Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-02
MILITARY ITEMS.

Wendell Phillips stated in his lecture in
Chicago that President Lincoln declared last
week that when a rebels slave touched the hem
of the garments of the Government he was free.
1t was stated that the New York Sunday
Mercury--a story paper-got warning IN com
pany with the Boston Journal and the Journal
Of Commerce. All these have been forgiven. and
their offense seems to have bee:r that the Boston
Journal initiated. and its New York cotempora-
ries copied. some every dangerous" specuatons
to the probable movements OF the army OF the
Potomac.
On Tuesday last the Treasury Department
passed upon and allowed draft for the disburse-
ment OF the Quartermasters Department,
amounting to thirty five millions of dollars.
Carr. CocKEFAIR-We learn that this dis
tingu shed officer. with his battery, has been
deI cd upon the Santa Fe expedition. He will. if
he escapes the vicissitudes of war, probably be
absent some two years. We are told that the
ammunition forwarded for this battery from
Springfield, was inierior-in fact unfit for use
! Most OF the balls, on trying them. were found too
/ large for the bore. Capt. Cockefair reported The
matter Immediately at headquarters, and an or
der was issued that the required ammunition
should be obtained at the Arsenal at lndianapo-
lis. Military men say that the cartridges, balls,
shells fuses. rockets and the like furnished at the
/ Arsenal here are superior TO any manufactured
anywhere in the Union 1t is said to be the only
Arsenal where ammunition for the James gun
can be obtained. quantity of this ammunition
was shipped on Monday for Captain COckelair's
battery.
No less than one hundred and eighty six con
valescents were discharged from the military hos
pitfalls in Louisville on Saturday.
The flag of the l4th Indiana got twenty
eight bullets through il in the Winchester battle.
! Two color bearers were killed.
SICK SOLDIERS on FuRLoUGH-Yesterday
morning about fifty sick and wounded soldiers
passed through this city on their way home. to
enjoy season of recreation in their own families
away from the cares and anxieties OF camp life.
They belong principally to Indiana regiments -
GIN Gaz. LIST.
- The command of the 10th Indiana, since
the resignation OF Col. VIM. &. Wilson. devolves
upon Lieutenant Colonel Blake one OF the most
accomplished and experienced OF our volunteer
officer.
A private officer in the eth Indiana saws that
Lieutenant Colonel Cheek, who was in command
of the regiment, and Major Shaw, both had their
horses shot dead from under them in the Win
chester fight Twelve men of the 7th have died
from wounds since the battle.
-Colones Candy of New Mexico and Dodge
of Iowa, now at Pea Ridge, have been Confirmed
Brigadler Generals.
There is no danger that gun boats and
mortars at Island No l0wll ruu snort OF ammu-
nitiOn gentleman writes 20 the ST Louis Re
publican from on board of one of the gun boat
under date OF the 2ld inst, Captain Sanford has
700 tons of shot and she'll including $4,000
rounds for gun boats. and II 900 rounds for the
mortars, and averages of 500 rounds for each
piece of ordnance IN the squadron.
BARRIE or WINCHESTER following is
an additional list OF killed and wounded in thi:
battle:
Fourteenth Indiana-Killed: Corporals. Jacob
Fu>t. L W Keller; prvates. EdSard Nerlit
Peter Shafer.
wounde Captains. J H. Martin. J II Kel
, ~; Lieutenants. Neggs, Mayhoh. Dalzel J NJ
Mitchell. Thomas Kidd; Corporals. G W Smith
, Wesner, J F. Null. Alex. Putnam; privaies
Charles Warren Frastina Brown, John 4
Marks. Edward ]. waldron. James Quillan. II
( Kapper. Henry Harer, Frank Fedman. Henry
, Harter Jacob Ottinger. VIM. Ottnger, james
, Jolly, J. F. SPEAKER. Howard Jespakes, HowarC
Lenor Peter MullOy. Nike Prater. VIM. Nelson
Mike Mutvilie. John c. Conley. 7. II Burnett
: Harrison Alderman Jefferson Thomas, Wallac,
. Hooker. Cornelius OCEAN. c. " Me,rs drum
mer. Elijah Barrett. Severn : Crump. VIM Nil
Ter. J. n Rosser Howard. Laner Keiggs. J
Rober. p. F. Barrett, A Wesler. I .Wilbert, " u
Miller.
Seventh lndiana-Kiled: Privates. Michae
, Mcliee. Charles Gill.
{ Wounded: 81 Lieutenant 5 Lynn. Sergean
! : s Davis; privates, Henry owenson. Jonn
Jones. George h. Lovert. George Helmes. Mat
/, thew X. Porter, n. RidgewAy. Chas Montague
Albert Williamson, Henry Thompson, Jane
Mcknight, James Hunt
Thirteenth Indiana-Woundei: Sergeant T
d CowaL: Corporals, j. I. Graham. II. Hardin
priyates. Geo. W. Baker, Vim. Mallory. +. II
Weller Mark i Heller (since Diet