Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-03-23

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VETERAN TROOPS WELCOMED

ye.,.-t.v At about IL O'Clock, the Eleventh
Indiana arrived in this city on Their return from
the ..,t Of war The regiment disemoarked AZ
the east end Of Washington street ano marcneo
through the city. Everywhere were banners us
,I.,es and ON All hands the conquering heroes
were greeted with cheers OF welcome. never
vet has such a feeling ran throughOu, TINS entire
commuritv a. that which mhnhesteo itsei' fe-
terday. And the reason was ihat from inc pr
waite to the colonel. brave heart beat uhoer a
patriotic breast
Distinguished men has this regiment given to
the country. Major General Wallace, General
McGinniss Gen Foster. and others are among
the number. But like their officers the men are
every one of them heroes
Marching down Washington street. ladies'
waving them greeting. the regiment Matted IN
front of Metropolitan Hall and went through n
drill Thousands OF persons witnessed Il They
had been giving such exhibitions on their route
home We quote from the New \ ork Herald in
regard to their drill in that city:
The Eleventh Indiana Regimen, Colonel
Macauley, which arrived in this city on Thurs
day last. gave an exhibition drill at the CITY Hall
Park Yesterday afternoon. There has not ever
been ANYTHING equal TO it in this vicinity After
the formation Of the regiment the manual of
arms and bayOnet exercise were gone through
with There were large number of persons
present in tho Park, WHO cheered loudly and clap
ped their hands they Witnessed the beautiful
evoutions Of the occasion. The drill occupied
but few minutes"
The regiment stopped a couple of DAYS at Kew
West on their return home There were num-
Der OF English and French men Of war lying
there. At request they gave dress parade,
which was witnessed by the officers Of the re
spective fleets After their parade, they went
through their skirmsh drill, which was pro-
nouhced by the English officers 20 he the finest
thing they had ever seen. An old English Cap
tain publicly admitted that they beat the crack
/ regiments in Her Majestys service This Is a
compliment indeed. when any Euglishman ad
mits that the Codstream Guards can be beat
| We give another extract from New York
/ paper with regarp To the gallant III tn:
THE regiment at several times has given ex
/ hbtions. OF it, proficiency in the manual u
arms and bayonet exercise It's parade in pres
ence of General Banks. Adiutant General
] Thomas aud Others in New Orleans. was spoken
of IN the most complimentary terms From this
regiment nave sprung one Major General-Lew
! Wallace-and two Brigadier Generals-viz: Gen
| G. r. McGinnis and Sanford Foster, who was
| formerly one OF the Captains. and who is now
commanding division before Charleston. IL j:
now commanded by Col. Daniel Macauey. :
young aud gallant soldier. formerly citizen %
/ Buffalo. All Indanian by adoption.
The men are all young and in their prime, no
more than half a dozen being married.
They have fought through Virginia, MARYLAND
Kentucky. Mississippi, Tennessee. Arkansas
| Missouri and Louisiana. and when they get HON,
will have passed around the Confederacy, alie
fighting through it.
| They have all re-eulisted with few excep-
tons Their enlistment dates from Decembel
| 18th
We evil just here mention that the presen
Colonel of the Eleventh is native of Buflllo. New
! York and. from m humble position. returnin:
with honorable promotion. his old associates wer
proud TO take him bv the hand and do him honor
A PEI feet triumph was the regiments stay il
| Buffalo.
After the drill yesterday in front Of the Me
! tropoltan the regiment formally received "A
the State House Captain Farquhar and Genera
Darlington, in the absence OF the Governor
addressed them. Colonel McCauley and Chaplain
Hbben replied.
/ The ladies' of Indianapolis the Union, an
the glorious old flag. appropriately remem
bered in cheer upon cheer.
The ceremonies closed with cheers on tn
part of citizens present for the invincibI
Eleventh
We understand that Tonight grand banoue
will be given the regiment AT Military Hall Gu
most prominent citizens will be there to welcom
them.