Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-24

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Tag ELEVENTH ISUIAyA.-This famous
regiment arrived in indianapolis On
Tuesday from New Orlesus ria New
York city, where they gave the deuizen,
a specimen Of their drill, which ELECTED
the most uubounded praise from the
press Of that city The Stafs SentiHef
gives the following brief sketch Of their
history made during the war.
The history Of the lib regiment is
1rim full Of interest 10 the general read
er, sat more especially IS il 80 to The cit.
liens Of indianapolis, who, regarding It
az representative Of the Capital of the
State in the war for the restoration Of
the Union, have watched its course with
pride through the tolls Of the biVOuac and
the march, and the perils Of the battle
field One Of the first to enter the ser
vice under the call Of the President for
Is 900 men. IL at once obtained an en-
viable reputation for thorough discipline
and perfection in drill which it has
maintained steadily under the three
months and the thIee years organiza-
Notwithstanding all competitors.
Adjutant General Wallace, the FIRST
Colonel Of the eleventh, it will be re-
membered, on the organization Of the
three months troops, threw together 8
number of independent companies, which
had been well drilled, and vas appointed
q command the regiment thus formed
His own famous company, the Craw-
louisville, ZoSayes, Capt Elston, was Of
the numbers FIVE companies under
Captains Foster, Darnail, Robinson,
Rugg and Fahnestock, we're from this
city, two under Capts Haml and Smith,
we're from Tefre Haute, and the other
twO companies were, one from Upton
under Captain Ed I. Wallace, Gnd one
from Charlottesville under Captain Carr.
We ali remember how the "Zouaves, as
the regiment was called. at once took
the foremost rank in the Union army for
their admirable drill. We have neither
time nor space to speak Of their service =
IL il sufficient 10 say that they returned
when their term II service had expired
with the praise their superior officers
mingling with that Of their crowds Of
friends
Ia "a lus., 1861, the regiment vas re
organized for the three years service
There had been some changes. Major
Charles y. Wood was appointed TO ihe
regular army, and was succeeded by
Capt Robinson Capt Foster mos
General FOSTER was promoted TO ma
( joriiy in the 18th, and was succeeded By
Capt George Batter, Major Robinson b
/ Capt Fred knefiier, and Capt Faehn
! stock by Capt Lyman The field anC
staff under the second organization Wal
as follows: Colonel Lewis Wallace, Lieu
tenant Colonel George f. McGinnis, Ma
jor William / II. Robinson, Adlutau
( Daniel MeCauley Quartermaster JOSEPH
/ l. Pope, Surgeon Thomas W Fry, IS
sistant Surgeon John c. Thompson
+ Chaplain Henry - llibben The com
panies were commanded by Captain
I Butler, Lyman, Hamill, Smith, Rugg
Wallace, Carr, Kneiiler, Elston au,
| Daruali
The regiment was oFderedt0 Pudueah
Ky, and at that point joined the force o
/ Gen Grant fof the reduction Of the fort
on the Tennessee and Cumberland riv
I crs Col Wallace had been in thl
meantime promoted, aud Col McGinni
lad succeeded him in the command -
/ Tho distinguished part taken By the I'll
IA the battle at Fort Donelson IL famil
lar to every indianian. From thence
with Grants victorious column il wen
/ up the Tennessee, aud with Wallace III
vision drsve back the rebel hosts on tht
field OF Shiloh, during the second day
fight After the evacuation Of Corinth
the lth with Wallaee's division marche,
u Memphis aud remained in that region
antil the Fieksburg expedition wa
formed. Throughout that brilliant cam
paign, so prolific Of glorious results t,
the Union arms, il acted eonspieuoui
part At Champion Hill, it charged
rebel battery, drove back and routed il
support of three regiments, and captured
the guns In every fight and ever,
/ skirmish, the same steadiness and plucl
was exhibited The llth. as at Donel
son and Shiloh, always moved onward
Z FbthbtAohst utssTfeu ana wen earned
had taken place McGinnis the accom-
/ pished soldier and chivalrous gentle
man, had been made Brigadier, an,
was succeeded By Adjutant McCauley.-
Capt Darnah was promoted FIRST to Ma
jor and then to Lieutenant Colonel. an,
Capt Butler had succeeded to the Ma
jority These are the regimental officer
now
From the busy and bloody scene
around Viekshurg the regiment was or
dered to New Orleans, and it is suffieien
to say that it has been actively engage,
/ in all the movements made during il
stay in the Department of the Gulf, auC
returns from there with fresh laurels en-
twined with those it won on the bank,
Of the Cumberland and Tennessee anC
amid the wooded hills around the faller
stronghold Of the Mississippi.
Battle scarred-tried in the Gre ans
! proven TO be true gold--the gallant me,
of the llth return, after an absence o
over two years, TO pass few days with
their families and friends. That thos.
DAYS Of rest may be days of happiness
is the ardent wish Of every citizen Of In
dianapolis. The greeting they viii re
ceive will be from the heart