. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. TERRAIN BETWEEN EPINONVILLE AND ECLISFONTAINEOver which the Ninety-first Division advanced with the support of the 124th Field Artillery. THE 124TH FIELD ARTILLERY 613. became glistening slimeand tenacious bogthrough which cannonscarcely could be drawn. At about 3 p. m. onthe 27th the order waspassed down by the mili-tary police that the rightof way was to be givento artillery and ammuni-tion trains at once. Thestalled traff
. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. TERRAIN BETWEEN EPINONVILLE AND ECLISFONTAINEOver which the Ninety-first Division advanced with the support of the 124th Field Artillery. THE 124TH FIELD ARTILLERY 613. became glistening slimeand tenacious bogthrough which cannonscarcely could be drawn. At about 3 p. m. onthe 27th the order waspassed down by the mili-tary police that the rightof way was to be givento artillery and ammuni-tion trains at once. Thestalled traffic pulled overto the side of the roadand the batteries movedforward. Fear of acounterattack was grow-ing up ahead. To allay this feeling, Captain Bradford Moore and Battery E were sent forward toa position in the infantry lines between Epinonville and Eclisfontaine. Thisbattery remained with the infantry through varying fortunes for two weeks. On the afternoon of September 28 Batteries A, F and D advanced tothe valley north of Very and went into action. The batteries turned out tothe south of the plank highway in a deep draw afterward christened DeathValley by the batteries stationed there. Evidences of fierce fighting wereall about. Across the valley on the steep hillside was a wrecked battery of88s that evidently had been caught
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