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Besides their wearing apparel, nearly every man carried a bundle containing bed clothes or extra clothing. Some of these bundles were large and burdensome. A dozen or so had their trunks, and, like the elephant, they carried them with them as they marched along. We noticed one man with a frying pan, another with an iron teakettle, and a boyish fellow with a sack of about twenty-live pounds of coffee.Here and there you might distinguish a man or two who hod the appearance of being intelligent and educated, but these were noted exceptions. For the large mass of these men were of that class whom a “watch stutter, or “confidence man, would select as victims for delusion. They had every appearance of being men who had been duped iuto joining the rebel army, in the oelief that they were fighting for their liberties, and that northern men were endeavoring to take their rights away from them.WHAT THEY SAID.They entered freely iuto conversation with the bystanders, and answered, good naturedly, all quesiions that were not impertiuent. These answers were, in some cases, funuv. One of our citizens asked one, “Where's Floyd? “Ob! says secesh, “He left us—he couldn’t stand the racket. Another in reply to a question as to how he came to volunteer, eaid, “Ho you really want to know, sah. “Yea. “Well, said the prisoner, “It was because I was a d—d fool. While they were in the cars one was so indiscreet aB to put his head out of the window and halloo for Jeff. Davis. Due of hie comrades immediately rebuked him, by knocking him down, remarking “You must not halloo for Jeff. Davie here He’s sold us out, and these people are treating us kindly, and I guess we’ll get along pretty well. They all 'speak well of the officers and guards that accompanied them, and say they were never better treated.After being marched out to camp Morton, they were selected out by companies and assigned to quarters. About 125 of them are non-commissioned officers, and the remainder privates. ^WHERE THEY ARE FROM.These men belong to the following companies and regiments:1st Mississippi—26 men of Co. A, 25 of Co. B, 43 of Co. C, 28 of Co. D, 27 of Co. E, 32 ot Co. F, 23 of Co. G, 34 of Co. H, and 21 of Co. K. 3rd Mississippi—58 of Co. K, and 66 of Co. F. 4tb Mississippi-—60 of Co. A, 46 of Co. B, 54 of Co. C, 53 of Co. D, 45 of Co. E, 64 of Co. F, 50 of Co. G, 48 of Co. H, 60 of Co. I, and 55 ot Co. K.Colmbe’s Tennessee Battalion—60 of Co. A, 48 of Co. B, 53 of Co. C, 40 of Co. D, and 25 of Co. E.41st Tennessee—49 of Co. B.21st Alabama—9 men.Capt. Melton’s Kentucky Cavalry—26 men. These troops have seen but little over three months’ service.The United States officer in charge of them was Capt. E. Hyatt, of the 20th Ohio, who accompanied them with a small guard all the.way from Fort Donelson.THE SECOND TRAIN,Which had left Cairo on Friday morning, reached here about seven o’clock on Saturday evening. The prisoners brought by it wereabout 400 of the 53d Tennessee, 176 of the 26th Tennessee, 25 of Mansfield’s Tennessee Cavalry, and 300 of the 8th Kentucky. The escort consisted of 80 men of the 51 at Illinois,^ ^ runder command of Capt. J. W. McWilliams. They reached Camp Morton about eight o’clock, and were soon placed in comfortable quarters.OTHER ARRIVALS.During Saturday night and Sunday morning two other trains arrived, under the escort of troops of the 9th and 12th Illinois regiments. The prisoners were quartered in the Union and Cincinnati depots till morning. About ten o’clock on Sunday morning those in the Union Depot were inarched up to Camp Morton and turned over to Col. Nicklen, wbo soon assigned them permanent quarters.*— These prisoners were about 200 of the 41st Tennessee regiment (from Middle Tennessee),1 and 125 of the 26th Tennessee, from East* • 9 * .Tennessee.Those in the Cincinnati Depot, about 800, were sent to Lafayette. They were from Alabama and Tennessee.X aUHDAT AT CAMP MORTOlf., We viSited ihe prisoners’ quarter* on Bun-Lieutenant Colonel, Thomas J. Lucas, Law-rencehurgh.Major, Joel Wolf, Ilushville.Adjutant, Robert Conover, Shelbyvilla. Quartermaster, Henry B. Hill, Carthage. Surgeon, 1-21 ins Fisher, Richmond.Assistant. Surgeon, Geo. F. Chittenden, Anderson.Chaplain, Edward Jones, Aurora.Captain, Thoa A. McFarland, Co. A, Shel-bvvillc.