Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-09-26
The Eleventh Indiana on Review.


The Eleventh Indiana Oh Review.
The Indianapolis Journal Of Saturday
has the following.
From private letter from John r.
at New Orleans, to his father
in this city, we learn that some grand
military displays have been made in that
city of late, BY the old Eleventh Indiana
on one occasion, and the whole Thir-
teenth Army Corps on another. The
latter was reviewed on the 9th inst-by
Gen. Grant, accompanied by Banks and
stsf The letter says that Grant called
Banks particular attention to the Elev-
enth. This regiment and the First Regu-
lars are Sieing with each other for the
championship in marching and manual I
of arms. When the Regulars passed the /
people, all said, "that can't be beat;
when the Eleventh came they said that |
is just as good.
a few DAYS after, the Eleventh was in
vited by Banks to leave their camp and
90 to the city for dress parade in Co
| liseum Souare. The invitation was &C
cepted; the parade was given, and wit
messed by one of the largest. crowds ever
assembled to see dress parade of a sim
gle regiment The regiment was CON-
nlimented by Gems Banks and Thomas.
A full account of the parade appeared
in the New Orleans Delta of the 9Th
inst, from which we copy the following,
remarking, first, that the Delta is allu-
sion to Col Dan Macauley as .''vete-
eran" will be highly appreciated by our
citizens here, where it is wellAknown
that it is only little more than ''old
enough to vote.
There was a large concourse of our
citizens last evening at Coliseum Square
to view the promised dress parade Of one
of the most celebrated regiments of
Western troops-the well known Elev-
enth Indiana-whose deeds in the field
, are familiar to all who keep themselves
posted in the history of the present war.
When we arrived on the ground we
) found the regiment already at open order
T with General Washburne and Adjutant
S General Thomas observaut and honored
: spectators in their front.
The veteran Colonel Alacauley was in
command, and seemed proud of the
e splendid exhibition of drill given by the
men. The manual of arms was gone
through without the omission of a single
command, and in style which showed
not only long and careful instruction
II by the subordinate officers, but an intel
IF ligent and active esprit de corps on tn
70 part of the men.
. The command of ground arms wa
executed with a precision which Gale
lie forth the praise of every spectator, tina
le being, of course, the most noticeable c
" any of the movements, but we were pal
" ticularly pleased with the CORRECTNESS
with which the Fright shoulder shift,
Sc was executed by every man in the line
s. as this position is so frequently slurre
OF over, even by regulars The charg
a. bayoGets' was very well done, an
. pleased a majority of the beholders al
Is parently even more than the return
at the shoulder although the execute
be Of the latter, by this regiment, showed u
m more than any thing else, the care whic
= has been taken by the officers of tt
ne Eleventh to avoid that carelessness 4
,e- detail which so often creeps into tt
drilling of the best corps. y. 81 45s.ss
he Every one on the ground was we
e pleased, particularly those who, fro
VI military experience, were able to vie
er- with critical eye the execution of Il
tn different commands The time of Il
,e- motions was well kept-de6nite and d
in tinct-and this is the clue to. all goo
- drilling 80 a.as
OF The manner in which the comman
n were given was also admirable, and !
vi fused, by its very tone, the proper spir
mn and promptness of execution on II
ife Dered, Is one OF the. oIdesG4 regiments
vi the service, bearing the honorable sea
of of many an arduous mpaign and ma
a hard-fought battle Entering t
10 service at first for three months, und
get lead of Colonel (now Maior-Gener.
-as Lew. Wallace, at the end of this tel
de- they again volunteered for three yea
- and after the promotion of their popul
20 Colonel (now Brigadier- GeneraD n
led Ginnis, who at present commands t
zen brigade to which they belong, in Genei
the Hoyey' division of Grant army. Tn
inn have been everywhere where hard knoc
were to be received and laurels VIC
OF and they are now seeking fresh tria
ole confident, from what they have done,
i'm what they can yet do.