Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-07-03
THE RECEPTIONS SATURDAY.
ANOTHER OVATION I

Saturday afternoon the Thirty 9TH, Isenty
eighth, SIXTY 9Th and One Hundred and First
Regiments and Twelfth Battery were received
at the State House stand by the authorities Al.
though Governor Morton had been confined 10
his room for some DAYS past. and vas yet quite
uuwell. be nevertheless addressed the men,
briefly aud appropriately. few words OF vel.
come. referring 20 their achievements sol
diers in the past. aud trusting The future would
prove them 20 be ~ good citizens as they had
been faithful and heroic soldiers. lie congratula-
ted them upon their return. and thanked them, 10
behalf Of the people of the State for the services
thor bad rendered the country in iis direst hour
OF peril They bad come home 70 enjoy the
blessing OF a Government which they by their
own valof had guaranteed 90 lie perpetnity
They could not be forgotten 80 long as there re-
NAMED love Of patriotism aud admiration for
their heroic deeds The Governor spoke with
difficulty and after few words Of advice TO the
men, bid them = farewell. aud retired from the
stand
The Governor was followed by Hovey. Who.
like Rienzi. didn't come hero TO talk. e 10
make a speech. for which truth Horey shall have
the credit The Major General l. like veaera-
BILE lady we once knew. who had alwaysa supply
OF advice. and never lost an opportunity 10 en-
Join upon all the necessity OF needing her admo
nitions but who was never disturbed in her equi
uimity IL her good Offices were disregarded. con
soling herself with the reflection that she had
done her duty The astute NJ. q like a tender
parent, has lively interest In the future welfare
Of the soldiers. aud counses them TO adhere to
! the path OF tecttude and eschew eyil-vote for
no one but soldier. aud never trust Demo
| crat, they are. in his own refined mother =
tongue, damned beasts"
The radiance Of this military luminary il de-
cidedly dazzling. aud all We regret Is that his
sphere Of greatness and goodness Is constrained
.H.n -. IL.
are seldom 20 be met with He should be made
| the President of an Orphan Asylum, or intru.t
90 with the interests OF home for dilapiiated
females, where his philaurophy would not
waste its sweetness on the desert air" Bene
VIOLENT man He should be a contributor TO the
Sunday Visitor.
+ Lieutenant Governor Baker read a condensed
history Of the regiments, which We give below
and was followed by some Of the commanding
officers 10 response The irrepressbe and IN
-ubjugaied Lozer performed his part Of the
ceremony IN hs usual satisfactory style With
out the Chaplain in fac;. this matter OF reception
would be tedious. aud more like the o0sequies Of
some defuuct friend or brother" than all oya-
ton 10 the gallant men returning In triumph TO
their homes. after encountering the greatest
obstacles aud achieving the most glorious results
recorded ia the worlds history. A few mellow
and inspiring airs breathed gently through -onor
/
TWELFTH BATTERY.
Vas organized ut Jacksonville. aud mustered
into The service January 25;h. 1862. AT ludisnap-
oils: left the following month. under Capt Ster
ling. for Louisville, and assigned temporarily
70 Thomas division of Buells army, aud with il
proceeded 20 Nashville thence to Pittsburg
Landing, Coriuth. Miss Stevenson Ala AMI
from thence back to Nashville aud was doing
/ garrison duty at Fort Negley when attacked by
| Z La hai ufHa Rem ftri.l
IL participated in the various engagements ia tho
vicinity of Chattanooga. Ia October aud Novem.
Der. 1869. and also took an active part in the
battles before Nashville on the 18th and 10th
| Of December, 1864; u returns with $50 men for
muster out
TWENTY EIGHTH REGIMENT, FIRST CAVALRY
The detachment was organized at Little Rock
on the 3ist day of August, 1864. and were Or.
defed on duty nj Pine Bluff. Arkansas Ga
September l0th were ordered on n scout, aud
after n severe engagement with the enemy. were
compelled TO fall back, losing eight men wounded
and prisoners. Jan. were ordered to report to
| Brigadier General McGinnis Mt the mouth OF
White river. Arkansas. where they remained un
ill Goth March, and were ordered TO ST. Charles
a party OF ten men. sent out to repair the tel
egraph line, were ambushed by the enemy, Que
man killed, three wounded, aud six taken pris
onera. On Oath day Of June. were ordered to re
port at indianapolis for final muster out and pay
ment One hundred aud twenty-five men and
three officers.
THIRTY WITH REGIMENT
Was organized M Indianapolis, as the First
Irish, and mustered into service December III
1861; marched into Kentucky. and remained at
Bardstown few weeks. and ordered TO Nash
Vile. where it arrived in Aprii. 1862; was in the
campaign against Bragg, at the battle Of Stone
| River. where il lost l56 men gu, of $50. rank
and flo. engaged. and in all the battles under
General Rosecrans. at Ringgold and at Chcka
msuga In December. 1863, the regiment re-
enlisted. and returned TO the State on veteran
furlough After It's return to the field. pariici
pated in all the battles of the Georgia campaign
At kenesaw. on the Goth of June, Major Dufiicy
in command OF the regiment. was killed; partic-
pated in the battles of Franklin and Nashville
The regiment took part in every battle fought
by the Army OF the Cumberland.
SIXTY FIFTH REGIMENT.
Was organized az Evansville and mustered
into the service on the 18th and 20,h of August.
1862 and at once moved tn Henderson. XIV On
the 9th, attacked rebel regiment under Adam
Johnson, and. after some fighting, took posses
sion OF Msdisonvile. Ky. rhe regiment was
then distributed in different portions Of the State
10 watch guerrilla parties. until August, 1863.
when i, ordered to Glasgow, XIV. They
moved from Glasgow into East Tennessee, ar
irving at Knoxville September 1863. Septem
Der 5. ordered expedition up the val
ley, aud captured one train OF cars, two locomo
tiyes &C. Had severe skirmish near Zollicoffer
on the 10Th, and fight at Blountsvie on ths
22i, losing fifteen killed and wounded. Was
engaged az Rhes.own October IL. and again
at Brownsville October IA: at Walker Ferry
December l. and in a fight with Longstreet a,
Beans Station, December Ia. in which latter
engagement the regiment lost heavily in killed,
wounded and prisoners Had a fight at Dan
bridge. Tenn . on the l7th day OF January. 1864
Was in the battle OF Ressca. Nay Ia. 1864, and
| all the battles and skirmishes of that campaign
Took a prominent part in the campaign against
Hood. including the battles at Columbia, Flank
lin and Nashville. In January. 1865, the regi-
ment was removed 90 Wilmington. n. c., ami
participated in the attack on Fort Anderson
Was afterward moved TO Greensboro aud Ra
leigh a, which place hey were mustered out.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST REGIMENT
Was organized in the Eleventh Congressional
/ District. and mustered into service September
7th, 1862 and left Immediately thereafter for
Covington. Kentucky, where it remained until
September 23i, when it was ordered 10 Lou
isvile. where il was assigned to the
| Thirty third Brigade, Tenth Division, Army OF
the Ohio OCTOBER lst marched 10 MaIvllle.
Kentucky thence to Spring field. Crab Orchard
&c arriving at Murfreesboro November Sd:
from thence 70 Glasgow. Kentucky and Harris
Vile, Tennessee. December 26,h marched in
pursui; of John Morgan. and returned on the 81
Of January. 1868. to Murireesboro. On Feor-