The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-04-08
F. A. CRAM.
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and by sunrise we're leading the ad-
vance, as escorts of a regiment OF
pioneers with axes, picks aud shovels.
We we're in plain view of the enemy
and supposed we we're to protect the
pioneers while they built bridge
across Lookout creek as we were
headed that way, but as soon as we
got under cover Of the timber along
the creek, the pioneers filed to the
right and we dsployed as sklrmishers
and drove the rebel pickets and their
reserves into their treastwoIks, when
we we're ordered to lie doWn behind
stumps, trees or rocks and hold the
| line at all hazards which was easy for
US to do, as the enemy was obliged to
expose their bodies to see us and We
we're close enough to make such ex-
posure fatal. We kept the dust flying
on those breastwoiks so that all they
could do was to poke their guns over
and FIRE at random. This exeI else
was continued until it got to he mo
not onous to some and four OF our
fellows called out 'now boys keep
them busy while we have a little
game" and they squatted around a
knapssck for the usual pastime poker.
| was near enough to bear their eX-
preston as they won or lost. One
said, "if you win our money you will
get plugged az we take those breast
works and then we'll pick your pock-
ets." "What il you get plugged?"
"Then we won't need the mon. "
The Johnnies must have caught
sight of their little game as they sent
several volleys SO close that 1t seemed
they we're getting the range causing
the game to be postponed An order
was passed along the line to take turn
and fall back to receive more cart
ridges. This was surprising as We bad
received eighty rounds in the morn
ing and now we're ordered to take
forty rounds more. 1t was quite a
problem how to dispose of them con
ven niently as but few had used more
an twenty rounds. | was much
amused at an Irishman, 10 an adjoin-
ing company, who bad received his
extra and was getting them in shape,
talking like a street medicine faker,
about the valuable qualities OF his
blue pills He said, "they are per-
feet pain killer and will remove even
the taiut OF original sin" and a lot
such gaf until the bugle sounded a
retreat which caused much untsvor-
able comment, "Why we amt whip
ped" and "we want to see what g
behind them breastw
| was in a dilemma for my light
band man was my bunk mate and be
had left the line, leaving his knapsach
and gun on duty. l knew we would
n. ed the blankets at night so thought
to try to take bis traps with me,
ealizing that ii would not be funny
to make running light with his ex
tras but made it ali rlgLt until came
to the creek when tying to wall
sci oss on log. the swinging knsp
sack or too clo'e Nhistling bulieI
@ used me TO veer to lar TO one sidt
ana ieli off iuto the creek, but sool
got out and over took the rest of th,
company aud formed In four rank
aud marched up the creek and tool
our place iu the new line, extending
fIuni the base OF Lookout to tb'
preciciee which we're impasss BILE
This gave us the advantage as 1t We
tatnx tie enemy's breastworks OF
|; es hut they formed their Ines il
tie gul is that extended from th
rockey cliffs to the base, ou. lines &c
! log in the most western gullies. Ou
batteries en- Moccasin Point thel
showed their uss in tae plan as the.
made she gorgas their targets uuti
they could see generalization whel
our line ould be ordered TO charge
At the same time the rebel bstterie
opened on ns from the summit bn
: they could not desprsss tLeir gun
enough TO do effective work but th'
} shells bursting 10 air ever us TO th
| upper batteries made music thu
, was terrifipg. Our advance va
| rapid bot 1t vas about noon before VI
, got chance IN the front line ss
regiment In our front OF the 10th o
. llth corps bioke as they reached th