Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-28

We have heretofore alluded to tie work now IN
pres. from the pen Of the Rev DAviD srRvss
SOY, cillei "Indiana's Roll Of Honor The
frat volume i nearly completed and will soon be
issued. Is the work progresses, IT. character
and scope j. fully developed To lndianians.
II will be invaluable IL not only gives the his.
tory Of every regiment raised in the State. from
It's organization 10 tho present time its
marches. skrmishes and baitles-but il traces
the campaigns in which regiments from this State
have participated. giving spirited sketches of the
exciting scenes of the war. and truthful pictures
OF the country over which our army has passed.
We have read the proof sheets Of several Of the
campaigns. and found them Of unusual interest
The style is beautiful. the descriptions graphic.
and there is every evidence throughout the pages
that the author has not sacrificed truth for mere
effect.
IL is not partisan work The aim is to show
10 a condensed form what Indiana and Indianians
have done in the war The record is one of
which the State may well DO proud The truth
fui history is all that is wanted. and this
Mr.. Stevenson will give. He has spared neither
labor nor expense in gathering material for his
work. and he has arranged il and thrown il into
form with eminent ability. There thousands
of facts and incidents grouped in the book that
cannot be obtained in any other work, and they
are related in manner that cannot fail to delight
the reader
IL will be remembered that Mr. STEVENSON. as
Cfata Iikrar;.n waa dtfoctad nv tho / tatu
to prepare for publication list of the names and
services OF all the soldiers from this State who
have died since the war commenced. with bio
graphical sketches Of the most distinguished
Carrying out the spirit OF this order and in justice
to the living as well as the dead. Mr.. STEVENSON
determined to make the record. instead of a mere
list Of names, dates and events, n complete his
tory Of the part our State has taken in the war.
The campaigns ia the work followed out
from their opening to their close, and appended
To each are the histories of the Indiana regiments
engaged in them. Thus the three months cam
pagu in Western Virginia closes with the separate
history OF each OF the three months regiments
the campaigns the Potomac and the Peninsula
by the histories of the regiments engaged there
and so on to the close. Where regiments have
engaged in different campaigns, their historic,
follow one the other, but in a manner not to
make it a tedious repetition of similar scenes.
OF the ability and comn,endable fairness shown
in the work we cannot speak too highly. The
aim OF the author is to do justice to the soldiers
satisfied that in doing so, honor will be reflected
upon the State Those who hope for partisan
bias in the work will be disappointed. 1t is
military history and nothing more Some of tn,
pretended histories of the but little bet
ter than political essays. This one leaves tn
pArtsans to truckle and trade at the hastings ,anc
follows the soldier in his glorious career through
the privations of tie camp and the perils of III,
battle field. 1t is a work that should be in IN,
possession of every family in the State, and W.
have no doubt it will be. for however We ma,
differ as to the conduct of the war, we all have
common interest that the record of the heroisu
Of our State should be full and complete.