The Daily Gazette Davenport, Iowa Friday Morning August 29, 1862 (Part 1) Regimental Roster Book.-The Legislature, at its last session, passed an act requiring the Adjutant General to make a report, on the first day of January next, of the doings of his office, which is to include, besides proclamations and orders of the President, the Governor and the Federal and State Adjutant Generals, the names, residence, nativity, &c of every officer and private appointed or enlisted, with casualties, &c, happening to each, thus making not only a complete history of the part our State has taken in the war, but a condensed biography of every individual. Of this report, five thousand copies are to be printed. The preparation of this report, in addition to their other duties of course entails a large amount of work on the Adjutant General and his assistants; but they have so systematized their work as to greatly reduce their labor. The regimental roster book, which is to furnish the material for the history of each regiment, is probably the best arranged blank! books that could have been got up for the purpose. It has columns respectively for the number, name, age, place of enlistment or residence (town, county and State), rank, date of order into quarters, of muster into service, and of commission or warrant, promotion and date of the same, when, where and why the individual leaves the service, nature, time and place of casualties, and remarks. One of these large eight quire books is devoted to each regiment, and will be its complete history. The work was planned by Messrs. Noyes and Guthrie, of the Adjutant General's office, and reflects much credit on their business tact and their appreciation of what is wanted by the people-a true history of Iowa's part in the present war. The Liables.-On the inside of to-day's paper will be found a very interesting list to those concerned. It is supposed to include all the male citizens between the ages of 18 and 45 in this township. Anybody who knows himself to be guilty of being within the prescribed limits as to age, and finds his name not published in this list, will of course make it his business to have it put there, while he will also see that his neighbors have a fair show in the lottery. The list embraces 3, 202 names, divided as follows: First Ward-------690 Second Ward---319 Third Ward------304 Fourth Ward----517 Fifth Ward-------325 Sixth Ward-------277 Township outside of corporation---701. These figures include a good many who have already enlisted in the army. The first ward's figures astonish us. 690 is about twice as large as the biggest vote ever cast in the ward. The numbers in the other wars compare as follows with the vote for mayor last spring; Second, 98 more; Third 57 more; Fourth, 151 more; Fifth, 5 more; Sixth 71 more. The whole number in the township is 1,084 larger than was returned last spring; if the same advance holds good throughout the county, the lists will reach 6,000. New Ulm, Minn. Destroyed. The Indian Troubles. St. Paul, August 27. Dispatches have been received this afternoon from Lieut. Gov. Donnelly and Col. Sibley; their forces left St. Peters Tuesday. It is reported Col. Flandreau was obliged to leave New Ulm on Monday. He lost ten in the fight on Saturday. No doubt the town of New Ulm is entirely destroyed. Messages from Fort Abercrombie report Indians in that vicinity hostile. They have murdered several. A stage coach was found on the bank of Red river; it is supposed the driver was killed and horses stolen. Indians in Iowa! A Town Destroyed. Emmett County Invaded. The following dispatches were received yesterday by the Adjutant General: Des Moines, August 28. To Gov. Kirkwood: Judge Jenkins has just sent to me for arms and assistance. He says Springfield is destroyed by Indians; and that Emmett and Dickinson counties are in danger! Can they have arms?~~ C. B. Richards. A special train went to Iowa City last evening with Mr. Scott, of the adjutant-general's office, as bearer of dispatches. It looks as if there were a grand preconcerted league among the Indians, instigated by the rebels, to invade the States and settlements in the Territories. More news form the border will be looked for with anxiety. (Continued...) ~~~~~~*~~~~~~ Elaine Rathmann ACC Scott Co, IAGenWeb Project List Adm: *IA-CIVIL-WAR *IA-DANES