Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-26

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MILITARY IrEMs.-Brig. Gen. Harrow
was IN the city yesterday morning, en-
route to the Army of the Cumberland,
he having been ordered to report to Gen
Grant
Col. J. P. Baird, of the S5th Indiana,
left for Terre Haute yesterday morning,
and3will return to his command, near
TullAhonia, Tenn, in day or two
Col J. ". Foster, of the Goth, left
yesterday morning for Cincinnati, on
business. He has a furlough of thirty
days.
Capt. Tom Williamson was in the city
over Sunday, and returned to Vincsnnes
yesterday. His company of cavalry now
number about $50 men, and expect to go
to Indianapolis in day or two.
We hope to see a gold or silver leaf on
Toms shoulders when We meet again.
1t would be but Justice to brave
and meritorious officer.
a number of recruits for old and new
regiments were sent forward yesterday
morning Also a number of deserters
wearing iron bracelets.
A special dispatch from Indianapolis
to the Louisville Journal, of Friday,
says that since November Indiana has
sent forty thousand recruits to old regi-
ments. While veteran regiments return
to recruit, their places are kept full by
recruits for the old regiments remain
ing Lieutenant Colonel Hayes, of the
Dist Indiana, has recruited and sent to
the field in the last few months 457 men
for his regiment of heavy artillery, now
stationed at New Orleans
Maj. Gen. Negley was in Louisville on
Friday, on his way to the front
The large number of General and
field officers now on their way to the
front, indicates speedy opening of the
Spring campaign.
The defalcations of rebel Quarter
master, to the tune of FIVE millions, rath-
er surpasses anything on the Federal
side.
Two hundred conscripts for the 9th
and 9th New Hampshire regiments
passed through Louisville, on Wednes-
day, to join their regiments. They are
from Concord, n. H.
The Ist Missouri Colored Regiment, a
thousand strong, left St Louis, Thurs
day, for New Orleans. AS they marched
through the streets, says the Democrat,
with banners flying, music sounding,
and bayonets cleaning, crowds of spec
tators gathered to gaze upon the impos-
ing spectacle. The regiment presented
a fine appearance, and will no doubt do
good service in thefeld. 10y
CT Kimball, Indiana Military Agent
at New Orleans, arrived at Indianapolis,
on Friday with seventy Indiana sick
and wounded soldiers from the hospitals
down the river. They came up on the
steamer City Belle, which arrived at
Cairo on Thursday, ON the return from
New Orleans DIR, Wood, who was in
charge Of the expedition. was expected
to arrive on Saturday
Nearly all the deserters from the
Army ofzthe Cumberland have been re
covered, and of late, We are informed
very few soldiers have deserted.
twenty-five insane soldiers were sent
to Washington from Louisville few
days since, HI VeTEv
Several officers on the Court-martia
now in session at Louisville have beer
ordered to join their regiments. Theil
places viii be filed from the Invalid
Corps-a good move. f<
General Kimball has returned to Littl
Rock by order of the War Department
Major General Hancock has been au
thSrized to increase his army corps i
Pennsylvania to $4,000 men for specis
service, and has already issued a stirin
proclamation to the people of that Stat
on the subject.
"a The paragraph recently publishe
in some Of the Indiana papers, that on
hundred and fifty men of the six month
Indiana Volunteers had died from exp,
sure and starvation while on the wa
from Tazewell, Tennessee, to Camp Ne
son, Ky, was a grand canard Near
all the men sent back have arrived I
Indianapolis within a few days and al
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There is great revival of religic
progressing among the soldiers of Il
SD Indiana regiment.
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ONE OF rHEM,-One of the most co
spicuous members Of the 18th Regime
Indiana Volunteers, is Sergeant XII
patrick, of Princeton, Gibson count
who has carried the colors through