Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-03-15

tho roads for the ndvaos ~
and Occoquan creek. We,s
orders Tor the last ten daye, eh>
I" dny to send Immediately nil The
ex ndria Hospital, which indcates
movement. ! think il very probable thai
will move on Monday. -,
The sapitMy condition Of our Regiment 10
exceedingly good. We had bat ten men to
send TO the ii ospital to day, and the major
portion Of those were convalescents. We
have had great deal OF sickness, the prnci
pal affections being measles, mumps Potomac
fever aud pneumonia. Our mortality, under
the circumstances, has been very small We
have lost but six men 10 our hospital, and !
have reason to believe that under other cir.
cnmstapces the mortality would have been
still smaller. Our hospital tents, containing
tweDty.seven patients with pneumonia, we're
blown to the ground on two different occa.
sioLs; the wind blew so violently that we
were unable 10 keep up the tents or replace
them during the night. You can imagine
what would necessarily follow such an expo.
sure.
The uen are obliged TO carry their wood
from the adjoining woodlands the fences
have long since disappeared, having been
appropriated for fuel.
Since my sojourn in the Sunny South"
whose appellstion. for short, is Jack" He
is true specimen Of bis race-n bright and
intelligent, youth, devotpg the most OF bis
lprecious time to sleep, having the peculiar
| faculty OF sleeping forty eight hours out Of
| twenty four.
The picket lines are about seven miles from
our Eucsnpment. Yesterday the Sixty third
Regiment, Of this Brigade, was on picket du-
ty. A scouting party, consisting of about
| fifty men, commanded by the Lieutenant. Col.
| onel OF the Regiment, accompanied by Capt.
! Chapman aud Quarter Master Lozel, whilst
in ambush, were passed by scouting party
| OF rebels, twenty 10 number, commanded by
the notorious Burke, one OF tho Texan Ran.
| gers. Our men allowed them to pass without
mclestaton, being under the impression that
, they were either the advance Of q large fore
| (from the manner in which they we're march.
ins) or some Of the Federal scouts. The
guide recognizing Burke, our party pursued
them, when they were surprised by a volpy
from Burks's party (who 10 the meanwhile
had concealed themselves) killing Quarter.
Master Lozel, Capt. Chapmen and one pri
vatc, and wounding another. Capt Chapman
commanded Co. X, and was native Of the
city Of Pittsburg. He received the mortal
wound upon the right nasal bone. the ball
! peesIuR through tue Otsln ana out Del0W Inc
occipi!sl protuberasce, killing him instantly
Quarter-Maste: Lozel was also native o
Pittsburg. lie received bis wound in the
right axilla, the ball passing through the body
in straight line, killing him immediately
] saw them to-day in their collins. They will
ne sent 10 their friends TO morrow. Quarter
Master Lozel bad @ presentment of his death
The day before be entered upon duty be TOOK
bis baggage TO Alexapdris, and gave order,
in regard to it's disposal 10 cHse he shonld bt
killed. The wounded man is doiug well ht
wns shot in the thigh.
To day the Sixty.third Regiment brough
in three rebel prisoners.
Our Regiment expects 10 90 out 90 pickle
tomorrow.
Very Truly. Yours, PIscAroR
y. S.-Jnst as ! had finished the above
DR.. A. q. Walls. OF Lewisburg, came frou
Washington in order to spend few days il
camp with me. The appearance Of q frent
FROM the Susquehuuna region aroused my spi
rits amazingly.