Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-06-30

While we We're vet before Petersburg,
two divisions of our corps (the F!flh)
with two divisions of the Ninth, leaving
The line Of works ut the Weldon Rail-
road, Were pushed out still farther to
the left. with the intention of turning
the enemy's right flank.
Starting OUT, therefore, early on the
morning OF Thursday, October -, 1861,
with four days rations in our haversacks,
we moved off rapidly by the left, strik-
ing the enemy's picket-line about ten
o'clock.
"Pop. pop! pop. Boom! boom,
boom! We're in for it again. boys; Sd,
steady on the left there, and close up"
Away into the woods we plunge in line
OF battle, through briers and tangled
underground, beneath the great trees
dripping with rain. We lose the points
of the compass, and halt every now and
then to close up gap III the line by
bearing to the right or left. Then, for
ward we go through the brush again,
steady on the left and guide right, until
! feel certain that officers as well rs
men are Getting pretty Well "into the
woods" as to the direction of our ad-
vance. IT. is raining and we have no
sun to guide us, and the moss is growing
on the wrong side OF the trees. l see
one Of our Generals sitting on his horse,
with his pockct-compas5 on the pOmmel
of his saddle, peering around into the
interminab!e tangle of brier and brush,
with an expression of no little per-
pleyity.
Yet still, on, boys, while the pickcts
are popping away and the rain is pour
ing down. The evening falls early and
cold, Is we come to a stand in line OF
battle lad put up breastworks for the
night.
We have halted on the slope of ra-
vine. Mimic balls are singing over orr
heatS aS we cook our coffee, while
sounds of axes and falling trees are
heard on all sides; and still that merry
zip, z;p.' goes on among the tree
tops and sings Us to sleep, al length, Is
we lie down shiyering under our India
rubber blankets, to get what rest we
may. How lor = we had sept did not
know, when some one shook me, and in
8 whisper the word passed around:
"Wake up, boys. Wake up, boys.
Don't masc any noise, and take care
your tin cups and canteens don't rattle.
we've SO- 10 Get ont OF this on 4 double
JUMP!
we were IN pretty iix, indeed. In
PIac'iiS tlis regiments IN position, by
SOM oit'li',et' faIte eH"u|ab!e, no doubt,
we had been unwittingly pushed beyond
the main line-were, in fact, quite ont
side tho picket line! 1t needed only
auJ s,y.on NJ off tha hn,ri, Al
davligbl vas fast cnming in tba e,st N
I,n9r oftar a Co,mnanv hor vbo
WA on ,;c,sa, that n;i,bt. +ojJ n;a +hat
NOV ri;nr ~ tla - 80 so,'na,hor., 20, ,n,,,
,lrc'. o,,l9ck to cook n cnn Of 10 coff", ~
a baIf.extingnisbcI f;re ac,ra,rv n;ctot
ordered him hack within the lines
UTbe Inns are not hac- shave my
REGIMENT j., wonder in front. on sk;rn,
;sbrn
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~ is the rytramn nicL line and onror-
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pany A bov.
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state of affairs he at nnpn or,Iarpi ont
an escort of liy, hundreI mon to hr;ng
in or rerimaot. Meanwhile. We wnre
tryin~ TO ,e.a b1ck of onr own ace ord
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whis3ar ahead > ~ "
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