Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-08
DAILY SENTINEL
wrr>r~pav ............. !. JANUARY 8
rilltary items.
saNrsnY 8


There will be > .nanJ review Of AL the mill
tary in and about indianapolis to day, BY the
Governor. Time O'Clock. 7 NJ Place. Camp
sullivan.
--viro county has now about one regiment of
soldiers in active service
Major Horace Bel. an officer who has, per
hans -ecn more service FOR one OF his years than
shy other attached TO the volunteer army, arrived
Ia the city Yesterday. Mjor Bell will probably
be attached 20 the SD Indiana. Col. Waiter "a
Gresham.
Col. B. r Mullen. of the 6lst Indiana the
u Irish.) arrived in the city Yesterday. Colonel
Mullen reports very f,vorably with regard to the
speedy filing up Of his regiment lie has al
re- .dy some 900 men in tie barracks at Madison.
which a-e fitted up IN admirable order. The
Colonel hopes 10 have his thousand men by the
middle of February. and no Drawer volunteers
ever followed the lead of more accomplished
and gallant officer than, predict, he will prove
himself to be lie viii de, and those who 20
with him must make up their minds to die, under
the stars and stripes. whether in peace in war.
Mrs. Darlington says that the surrender of
Mason and Slidel was a military necessary
The Richmond Dispatch OF the 9th ult.
hetrays its rage ~ the release Of Mason and Sill
dell. by ridiculing the boastulness and cowardce
of the Yankees" ch.sracterizing them as the
lineaI descendants of "Ancient Pistol"
VIM Flack has been appointed Surgeon OF
the 5Oth regiment rice DR. Monroe, resigned
-DeIos " Rupos has been appointed Assist
ant Surgeon Of the 30th regiment, ciee Renick,
resigned
Colonies KimbalI and Sullivan, of the 18th
18th Indiana regiments, who have been here for
come DAYS on a visit, received dispatches direct
ing them to report To Their regiments without de-
Law, a. an attack is expected from Winchester
within few lays.
-DKArH or Cart. BAcoS.-We extract the
following from the Evansville Journal. with
reference 10 the recent skirmish on Green River
Nv:
From all the facts in the case, il appears that
Col Meriweaiher, aided by the Secessionists in
the nei.hborhoOd Of Gen. Csittenden's camp
formed the designs of surprising the whole. or n
large part, .ot Col. Jackson's cavalry, with the
Colonel ut Their held Word was sent by the
rebels to- Gen. Crittenden that small body of
troops was foragng in his immediate vicinity
As they anticipated. that officer Immediately or
dered a portion ct Col. Jacksons regiment in
pursuit They secured that part of the country
in which the rebels supposed To be. we
stated before, and were on their return home
They marched in the most careless manner, not
conceiving that there was an enemy within miles
of them. when, to their astonishmcnt, they were
fired on from all sides f
portion of the men became panic stricken,
and putting spurs to their horses sought safety in
fight. The rebels, mistaking Captain Bacon for
Colonel jackson (as Is supposedly charged direct
ly ON him in order to secure him as their priso-
ner But the brave soldier disappointed their ex-
pcctations. Rallying some of his men. aud sur
rounded by the officers of the potroons who had
deserted him, he made most desperate resist
ance. Several times was the little band surround
Ell by superior numbers of rebels, and as often
did they cut their way out and continue their re-
treat towards Sacramento. At last, some three
miles from where the action first began, Captain
Bacon fell from his horse, pierced through the
groin with ball, which also cut some OF his in
sestincs. Captain Davis, fainting from loss of
blood and Others of the little party which by this
time had dwiDded down to ten twelve, cover
ell with blood from many wounds, and exhausted
by their protractel struggle, finally surrendered
To the credit of the rebels, be it said. they
made every exertion to render Captain Bacon. who
evidently was dying, as comfortable Us they could
under the circumstances. They removed him
from the road. placed blanket under his head
and cup ct water by his side. Al his own re-
quest, his arms were untouched. His watch was
taken. but nothing else on his person was dis
turbed.
The panic stricken troopers were most terribly
frightened. When they came in sight OF the
camps ut Calhoun, they paid no attention to the
picket guards. but rushed over the bridge regard
less of sentinels and everything else and never
drew rein until they were in the midst of the camp
and surrounded by excited soldiers. 1t appears
To have been scare unrvaied since the days OF
Bull Run.
= Lieut.. Kane. an old Mexican soldier, who
served under Col. j. " Watson, and who was
with him when he fell at Monterey, is in the city
offering his services to the State. Certainly the
country needs such experienced and capable Off
GERS at this juncture.