Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-06
Military Items.

- Col Which has buried fourteen of his
men up to this date. since his fgh, ON Green
river.
- Since Gen. Dumont issued his proclama-
ton at BardstOwn Ky, Gen. Buell. has issued
General Order. prohibiting proclamatons or
other similar addresses to the public, by Gener-
ais or other subordinate officers in his Depart
nent
- Tux LATE FIeHT AT ALLEGHESr.-We
give the following letter. published in the Logaps-
port PhGros. 1t seems to be an impartial ac-
count by a soldier:
CHEAT MOUNTAIN SUMMIT
December Is, 1861.
AMOS CHILcoTT-Dear Brother: | received
yours of the Sd to day. | was glad to hear from
you, and to know that you were all well. ! am
well but almost worn out with fatigue and expo
sure We have Just returned from the blOOdieSt
battle that has been fought in this campaign. We
started at o'clock p NJ. to attack the rebels on
the Allegheny Mountains, about thirty miles dis
taDt. We marched to the Green Briar camp,
where halted until ii O'Clock p NJ. when We
again fell into line, and proceeded on our long
and tiresome journey. Our force consisted of
l 500 men, and no artillery.
The 9Th and two hundred of the Cd Virginia
attacked them in the rear. under command Of
Colonel Moody and Major John Milroy. General
MilrOy attacked them in front with parts of the
25th and 32d Ohio and 18th Indiana We at
tackled them on Friday morning about eight
O'Clock. The 9Th charged on them aud almost
reached their breastworks, when Captain Madden
of Company A, who leading the charge. fell
MORALLY wounded. The rebels then opened fire
on US so furiously that our Colonel ordered Us 20
fall lat on our faces, which saved, Ibelieve. hun
dreds of lives; Notwithstanding. ses eral of our
men fell, some killed and some wounded The
! fight lasted six hours, during which time twelve
of regiment were killed and about fifteen
wounded. The Virginians fought bravely and
suffered considerable loss. | suppose the entire
/ loss our side in killed, wounded and missing,
will amount TO one hundred and fifty
Several OF our boys fell within few feet Of me-
1t was a horrible sight indeed. The balls few
around thick hail. ]. Banta and both es-
capped unhurt; but perhaps We are only spared I'M
til the next engagement. Let this be as il may,
| L am ready to follow the stars and stripes up to
the lannon's mouth into their forts.
/ felt that ] would fall when we were advanc-
| ing, for / did not see how / could escape their
balls. They shot well, and had we not fell down
we would undoubtedly have been killed, / think.
| The rebels lost more than We did. We
killed two of their Colonies and number Of their
officers We were obliged to retreat the best we
could. The rebel force was about 5000
We never closed our eyes to sleep from We'd
nesday night until Saturday morning at clock.
J. CmLooTT.
! The great American eagle has come out of
the Slidell controversy like a chicken cock after
| a rain storm-head down and tail half mast
ErGnsriiie Journal.
1 We concur in the above and will add that it
looks like whipped cock with his comb feathers
up, squaking with fear and hunting for place
hide n-T'erre HaUte Journal.
! The regiment of Col Mullen is comfortably
quartered in the large building of Keyt Strader.
on Water street, where the rest of the regiment
will be gathered Just as soon as the companies are
full We regret TO learn that Col Mullen's health
has been poor for few days; he is now. however.
better, and is addressing himself with vgOr TO the
completion of his command.-MadisoR Press.
LIST inst,
The Evansville Journal says: "Col. Budg-
lands cavalry regiment, on it's way from Indiana
polls to Kentucky, did not stop Bedford for the
winter, as reported. 1t is moving. and will strike
the Ohio river near Leavenworth.'
4 CHEERING NEws.-A special dispatch, dated
Washington, January 2. says:
General Mcclellan is better this morning. He
sits up and attends to important business
GEN. McCLELLAs's DIsEAsE.-Gcn. McClel
lan's fever is bilious remittent one. His physi-
clan thinks he will be in the saddle in a fort
night
"A PuFF FOR McCLELLAS.-A Washington
correspondent of of the newspapers says it is
known that Joe johnson frequently said, within
a few years, that Mcclellan had more elements of
a great General than any other man in the
( army.
/. aEa tha
following extract from letter 20 the Lafayette
Courier, dated Camp Hamilton. Va, December
90, 1851:
This Sunday morning, about 6 o'clock. as the
Newport News boat was on her way to the fort
with schooner in tow, and about half way be
tween the two places she observeda gunboat; Ia
king it for one of ours, and paving little or no
attention TO her, until, to the surprise of all
hands, there came a shot from her directly over
the bow Of their boat, then another directly over
her, between the chimney and pilot house. She
cut loose from the schooner in order 10 save her
self, when third passed over her stern, all with
out any damage.
Those left on the schooner put of In the small
boat for the shore-the gunboat coming up and
fastening on 90 the schooner and taking her off
prize. This seems strange work TO be perpetrated
in the midst. NAV say, of a powerful feet and
almost under the guns Of one of the strongest
artificial forts in the world, but il is nevertheless
n fact as il was witnessed by thousands Of Others
as well as myself Then the fun commenced.
One and then another, and finally in all eight
gunboats gave chase, and for an hour or more
the firing very interesting. But The bird had
flown. and perching herself under The guns of
Sewall's Point. bid ours defance. There were
some two hundred shots fred in all. aad the dam
age not worth mentioning. SO ends another of
their sharp tricks Fail particulars may vary