Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-27

-AdOlphus II. Wonder has been commission
ed lst Lieutenant in the 5lst regiment Indiana
volunteers, and jeremiah Sailor 81 do.
Robert X Smith has been commissioned lst'
and Leander G. Drill ID Lieutenant in the 22d
regiment Indiana volunteers.
Samuel II Carlton Assistant Surgeon of the
9th Indiana. has resigned
Will H. Walker, Adjutant of the 25th Indi
ana. has resigned
Peter Smuck, Quartermaster of the 24th Indi-
ana, has resigned
The SINGING WARRIORS sing and
fight, fight ard sing. Does history record an in
stance where battalions which moved singing into
battle fed from the face of the enemy? AT
ter day of fighting at Pea Ridge, in which hun
dreds of our troops were lett on the field dead or
wounded, correspondent SAYS:
At headquarters most of the commanders pass
ell "A seepless night. Though there were but few
words spoken. nearly every one felt that the fol
lowing day would but usher in our defeat
Most of the officers fearful OF the results
of the battle on the morrow, since those of the
days battle had been so unfavorable Some
turned their thoughts upon escape. bus saw not
how it was to be accomplished, as our only lines
of retreat to the north were completely cut of.
Amid all this gloom. German courage re-
NAMED firm and mistaken. The correspondent
SAYS:
From the camp of a German regiment the notes
of some pantive air was waited on the wind in
words unintellgbe To my ear. 1t reminded me
that long ago in the Crmel. on the night before
the storming of the Maakoff, the entire British
army in the trenches before Sebastopol Joined in
singing a famous Scottish ballad:
They sang of love and not of fame;
Forgot was Bsitain's glory.
Each heart recalled different Il me,
But all sang Annie Laurie
"A man named Dabod with pass signed nv
Gen. Grant, was arrested on Monday at New
Albany rebel spy. He hailed from Tennes-
see.
The New Albany LEDGER SAYS:
There has been another lot of Generals APP
pointed or promoted for gaIantry in the field. but
we find neither the name OF Davis. Manson, or
Neach or any other lndianian, the deeds OF some
OF whom are surely worthy OF recognition.
The Odd Indiana. Col Sanderson, are en-
camped near PittShurg. Tennessee river; the sd,
Col Gresham. and the 3lst. Col. Cruft, are in
camp at Savannah
DIR 0Ferrall. of Lafayette. has rendered
his resignation surgeon of the 10th Indiana
regiment.
"A large lot of hospital stores have been sent
from this point to Cumberland. Md. and W IN
chester, IA There were four Indiana eglments
engaged at the recent battle At the latter place.
.-Quartermaster Underwood writes 10 the La
fayetle Journal from the battle ground ot the
late Arkansas fight, that OF SigeF> Majors,
with twenty men and one piece of artillery. killed
thirty FIVE seces>onists at one fire, with the loss
of only two of our men
-Adjutant Cunningham, of the 35th Indiana,
the lst Irish. arrived in the city Yesterday. His
friends were happy TO greet him. bis regiment
Is now in the advance. occupying the post OF
honor. at Columbia, Tennessee. some forty miles
south of Nashville.
Lieutenant " c. Elkn. Quartermaster OF
this post. started for Nashville in charge of near
zoe recruits for the 9th 9Th, 10Th. 18th, 18th,
29lh, 3Oth and 39th regiments We learn this