The sun., 1892-05-08
Tho He'll Traps or wnr.

Wehavc Il line OF breastworks strong enough
to stand artillery. and we havo crowned it witt
head logs. by that is meant n log so placed
that soldier can fire under it who it pro-
tects his head. Who're thero arc head logs MT N
kncel and fro ut dead rest. and four bullets
out OF five strike II human target. regiment
thus sheltered will check and drive back three
times its strength. 1t was dono time and
again on both sides during tho war
But bloodthrsty war was not satisfied with
the almost perfect immunity offered by earth
work and breastwork and head log. 1t sought
| for still further advantage. and found it in
| that holl trap. tho a5atis. II thero is forest
| in front tho trees are cut down. tops to tho
enemy. and tho limbs are sharpened and in
| terlaced until fox could hardly make his
way through the tanele When tho trees aro
not con, enient fence rails. boards. limbs. and
brush are used. The object is to check and
hold the enemy under fire.
See what a he'll trap we have set in front OF
our 500 men! There aro stakes driven into
| the earth at an angle and then sharpencd.
They are bound together with telegraph wire.
and two strong men cannot pull one out OF
place. For "chinkinc" We havo used the
branches OF wild plum trees and the black
berry bushes from alon. tho fence. You could
not no. drive viz H horses @ over such an abats;
wounded piled up before it.
The hell tran has been ready for two hours
strung SHt 70 The icit until thers are s' weak Weak
spots. This looks like one of them to the enc
hides the abatis from his view. and he can soc
1aly tint Part p Of the breastwork running over
soc men plainly as they form for or eafre
The intervals between the bodies as they
swing into p9Siton proves that there, are four
as steadily rs II on parade. and it is hand
some sight to see them advance.
fire until they are checked by tho he'll trap.
They They know that cur battle line is here, but
charge. and they advance with yclls and hur.
n aa o Sns in 1sass S90 aST nS ThoH
driven its way through, as to tho, rear OF tho
Iyi armIyi no, No, shot % vas fred until they had
rion ut once and they were u mob after that
some flung down their IN uskets and sought to
exposed: some there were who ,rok" back 70
tn. rear, put these were few in ,nu!nber.
We called it war then. and next day our
skeleton regiment was com nlimcnt~d in gem
eral orders for havin ing saved the lott wing. As
ono one emf # noT he half fears 10 be
trap held officer and, priyate fast while the the
crack kIed and sent death into tile confused and
helploss s ssr2wd. T., They ought to have had the
tamos leaped almost into thoir !acos, and by
and by, when tho lifting smoke disclosed them
scattering back: we rose up and cheered. They
1t was not SO. 1t was tribute to their bravery
and endurGnce--a shout OF rejoicing that tho |
OF than q little longer
And whom tho smoke had entirely cleared.
was something to make tho oldest voteran
shnddcr. Tho Gcnd and wounded-tcn dead |
70 one wounded were lying in heaps, three |
or four upon each other. There were riyuletS |
Of blood running over the short. green grass:
there were stains and spatters Of blood over
stake and Ii NIB und bush-blood and horrible !
wounds and dead faces until we who had |
created tho spectnclo turncd nMnY in horror