The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-02-17

cred around him Gt different times,
while he would tell them his story.
SUBSTANTIALLY as follows:
when was seventeen years old.
4 recruiting sergeant calling for vol
intoers for the American army under
General Washington. at the Siege OF
Boston. came along. wished to 70
and join my country'a army. and al
though my mother and sister tried to
dissuade me, and wept and begged |
would not go. | enlisted for three
months When measured -isa-@@sa a, J
was tall enough TO answer the lawn
stretched myself up all that was possiI
bio. and then was Just able TO pass.
And now | took the Atwood great.
coat made by my mother. ana WIN
the others that had enlisted naTchodI
from home to Boston or Roybury In
The month OF February. i776. Al the
end OF this journey I found ny shoes
worn out. and also that the other sol.
diers were. many Of them. barefoot,
and poorly supplied with clothing. We
often stood sentry In the oold. and at
one time In the night. 81, men took
cedar rails and broke thim up and
made a fire TO warm Themselves. The
IRE, although comfortable TO them,
proved a mark for the British TO IRE
upon, and soon q cannon ball killed
one OF their number and broke the
gun Of another while IN his hand
After this we did not venture TO Hight
4 IRE but often some Of us sheltered
ourselves In the cellars where houses
had stood. but had been burnt down
by the British. and often all the shell
ter we had was In the lee Of the walls
I'm March. l776, II was determined
by General Washington to build
brenstworks upon Dorchester heights.
| was In n company from Eastman,
commanded by Capt Solomon llig'
gins. and assisted in the work II
had been In contemplation some time,
although kept as secret as possible.
I'VE were prepared with spades,
crowbars. shovels, picks, etc and
when the evening Of the fourth OF
March came. none thought OF sleep
Ing. The working party consisted OF
1900. with n covering party Of 500.
We reached the place unobseryed by
the enemy. and set 10 work with all
possible dispatch. and before morn
Ing we had thrown up a broastwork
sufficient to shelter us; but stlll kept
at work. relieving each other only 10
eat. II was expected that the Eng
lish would leave Boston with troops,
tn IVlV hn
fort, II they could not knock II down
with cannon balls. We prepared to
meet them by drawing up and placing
all around the fort large trees with
limbs attached, laying them bush end
out, so that they must stop and cut
their way through them before roach
Ing the fort. Before this, men had
been employed In Dorchester woods
llllng barrels with clay and stone
and heading them up strong. These
barrels were had IN readiness the
first day, to roll down the hill and
thus break and cut up the ranks OF
the enemy should they attempt 10
come uron us. II was tod afterward'
hat In the morning the English com
mandor, after looking with his spy
glass at our works. dashed the glass
o the ground, and exclaimed AN
the fishes Of the sea have turned 10
men and are swarmlng the hills at
he same time ordering the cannon TO
fire upon our works. which they did
oil day, but with little damage TO
ds. The balls mostly passed over " !
and lodged In meadow beyOn'. ln' I.
1900 balls were picked up and 1r /,
ward used by us. As we were snort |
NJ balls small bounty was given for
;eeh one brought In, and one of our
men ran to pick up one almost before