Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-12-27

health of the Regiment is good, taking
everything into consideration; although
we buried one of our comrades to-day; a
young man by the name of CHRISTIAN
WARNER, who was member of Capt.
Adams Company, from Montour county,
He was stout, robust looking man, and
performed duty within two or three days Of
his death. lie died Of what the Physicians
call, "Camp Fever" The Regiment has
very lew on the sick list.
Columbia county is pretty well repre-
sented in this Regiment There are nearly
three hundred men in it; belonging 10 the
Companies commanded by Captains Buck
alew, Price, and Sbuman. They are be
coming very efficient in drill, and much
attached to their officers. For our Col
onol we have James johnson, of Philad-
clpha; Lieut. Colonel, John Winner, of
Lancaster; Major, James w. Chembcr.
lin, Of your place; and Adjutant, Sidney
I. Mualay, Of Centre county. They are
good experienced officers, the very men
to make the l7sth Regiment one of the
best in the service. They are Industrious,
work hard, and deserve the respect and
esteem of their men, which we are happy
to know they enjoy. They all seem
pleased with their officers.
/ Our home, at present, is a desirable
one, we fancy the land is level, dry, and
has the appearance of being productive
of almost any kind Of grain with proper
culture. 1t is like Fcommon" thrown
out to the public just now, for there is not
a fence in sight, and the people who once
Inhabited these parts are about as scarce
here as the fonces-not any to be seen.
Where the Regiment will next 60, or
when it will move, VIC are unable to say,
but think, from The appearance of things,
that it may lay here for a month or more,
What the army is doing we know not, fur
thcr than our own troops. Papers do not
roach US regularly or very often, and when
they do, the news is Of SO old date, the
same interest is not felt iu it, that would
be if it was Of u later date.
You and your readers no doubt remem-
Der the guuboat fight last summer, between
the rebel Morrmac and our boo,s, the
Monitor, Golcna, Cumberland and Con-
gress, at which cnga cement two of our
boats the Cumberland aud Congress
were destroyed. We are in sight OF the
battle ground-the wreck Of the Cumbtr-
land is visible, aud our soldier boys are
carrying her away in little pieces as relies
of the great naval fight of the season.-
The Monitor and Ironsdes are lying at
present not over Il half mile from us, where
they have been ever since we arrived here.
The Monitor takes an excursion up and
down the river oHce day to see that all
is right. She is monarch Of all she sur
veys" truly, for there is not boat in the
rebel service able to compete with her,
Our Camp is completely under the cover
OF gun boats---a very desirable place,
more especially since we may take into
consideration that those boats have saved
our army en- several very important occa-
sions.
A word about the rations and we will
suspend. Our Quartcrmaster, Mr.. Isaac
PurSell, of Dauville, supplies the Regi
ment with the very best the Government
affords. IN quantities sufficient and in
quality none need complain. But at the
same time, those who have the least and
poorest when at home are the ones 10
grumble here when there are any grumb-
ling done.