The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-06-01
Military Items.

Commissary General Mansur, owing to
the action of the Legislature, has resigned
his commission. Mr. Mansur has always
been regarded, by those who know him, as
an honorable and reliable business man, and
we fear the Legislature may have done in
justice, from not having fully investigated
all the facts in connection with the admins
tration of the Commissary Department,
while under Mr.. Mansur's control. Asahel
Stow, of Randolph county, State Senator,
has been appointed to take Mr.. Mansur's
place Mr.. Stow is endorsed by the State
Journal, as an honest man.
The Legislature, on Wednesday, passed
a Joint Resolution, directing the payment
Of what wages are due to the six regiments
of volunteers first called into service. This
is an advance of money made to the
General Government, and is made with
wise forethought.
Gov. Morton has contracted for one thous-
and Enfield rifles, with an agent of Euro
pean manufacturers, which are expected
to arrive next week. It is thought they
will be used for arming the State troops.
The Enfield rifles are said to be a superior
arm.
Hon. Robert Dale Owen has been ap-
pointed by Governor Morton as a special
agent to visit Europe to purchase arms for
the State Mr. Owen is eminently qualified
for the duty.
The ninth regiment, under Col. Milroy'
left indianapolis for Wheeling via Central
Railroad on Wednesday morning. They
were taken to the depot at II o'clock the
night before, and remained there all night
without sleep, and left the next morning
without their breakfast. That we should
think was bad management. The State
Journal says they were fully equipped.
Every man had his India rubber blanket
with his bed blanket inside of it, his haver-
sack with two days rations in it, his can
teen, his tin cup; a complete uniform o
sleeps gray, durable and strong, his Mimic
rife, with the spring bayonet, and forty
rounds of ball cartridges. The tents, horses.
and other heavy baggage, went ahead in a
The Journal thinks there was some " tall
swearing" by the boys in Camp Wallace,
on hearing of the movement of the other
regiments in Virginia. We presume they
were somewhat mortified, but will be con-
tent, we trust, to do their duty in whatever
position the Government may assign them.
They will be none the less ready when call
ed on to take the field, for having spent two
or three weeks in active drilling.
The sixth Indiana regiment went to
Wheeling via Cincinnati, and the seventh
over the Bellefontaine road. Both were ex-
pected to arrive at Wheeling about the
same time.
The Wheeling Intelligencer describes in
glowing terms, the reception which the
Government troops everywhere met in west
ern Virginia. Men, women, and children
welcomed them at every station with cheers
and the utmost joy. The Union men all
along the road few to arms and assisted
the Federal troops to capture secessionists. |
At Cameron and Benton the people gather
ed up large quantities of provisions for the
troops, and at Huntington where the rebels
had burned the bridge, the houses of the
citizens were freely thrown open to be used
as quarters for the troops.
The Hon. Mckee Dunn belongs to a fight
ing family. Two of his brothers are Cap
tains of companies in Col. Milroy's regiment,
and in the various regiments from the State
there are no less than thirteen members of
Mr.. Dunn's family.
Col Manson's regiment was presented
with beautiful flag by the ladies of Lafay-
cite on Wednesday. The presentation
speech was made by Godlove S. Ortiz, ESQ.,
of Lafayette, which was responded to by
Capt. John W. Blake, on the part of the
regiment.
The ladies Of Terre Haute are unremitting
in their efforts to alleviate, as far as posi-
BILE, the sufferings of the sick soldiers at the
hospitals in Camp Yigo.
George Morey, treasurer of the Boston
committee, to aid the Union volunteers of
St Louis, has sent 81, 900 as the first install
ment of the subscription.
There has been but one desertion, we
learn, from the six regiments of Fedora
troops since they have been connected with |
the service at Camp Morton That one was
from company from Fort Wayne
We have noticed several statements that
a company of men numbering sixty or sew
enty had been formed in Williamson county
Illinois and gone south to join the Southern