Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-09-26

at S:45. loaded our baggage and
equipment and started out at 1900.
The trip on the cars was good. We
Travelled through the mountains most
of the day and there were some
very pretty scenes from the car win
dows. We didn't stop very many
times, at Harrisburg for 10 minutes,
and at Pittsburg for almost two
hours. We landed in Detroit at 500
this morning, and have just gotten
settled down and it is noon.
This afternoon we are going
through the Dodge factory, tomorrow
morning through the Ford and may
be the Packard. In the afternoon
we draw our trucks and get them in
shape to start out Wednesday MORN
ing. We will be from to 10 days on
the road. expecting to be back i'm
Camp Holabird by the Gath.
1t seems almost like a pleasure
trip, but of course. we have plenty
of disagreeable things, too. am
certainly getting to see a lot of the
country anyway Walter.
Camp Colt, Gettysburg. Po.,
Friday evening.
Dear Folks:
1t isn't often that write two let.
tiers to the same place on the same
day, but l guess that I'll have to do
something to pass away the time this
evening.
We have had an exciting day all
right. We left Camp Holabird at
$500 this morning and were travel
ing most of the time until 600 this
evening. We started out for prac-
tice march with the motorcycles. We
had 80 Indian. motorcycles with side
cars when we started, and got here
safely with all but one.
1t was beautiful ride across the
country. There was all kinds of
| beautiful scenery along the way.
Most of the way the road was almost
level and much of it was paved, so
we could drive along at an average
rate of 25 miles an hour.
| | think that it is great sport to
| drive motorcycle. 1t didn't take
long to learn to run them but it sure
takes close watching sometimes to
keep them right side up. The are
the worst things for playing all sorts
of funny tricks that l ever had hold
Of But all it takes is careful watch.
ing and one gets along fine.
We got to the town of Gettysburg
at 100. We ate dinner and filled
our machines with gasoline and OF
and at $3.50 started on trip around
the battlefield. Having the motor
cycles to drive we were able to cover
almost the entire field. We had {
regular guide along and frequently
the company would stop and the
guide would explain all about the
vicinity we happened to be in. HI
would explain just what part of the
battle took place and the day OF
which it occurred. You know thu
battle Of Gettysburg lasted three
days.
The lay of the land of the battle
field is certainly beautiful. o
course, it is all kept up in good shape
parts of it being utilized as farming
land. Then, too the whole region al
far as you can see is dotted will
statues and monuments telling wha
part of the battle took place on tina
spot and who were killed or wound
ed. We started in the part where TIL
first days fighting took place an,
the guide pointed out just where tn
Confederate army was located an
, how they drove the Union force
backward Then we went to tn
= scene of the second days fighting
J where the Confederate forces almos
caught the Union forces in a poke
t and was surrounding it on tire
sides Then we started to view tn
scene of the third days battle, wher
, the Union army received reinforce
ments. We viewed the ground owe
| which Pickett made his famou
! charge, and we stood on the yer
: ground where the hand-to-hand fight
ing was the fiercest, and on the lin
which marked the place where tn
, last man of the Confederate arm
in Pickett's brigade was killed. w
also went up into a big tower wher
!, we could view the whole battlefield
Our tour was cut off short by
sudden shower, so that we didn't &c
to see the place where Lincoln stoo
. when he dedicated the National CEN
etery.
On the whole we have. had a fin
trip. We expect to go back to Cam
Holabund at 1880 in the morning.
Walter.