Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-03
Arrival of General Buckner, Staff,
and two hundred Prisoners.

and two hundred Prisoners.
General Buckner, staff, and about two hundred
privates, of the rebels captured at Fort Donel
son. arrived Tuesday morning about o'clock,
via the Jacksonville railroad We are indebted
to Capt VIM. n. Walker, of the 25th Indiana,
whose company was detailed to guard the prison
ers, duty they performed from Fort DOnelson
to the delivery of the prisoners here, with the ut
most faihfulness and soldierly consideration, for
list of the officers under his charge. The rebel
prisoners speak in the highest terms of the eff
cheney and kindness of Capt. Walker in the dis
charge of his duties The rebel officers are clas-
sified rs follows:
Brigadier General Simon Bolivar Buckner
Major George Cosby, Assistant Adjutant Gen.
eral
Major Samuel Hays, Quartermaster
Major Alexander Cassiday, Assistant Inspect
or General
Captain Thomas J. Clay, Aid de camp.
Captain Charlie Johnson, Abide camp.
Captain <. II. Mcdonald, Acting Aid-de-camp.
Captain J. n. Caller, Private Secretary.
The above are all of the Staff of General
Buckner.
Major Cranberry, Texas infantry, of General
Tighman's staff.
Major Herbert S. Dallon, of General B. R.
Johnson's staff
Captain George Triplett Norman, of Missouri,
excepting Major Dallon the only one of General
Johnson's staff who remained prisoner of war,
the rest having fed. He was slightly wounded
in the right leg by canister shot while giving
a wounded Federal soldier of Colonel Logan's
regiment, drink from his tin canteen.
Captain Frank Nancy, of Tennessee, Light
Artillery, formerly of Garibaldi's staff
Captain Rice E. Graves, of Kentucky, Light
Artillery.
Captain James Ingram, of Kentucky, Light
Artillery.
Captain Stankeweitch, of Tennessee, Light
Artillery.
Captain Louis Girard, of Louisiana, Heavy
Artillery.
Captain Joel Higgins of Kentucky, Infantry.
Captain Stephen Chipley, Kentucky Infantry.
Lieutenant A. @. Chipley, Kentucky Infantry
Lieut.. A. @. Gibson, Kentucky Infantry
Lieut.. j. NJ. Spencer. Mississippi Artillery.
Lieut.. James Wilson, Louisiana Artillery
Lieut.. w III. Hedden, Alabama Artillery
Lieut.. John S. Chapman, Kentucky Artillery.
Lieutenant Ed. Rankin, Kentucky Artillery
Lieut.. Clay StnsOn, Kentucky, Artillery.
Lieut.. John Hostetter, Kentucky Artillery.
DR.. Charles Widney. Kentucky Surgeon.
DIR. W. G.. Owen, Washington City, Surgeon
In the same train there were nearly two hun
dred prisoners, privates, composing two batteries
under command of Captain Graves and Captain
Nancy. Accompanying them were several con-
trabands. soldier, who was wounded in the
thigh by bomb shell and who will probably die,
was brought along on account of his being gen.
eral favorite in the company to which he was at
tached
Major Cranberry, of Texas, was accompanied
by his wife. She was in his tent at Fort Donel-
son at the time of the surrender and insisted up
on accompanying her husband as a prisoner of
war. She was quartered at the Bates House.
Gen. Love, Gen. Noble and Lieut. Col. King,
U. S. A., received the prisoners when they ar
rived here. Gen. Buckner accompanied by Lieut.
Col. King, went in carriage TO the quarters pro
vded for the distinguished prisoner at the United
States Court House. He was dressed in the uni
form Of the Louisville Greys, with his side arms,
and a skull cap, and appeared perfectly composed
He had short conversation with Gen. Love,
exchanging the usual courteses, and demeaned
himself in every respect as a gentleman and a
soldier.
The privates were taken to Camp Morton
on Tuesday aud the officers were conveyed
to the quarters provided for those who arrived on
Saturday and Sunday, and were taken east with
them on Thursday.