Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-17

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Military Items.
"A member of the Conduct Of the War Com
mttee. fresh from Manassas reports all ouie. on
Bull Run, and fifty five embrasures at Centre
vile. in which were thirty FIVE wooden guns
mounted An old African said the rebels used
to say they were just as good to scare with as
any.
-DEcEAsEp SoLDEas-The following Indiana
soldiers have died in the general hospital at Lou
isville. during the week ending March IA. 1862
March 8. Salon Martin. company F. 9th
a. e.. Adair. company Il. 34th
% John Breckinridge. company G, 9th
" A Stout. company c. 3ith
March 3. 1. NJ HarIand. company H. 3Oth
Joseph Redd. company B. 10th.
=" w NJ. Hobson, company Z, 50th
March 10. Il. +. Reid. company +, 18th
March III. Joseph Sigmon. company E. 5Oth.
John Anglemeyer. company F. 47th.
= e Cotton. company h, 18th.
March - II. Neigle, company 4. 50th
j T. Eddy. company E. 50th
March ID d. Wood. company L. 34th.
-THE i9rH REGULARS " esterday the troops
belonging to this corps, preceded by band of
music. were marched to Lieut.. Col Kings head
quarters, at the Bates House, and inspected
The brilliant affair came off just about The time
pious ladies and gentlemen, fathers and mothers
of families, were repairing to the House of God
with their offspring. OF course their religious
and spiritual meditations were not disturbed by
the noise on the street. Neither do we suppose
that there prayer interrupted in any church
these soldiers passed
"A company of printers is being raised in this
State for the SD regiment
-AFrER HIM ALREADY -Fremont's command
is to be called the Mountain Department" 1t
is said his California friends after him already
for a contract to tunnel the Blue Ridge for an
underground railroad.
VAST numbers of horses. mules and wagons
pass this point every day for the Union army be-
low. The columns in Tennessee are not likely
to want for adequate transportation. We hope
they will gradually force the rebels towards the
Charlottesville Journal. 18th
Putnam county has now in the United States
service thirty commissioned officers and L. leo
privates.
Senator Wright. of Indiana. is put on the
conduct OF the war committee, in place of Sena-
tor johnson, of Tennessee.
Col. JEFF G. Davis did large share of the
fighting in the late great battle in Arkansas. and
at last accounts in hot pursuit of Price.
Davis has been Acting Brigader for many
months, and has done some of the hardest work
of any officer in the army, yet the government
withholds commission Brigadier in fact from
him, while it Is conferred on others who have
scarcely "1eshed their maiden swords" This is
not the fair thing. Davis ought to be promoted
at once. and we hope the Indiana Congressman
will see that justice is done him.-N a Ledger.
--HoRsEs AND MuLEs PURCHASED IN rus CRY
FOR THE GovER>NE~T.-The following is a state
ment of the purchases of horses and mules made
in this city by Capt. Jno. II. Dickerson, A. q.
NJ, from May -. 1861. to March b. 1862. in
elusive: Number horses l2.s75; value, 81 ,299,-
45l %; average each. 500 90. Number mules.
1925: value. 81 ,4S7 .344 so; average each
$llO 76.-Cia Gas.
-IxprANA SICK IN OUR MILITARY HosrlrALs-
W. X Holloway. Esq, Gov. Mortons private
secretary, arrived in the city yesterday morning,
and in company with Mr. Brooks. Chairman ot
the Committee on Passes Of the Sanitary Com
mission. visited all the military hospitals yeSter
day afternoon. Mr.. Ii. found about fifty sick
men belonging to Indiana regiments, about forty
OF whom sufficiently recovered to be able
leave for their homes short furlorghs.
money take them to their homes Mr.. Hollo-
way returns home this morning The Indiana
boys will never forge, the thoughtfulness and
care which Gov. Morton bes.ows on them. The
men OF no other regiments in the service have rs
much cause for thankfulness as have the soldiers
from IndIana-CiR. Ga-., 18th.
1T is reported that Capt. Bracken's cavalry
company, now in Virginia, will disband. and that
the men will return 10 indianapolis to reorganize.
We learn from gentleman just returned
from Kentucky the Preachers Regiment, the
late Col. McMullen's. is the hardest one now in
Kentucky. They kill calves. rob fences of their
rails and. a their old commander used TO preach
about he'll. play hell generally.
-GrxrHAI T. A. MoRKIs.-The Lafayette
Journal of Yesterday has communication with
reference to the Major Generalship due Indiana
at the hands of the President, from which we
make the following extracts:
Shortly after the return of the three months
men from Western Virginia and while the public
mind was still throb5ing over the victorious little
campaign, il was announced. 20 the evident sat
isfaction of all. that the Major Geueraship due
20 Indiana was 10 be conferred ON Brigadier Gen
eral L. a Morris. Accepting THIS a. a TACT, the
subject siroppe, out OF notice and was lost amid
meanwhile the promised appointment still hung
fire During the past season. however. the en-
cinnati Gaseffe, in ala article iraught with much
public spirit aud generous feeling recalled atten-
ton 10 his name and after recspitulating the
leading particulars Of his active, able and success
ful career in Western Virginia. protested IN a
calm bat earnest manner, against the unjust neg
lect with which he had been requited. lhis ar
ticle received passing hail from the Indiana
pres. aud then N IT. turn sank into OBLIVION
IL nov appears that the recent victory nj Fort
Doaeison J. on the point oil giving new drec
ton To Executive favor and that the post OF hon
or : 20 be conferred on Gen. Lew. Wallace
proceeding which would tend efectnally 10 retire
Gen. Morris from all hope OF military reward.
There y something 20 ungenerous IN the spec
tacle Of public ingi attitude that apology is unne-
ces-ary tor saying n word n this juneiuse in be
half OF General Morris whose own native diff
dellce leading him 10 shnn all acts Of self.Isuda
ton or advancement. will never permit him tc
make his case known through any effort of his
direct or indirect. What appears here is writer
upon the writer's own individual suggestion
whose desire is not 90 subtract a leaf fforn the
laures justly due TO Gen. Wallace. but merely .,
r..-.fF-.oaa eft f.cf- hirl eufifle a.. NJ.