Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-24
ARRIVAL OF Fl. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Their Reception and Treatment,
THE REGIMENTS, COMPANIES, &c.
GENERAL BUCKNER

On Saturday and yesterday several railroad
trains arrived at this pOint bringing prisoners cap
tured BY Gen. Grant at Fort Donelson. They
were disembarked at several points, some at the
Union depot, some at the Lawrenceburg depot
and some at the old Belefontaine car shop. and
thence marched to Camp Morton.
We subjoin list of tie regiments, companies,
and numbers. SO far as We could ascertain them,
it being necessarily imperfect because of the
hurry incident to the occasion. We hope to per
feet it hereafter:
Fifty third Tennessee Co, F. 81: Co. /. 35;
Co. c. 80; Co. B. 80; Co. D. 80; Co A, 40; Co.
Z. 46; Co. G, As; Co. K. - Total, $50.
Twsnty-sixth Tennessee: Co. A, 40; Co. G.
Il; Co. B. -; Co. E 4l; Co. X, 81; Co. l, %;
Co F. 80; Co. G. 81 Total, PSI.
Tennessee LIST Battalion: Go. A, 60; Co D,
49, Total, go
FOrty-frst Tennessee. Co. B. 81; Co. K. Al;
Co. E, 80; Co. H, AZ; Co. G, 40; Co. L, 80.
Total, 257.
II. Mansfeld's Tennessee Cavalry % men;
Combs's Battalion (Tennessee): Co. c, SO; Co.
f, 25; Co. B. As; Tweuty-frst Alabama 9 men.
Total I6g
Mississippi Third: Co X. SIS; Co. F. So To
tai ia
Mississippi First; Co c. As; Co. C, l6. Co.
X, 81; Co. B. %; Co. I. 81; Co E, 26; Co. A,
25; Co. F, "a; Co. D. 2s Co. H. IS. Total
3Is
Mississippi Fourth: Co. 1, 81; Co. F, SIS; Co,
C, 81; Co. B. As; Co. a, 81; Co H, 81; Co. G,
50; Co. X, SO; Co. E, As; Co. d, 50. Total.
500
Kentucky Eighth: Co. G, 80; Co. G, Is; Co.
E. 80; Co. F. 35; Co I. Is; Co H, 81; Co. d,
%; Co. A, 63; Co. B, 30. Total, $50. =-=
The whole number of prisoners who reached
Camp Morton yesterday and the day before is
1855, an average of 80 to a company.
OF the appearance Of these prisoners we car
only say that considering what they had gone
through. it was much better than could have been
expected. They were not uniformed. apparently
being men who had under the influence Of their
own misguided zeal left their homes and brought
themselves and their all to lay it upon what they
conceived to be the altar OF constitutional freedom
Some looked sorry, some looked sick, some
looked as if they didn't care and Others appeared
to be in very good humOr. Their costumes were
variegated. STILL considering what they had un-
dergOne, they did no. look, we repeat. so bad
They had gone through u battle and had Travelled
hundreds OF miles without opportunity of paving
attention to their persons. Under these circum
stances any body of men in the world would have
shown themselves rather the worse OF the wear
We noticed that a great majority were young
men, many of them in fact mere boys. There
were very few grey headed men among them.
Detachments from the Doth Ohio, assisted by
the United States regulars, Lieut. Col. Hing, anC
the Goth Indiana. Col. Owen. guarded these pris
oners on the ground at the Bellefontaine car shop
Just after thedebarkaton of the first arrival there
a limited Intercourse between the prisoners
and citizens. Tennessee scrip, in the hands o.
the former, commanded readily its face il
amounts from 10. % and 80 cents Bills of
larger denomination we're at discount, So
issues not being worth more than to cents OF
the dollar. 5-..--
Yesterday morning another instalment con
sisting of some five hundred Mississippi soldiers
and perhaps as many from Tennessee regiments
arrived The MississippiaEs were marched "
Illinois street 10 Camp Morton. Their appear
anee was about the same as that of those who
preceded them. The Tennesseeans were taker
to the Lawrenceburg Depot awaiting transporta
ton to Lafayette, for which place they left yes
terday about p NJ.
The Mississippi mea we have spoken Of beins
marched through the cisy at about IL O'Clock
encountered. a great I1any ladies on their way {,
Church. The ladies', We observed, attracted tht
attention Of every man,doubtess every one think
ing OF his mother and sisters and wife or sweet
heart at home. And Ne observed, too, seveFa
noble and Siud hearted women Standing on tn
corners Witnessing the melancholy procession a
it passed bring their white cambric to thei
lovely cheeks wiPing away the spontaneous tear
shed over The hard fate OF brave men endurin,
without a murInur the vicissitudes OF this desper
ate ard most unnatural war. And
Something upon the soldier cheek
Washed OF tie stains Of po~ier"
There are many Northern men, some from In
dam. severaf from indianapolis. we are inform
ed. with these prisoners Among them we hear
the names of .AxeF, Ward. johnson, Henderson
(whose fsther formerly kept public house i
thu Cit. and -TanGei- Wilson,. formerly a meE
chant of Madison :. who remorea &C. MemOhi
some two or three ys.rs ago; also Green B. q
and McFall. fornlerl y Of tlliscity.a eaz.'> q
We learn that the prisoners who have arrive
and who are daily expected 20 arrive will bs
sides those asartered at this place be sent TO Ia
fayette. Fort Wayre and Richmond- In fac
yesterday a number Of these unfortunate me
dispatched TO one or two Of the latter places
Every provision, We are told, has been made fc
their comfortby His Bxcellency, the Governor
wherever they may be placed IN Indiana En
Gently Is he dong sduty. - ~
Il was reported hsfnight in the city that Ger
SiHaOn Bolivar Baskner, With bis staff and b
body guard Of l50snen, haslarrive ed. We hazaF
nothing in saying, il this was the fact. GoFernc
a. a. a