Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-12-30
Military Items.

Military Items.
The Indianapolis correspondent Of the Gin
cnnati Gazette is responsible for the following:
Brigadier General Dumont has been ordered
TO Bacon creek, and Brigadier General Wood,
now acting Major General, has assumed com
mand of the forces at Bardstown. He has about
10000 men, which humber is to be increased to
90 600.
An order was, or will be issued, from the War
Department at once relieving Gen. Smith Of his
command at Paducah. Ky. His loyalty is sus-
pected.
DR.. Samuel Charlton, of Seymour is appointed
Assistant Surgeon Of the 9th regiment. vice
Parks. resigned; o. s. Rankin, Quartermaster OF
the 10th regiment. vice Steele promoted; and j.
h. Mccoy is Assistant Surgeon of the 49th regi-
ment
INDIANA APPOINTMENTS Alfred Curtis. Of
Indianapolis, has been appointed Second Leus
tenant Of the 18th regiment, regular army. and
George W. Armentrout. of the same city, Acting
Midshpnan in the navy.
Col. Bridglands second Indiana cavalry
which left indianapolis week or ten days ago,
to come by land, has. we hear, gone into winter
or some other quarters, near BedfOrd-LOu.
Democrat
"A NARROW EscAPE.-A late letter from the
25th Indiana regiment SAYS that Col. Veatch had
been taken prisoner by the SecesSionists while
absent from his command on tour OF obServa-
ton, but had been released through the repreSen-
tatiOn of a rebel who had known Colonel Neatch
in former years, and who, for the sake of 'old
acquaintance" concealed s rank and persuaded
the Secessionists TO let the Colonel of The
Evansville Journal saws that he had harrow es-
cape, and will doubtless be more prudent in the
future IN. A. Ledger.
"A correspondent in yesterdays Journal.
writing from camp Hamilton, near Fortress Mon
roe. under date of December 90, 1861, states that
an attack had been made upon our men by arm
ed negroes. Seven hundred of these Africans,
he says are in the field i'm that vicinity, ready TO
do bloody execution upon the soldiers of the
Union. This is outrageous, and, as the CORES
pendent truthfully remarks. is new feature in
the war. Let these negroes be captured at all
hazards. and Immediately emAncipated and degra-
ded to equality with the correspondent of
the Journal.
Col. JEFF c. Davis. now acting Brigadier
General in Missouri, has been ordered to Wash
ington to resume his former position, that of
Captain in the regular army
- DIR. 0Farre, of Lafayette, has been ap-
pointed Surgeon of the 10th regiment. and Capt.
F. A. Jones Assistant Surgeon of the 2d Cav
airy.
Capt. Harris, the Quarternaster at Louis
vile, has ordered twelve hundred teams TO be
ready at the earliest possible moment for the
field. That looks as if Gen. Buell. meant bust
ness.
Brig. Gen. Wood has been assigned the com
mand of the division that will move forward from
New Haven, Ky.
The Journal reports the arrival of Gov.
Morton in the city back from Washington. His
great achievement drring his absence is stated to
have been the procuring the acceptance of the In
diana Arsenal by the General Government Gov:
Morton has done well. This is about the fifth
trip he has made to Washington for this purpose
and when he returned the first time we announced
it accomplished. We fear very much that he will
have to 20 again with reference to the Arsenal.
Colonel wheatley, of the 26th, is in thecity
looking fine.
The Louisville correspondent of the Chicago
Times gets off the following:
Something unique in ,he matter of"taking the
oath" came to my ears the other day. Il may not
be more authentic than the story of the spy rela-
ted above vet as it possesses, like the spy story,
merit independent of authenticity, III cen give
| it to you Immediately after the bombardment
of Fort Sumter, there were $50 run-t the story
some fifteen or twenty men in and near Franklin,
Indiana. who rather Southern in their feel
ings-did not keep pace with the general public
Indignation They were regarded as men of
doubtful loyalty, and their neighbors having
gathered in strong force. armed to enforce the de-
mand, required them to take the oath Of allegi-
ance There was no room for lodging. and they
swoIe to support the Constitution. Time rolled
on" Fremont was removed from his high COM
mand, and some Of the very patriots who had
thus administered the oath 70 the Southern SYM
pathizers'' grew obstreperous- They declared
they would seize their guns, repair to Washing
ton, and depose Old Abe. "Now's our tlme,"
said the semi -secesh; and suiting the action 10
the word. they armed themselves with shot guns
and rifles. and, having surrounded" number of
the excited Fremonters, they made them take
the oath" If this is all true, Franklin mast
have an "oath bound" community
Nine of the Colonies of Wisconsin are ac-
cased of taking 81 900 each from the agents of
railroad companies to give the roads represented
by said agents the transportation of their men.
We have the names OF all these Colonies, and
shall publish every one who shall be convicted.
II is shame that men should make merchandise
of patriotism
s-Thc Colonel Terry who was killed while
commanding the Texas regiment in the recent
engagement at the Green River Bridge, in Ken
lucky, it Is said, by those who are familiar with
the people of Texas. to be a brother of Judge
Terry who killed Senator Broderick
--ExcHaScE or QuARTERxAsrER HARr--The
Lafayette Courier says:
The exchange OF Quartermsster Hart. OF ue
Goth Indiana, for Lieut. Grimes, captured at Hat
teras, has been arranged. : Mr. Collar has been
endeavoring to arrange exchange of all the
10Th Indiana prisoners for rebels taken at HATTIE
ras. and is sanguine of partial Success
--Osptain IA. G. CARRIER, Assistant Brigade
Quartermaster, has been ordered by the War
Department TO report himself at Louisville. and
we presume he viii be permanently stationed
there.
-AnxoxIrroS--No less than one hundred
and forty FIVE tuns of ammunition was received
in this city on Sunday and yesterday by the Gin
cinnsti mail boats.-Lou. jour. 24fk.