Henry c. Tenney has been appointed AID
jutant of the 10th Indiana, at Lafayette.
= William H. Morrison. Jr., of this city, goes
with Paymaster James C. Yohn, in the capacity
of clerk.
= There were during the past two days, heavy
receipts of army blankets, clothing, shoes, &c, at
the Quartermaster's warerooms. Throughout
day before yesterday trains of wagons were run
ming constantly transporting the supplies.
= The SD regiment, Col. Coburn ordered to
Madison, has been thoroughly equipped with ev-
erything requisite by the assistants of the U. s.
Quartermaster, Major Montgomery.
= Tents sufficient to supply eight or ten regi-
ments were received at the U S. Quartermaster's
ware rooms, on Thursday last.
= Thirty teams, detailed for the service, are
in constant use by the IT, s. Quartermaster.
- Two hundred horses and fifty army wagons
have been sent from this point to Louisville,
Kentucky.
= Three thousand stand of arms arrived in
the city yesterday and stored in the arsenal.
We have been favored with the perusal of
letter written by young gentleman of this city,
member of the 22d Indiana, in which he speaks
of the unfortunate affair near Glasgow, Missouri,
in which Major Tanner was wounded He says
the loss of Major Tanner is the greatest the regi
ment could feel. THE men fairly idolized him,
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follow wherever he led them. do not think he
will recover"
A fellow named James Crawford, of Capt.
Hawley's company, belonging to the 3Oth regi-
ment at Fort Wayne, cut one of his fingers off to
escape being mustered into service. He and two
others, Who refused to be sworn. were drummed
out of camp.
The Common Council of New Albany re-
Gently made an order placing two of their cannon
at the disposal of Gen. Mansfield, at Madison.
The Lafayette Courier has reliable Informal
ton that Rev. R. H. Allen, formerly pastor in
charge of the Old School Presbyterian Church in
that city, was at the battle of Manassas, serving
as Chaplain in a New Orleans regiment
The Evansville Journal says further ad
vices from Green river state that the Secession
lists have destroyed several locks on that stream,
burned Browns mill and committed other out
RACES
Sixty young men, all mechanics have ar
rived from n ew Albany and joined Col. Streght's
regiment, 5lst.
The following dispatch, authorizing regi-
ment to be raised and encamped at Logansport, is
published in the Daily Pharos:
INDIANAPOLIS, September 30, 1861.
Hon. r. p. DeHart-Logansport: Hon. Ora
ham n. Fitch, N. q. Scott and i. III. Bringhurst
are authorized to raise a regiment TO rendezvous
at Logansport. Build your barracks, hurry up
the organization of companies and put them into
camp By order of Gov. MORTON.
W. r. HOLLOWAY, Sec'y of War.
Mr. Holloway, it seems from this, is at the head
of new department created by the Governor
the War Bureau
Hon. G. L. Durham has been authorized by
the Governor to raise regiment-the 50th Indi-
ana. 1t will rendezvous at Seymour, jackson
county, and the Colonel has named the camp
in honor of the distinguished Lieutenant Colonel
Horace Heffren. We understand that Colonel
Durham is authorized to receive men in any part
of the State, and that he has already about six
hundred rendered him. Without doubt, Colonel
Durham, with his we'll known energy, will speed
lily organize his corps.
: Hancock county is now getting up the sixth
company for the war;
- Four thousand cartridges were yesterday
shipped from the arsenal to Aurora by Adams
Express
= Ammunition, shell. shot, signal rockets ant
the like were yesterday shipped from the Arsenal
by Adams Express for Jefferson City.
= DIR. B. f. Mullen who has taken great in
terest from the start in the formation of the Irish
. brigade, addressed his fellow countrymen nigh
before last at Jacksonville, urging them to vol
unteer. DIR. Mullen speaks to night at Lafayette
. He is indefatgable and eloquent in stirring NJ
. those of his own nativity, but now American
citizens. to rally in defense of the flag in this it
hour of trial.
: = The Governor has authorized the formation
. of the SD Indiana regiment, to be raised in thi
: district and rendezvous at this point.
: = Indiana has 400 Enfelds purchased, all t,
be delivered by the middle of October.
a = Dr. Joel Vale, of Richmond, has been ap
i, pointed surgeon in Col. Bridgland's cavalry, AM
!. David f. Bates Colonel of the Third regimen
: First Brigade Indiana Militia.
A million of dollars in treasury notes hav
!, Just been sent General Fremont for the use o
the Western Military Department.
!. = Several hundred head Of cattle passes
& through the city yesterday for the army at Wash
ington.
!. = Major John G. Doughty yesterday receives
e his commission as Quartermaster of the Sis
u regiment.
= A full company of rairoaders, from tb
e Louisville New Albany, Michigan City am
n Chicago railroad. will be rendered to Colone
!, Streight in day or two for his Mechanics regi
. ment
L -Hnrh Il Read has been annointad Colonel o