Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-01
MiIifaTy Items.

- We are Informed by Major General Love
that Mansheld's regiment and Owens regiment
have been consolidated Col Owen will com
mand the men. the style Of the regiment beng
the Goth Indiana volunteers. Col. Mansfield
when this arrangement had been effected. made
patriotic speech. Col Mansfield is brave and
accomplished soldier, and we hope to see him
soon in the field in capacity BETTING his
merits.
= Col Smithmyer. distinguished artillerist,
proposes to deliver a lecture shortly ON firearms.
ofall sorts. Mr.. Smithmyer is u scientific man,
and will doubtless do justice to the subject
= RtLKssKp OrFicrR We hid converse
ton yesterday with Lieut.. Hancock, of the 18Th
Indiana, who taken prisoner last September
in the skrmi-h at Townsville. He left Rich
mond last Saturday night and arrived here yes
teriay evening. Ills narrative of his capture and
subsequent Imprisonment in the tobacco factory
in Richmond is very interesting. and much the
same as related by DR.. Fletcher.
The Lieutenant has seen service and we hope
TO see him promoted at an early day. He was
prisoner FIVE months, but looks as if he had en-
joyed good health.
MIR. ID. h. HINT. clerk of Col Simonson we
found busy yesterday examining railroad passes
Mr.. ID. b. Hunt has ariuous duties to perform
but lie iulfis them faithfully.
DR. Bobbs was busy yesterday examining re
cruits previously to their being mustered into ser
vice.
Gel Simonson's Office crowded yester-
day with regimental officers making out their
muster rolls.
How THE REBELS FAKE.-Among the great
number of curious documents picked up in the
rebel forts OF Roanoke after the surrender. is a
collection of Quartermasters' returns, from which
it appears that the rebels are not in so destitute
condition has been reported. A receipt for
Mess No /" of the John Harvey Guards ac-
knowledges the issue of rstions of bacon, meal
coffee, rice, sugar, vinegar, soap and salt. A
list Of camp and garrison equipage "on hand in
Company j. 18th North Carolina regiment, con-
tains record of ample stores of ball cartridge,
bayonets, mu>kets. knapsacks, ha,ersacks and
canteens. In fact, the rebel troops were abund-
antly supplied with food and arms. and lacking
nothing but clothing. Their wardrobes were de
cdedly deficient, and the appearance of the men
was consequently unprepossessing.
The New Albany Ledger says:
The citizens of Lafayette deserve the highest
praise Tor the kind manner in which they receiv ell
the rebel prisoners sent to that city. Their at
tention To the sick and the wants OF the well are
noble acts Of charity. most honorable to the gen
erous people of the Star City.
Col. A. ID. Streiebt is lying very low at Nun
louisville with typhoid fever.
The Philadelphia Press says:
Colonel Logan and Colonel McClernand. Doug
las Democratic Congressman from Illinois. aban
doned their positions in Congress to lead their
regiments into the thekest of the fray in the late
battles in Tennessee. Col. Bisde OF this city,
abandoned his position at the head of one of the
finest regiments in the service to take a seat IN
Congress.
Henry Piele, of Captain Bracken's cavalry
company, has arrived in the city
- Captain Chris Miller has so far recovered
from wounds received i'm the service of Western
Virginia. that he has been able to write with his
own hand a very interesting letter, which has been
published in the Lafayette Journal.
We saw Lieutenant Shields. of the 10Th Ind
in the city yesterday. Lieutenant Shields has
proved himself an accomplished officer and will
probably be ordered speedily on duty
OF he $3.50 raised ut the citizens meeting in
this city, last week for the benefit OF the wound
ell and disabled soldiers. Col Bridgland contrlbu-
ted Sl0O Col. Il. i noted for his liberality TO
all benevolent Observation-Disclosures jeff
We understand that several boys, who were
born and reared in indianapolis. were among the
Fort Donelson prisoners. and were taken 10 their
old homes as rebels in arms against their Govern
ment One told lost his arm IN the con
fct, and is now in the hospital at LIfay ette
Some OF these rebels shooting 1t their old
schoolmates in the Indiana regiments.-Erans-
rifle Journal