Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-10-01
The Army Before pc,ers,,ur,r

hhC Army ktetorc petersburg.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY Ole THE PoToMAc, |
Sept. 20, P. M.--The firing between the |
pickets in front of the 3d Division of the I'd |
Corps still continues aud casualties occur
daily.
To-day private of the 93d New York
was shot through the eyes and instantly
killed.
A sergeant of the 57th Pennsylvania lost
q leg this morning.
Yesterday a new recruit, who has been
here only three days, belonging to the Goth
Massachusetts, was killed in front of the
eth Corps, and his pocket was rined of
$3.50. 1t was said he was killed and rob-
bed by q rebel sharpshooter, but many
doubt the Truth of the statement.
Recruits should no. bring such large
amounts of money with them into the field.
As general thing they are never easy until
they have either spent or gambled it away,
| or had it stolen. One man was seen to offer
one hundred dollars for n canteen of whisky
the other day, but he failed to obtain it even
at that price,
! To-day the batteries of the Sd Division of
the I'd Corps opened on a barn full of rebel
sharpshooters, who had been annoying our
men for some time past, and caused them
hurriedly to decamp
SEPTEMBER 23.-All quiet this morning.
WAsnINGToN, Sept. 24.-Thc steamer
Vanderbilt, from City Point, reports affairs
unchanged before Petersburg. The Wander.
bilt brought up ffty-6ve rebel deserters, in.
Guiding one captain.
During the present week one hundred
and twenty-five deserters have come into
our lines from single Florida regiment
They say that nine-tenths of Lees men are
conscripts, who will take the first opportuni
ty to desert.
There are now $500 prisoners at Point
Lookout; 150 arrived there yesterday from
Grants army, and within a week some 40C
have been tranierred to Northern pr
sons.
On Wednesday morning party of suffers
left Harper's Ferry in company with a Gov
enmeut supply train, en- route for Sheridan.
i army. Between Charleston and Winchcstel
the wagon belonging to G. II. Gould, sutcr
LIST Vermont Cavalry, upset, and a gxrI o OF
twenty men was left to protect it. Whilt
camped for the night, five miles form Win
chester, they were surprised by twenty fy,
of Mosby's men, who captured the party
robbing them of money and goods To tht
amount of four thousand dollars, and thirty
horses.
HEApcUARTERs ARMY OF 1uH PoToMAC
Sept 23.-Scveral casualties occurred tO-du,
from picket firing in front Of the 3d Diyi
sion Of the 2d Corps,
4 sergeant of the 10th Nr'v York Wa.
shot through the head; the baK through
the diamond On his has. lie died almost
Immediately.
Private Fornswor,h was also Killed by be-
ing shot in his eve while looking over til,
works at s"He Smelling going On near hy.
Til, yfaCtice of continued >harpsh0u:inl
bctwrra,,hc pickcts should be (Iscounicn
anCc0,by every commander on both sides
rs j, causes the uss of many II brave man.
life without the Slightest advantage tt
either party.
x drsrrtvr who came in On THURSDAY
evening says the rebel army a9r very mucl
discouraged on account Dl Early's defeat )!
the valley. and he thinks that h.jure lons
Lee sill Dave 10 eyacu.tc ci.!.bvrs aut
Richmond.
The people Of Richmond ,ad lis yiciuii,
are suffering terribly fo7 2.,- nrresslries -
life, and particularly Sor hrrwood, the eos
Of which pIacgs it ;sImNss h-Y"gd .he %.4.i
of the mass Of ,t,e culnrHnity
Richmond ympFys cOntain very lit: :!c news
They admit defeat in thy sal ,.r. and gv
their loss ut = 2.5GO abrul I9H Il which Wq4
prisoners. RhnAvs' division lost .o09 men
They state our loss at f7om Ga@D 80 SGtG
Generals Rhodes and GoGwia urrr kilr,i
and Ge.cral Fitz Lee sad (olOrs! Patto
wOunbcR
General Yorh lost ~ aym. tirner,E Ea.
ly wae ruirrnchet! "t FISHER n.N, - mile
sout. Of Winchester.
SEPTEMBER 24-6 & y --'luitr ca,
nonade vas hcar, early iEj, "gnipg on tk
centre, which continued "bnUt hal! AVID h"uI
All y nov qIlct.
T.. y. MrG.