%•John S, Lee, Co. B, Richmond.J as. Perry Gillespie, Co. C, New Albany.John C. McQuiston, Co P, Morris. John M. Orr, Co. E, Conuersville. Paul J, Beachbard, Co, F, Rush-aaaaaville.uA. G, Dennis, Co. G, Lawrence-burgh.fillWm. JudlCns, Co. II, Fairland. John A. Platter, Co. I, Aurora. A. J. Hawn, Co. K, Greencastle.47th regiment.tiitaaColonel, James R. Slack, Huntington.Lieut, Colonel, Milton S. Robinson, Anderson.Major, Samuel S. Mickle, Decatur. Adjutant, Marion P; Evans, Tipton. Quartermaster, Geo. Nichol, Anderson. Surgeon, James L. Dicken, Wabash. -Assistant Surgeon, James R. Mills, Hunt-aJug ton.* Chaplain, Samuel W. Sawyer, Marion.Captain, John A. McLaughlin, Co. A, Indianapolis.Captain, Louis H, Goodwin,Co. B, Wabash.Esaias Dailey, Co. C, Adams Co. James R. Bruner, Co. I), Wabash. Jacob Winterode, Co. E, Antioch.Sextus H. Shearer, Co. F, Hunt-«ington.John T. Robinson, Co. G, Anderson.Samuel J. Keller, Co. H,Bluffton. Joshua W. Boweraock, Co. I, Wabash.Ellison C. llill, Co. K, Tipton.—The Evansville Journal learns that the lock on Green River at Rochester, which the rebels partaiJIy destroyed, can be repaired without delay, and at comparatively trifling expense. The work of destruction was performed in a very imperfect manner; and a gentleman who inspected the iock on Wednesday, says it can be repaired in three days. We presume this will be done at once, and Government stores sent directly to Bowling Green.—The 63d Regiment, Col. John S. Williams, in camp at Covington, has been ordered to this place to guard the prisoners.atiaa—A Vanosdol, Sergeant Major of the 3d Regiment Indiana Cavalry, has been promoted to Captain of one of the companies of tho regiment now in Kentucky.—At Newport, Kentucky, in the case of Lieutenant Colonel lie fire n, indicted with Colonel Moody for duelling, the evidence being the same as that of the latter, the jury returned a verdict of guilty and find the defendant $250.Petitions signed by the jury and a number of prominent cit'zens have been forwarded to the Governor, asking for the release of the parties from the imposition of the fines recorded against them.Washington’s Birth Day was duly observed on Saturday. The Masonic Hall was crowded to listen to the Farewell Address andthe other exercises. The cannon boomed its national salute. All the stores, banks, and public offices were closed in honor of the day. In the even|Mraf6rthe?pihy jst the^heatern.n. Dodd, 1ton’s Farewell Address. It was a perfect raking of that great production.—Gen. A. Stone was in the city on Saturday, having arrived from Munfordsville. Here ports that Gen. Mitchell's di vision had reach-a point only fifteen miles south of Bowling Green; that McCook’s division was marching forward and a large force would overtake Gen. Mitchell’s division in a day or two, when the whole body would move upon Nashville. Our forces by the way of Cumberland river will, doubtless, reach Nashville before the land forces, at this rate.• —Geo. Rhodius, of the 21st Indiana, Col. James W. McMillan, is now in the city. He reports the 21st in “tip top condition, both in health and spirits, although the boys would rather be in more active service. The 21st, we understand, will compose a part of Hemtzelman’s expedition, destined for some part of the Southern Atlantic coast.70T W. R. day for the d river where th tioned. All d left at Quarto o’clock to-day, tributed. He steamer CourbTuesday nigh' Haute train. ' one day. The Evansville is i.#??** Dot, nc beautiful piny Christinas sic Hearth, in v. teresting wife the leading cl Metropolitan t gone to eorrsie piece, with al appointments has been enga, to personate i He will, no doNotice.—Al here, or wbict will be for war Gov. Morton,o City, near Caii and sick India More supplii diem, and th' battles soon ex friends of our lt;ties are reques tions marked * ermaster Gemticable by the will be brough the articles toSiDu. S. ] tinguished Cla napolis, can be 10 North Miss: of the State Hi In every tow aicians of natui to the small v reputation of t be—successful have numerou and reliable other places te in cases wherlt; have utterly li of diseases the successful in poisonous drut cases free of cl not be present ately made fro better be preslt; without produ feb24 lwLiberality Staff and Co Regiment, C Drum and Fi musician, Mi lard Stowe! and they mi Music Store.’ exquisitely blt; beautifully in white and bli hoops. Milifinest snstrur to this State.pST Mrs. O' ware street, is the piano, and more pupils, i those wishing and one wortwould be beati sight and has support.Fine S ert and Tea SGold Pens and Bracelets; Cbi just received, each, at the (Meridian sires Call and take? * 4non a i d Wisclt;
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Indianapolis Daily Journal
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Mon, Feb 24, 1862
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