331st field artillery, United States army, 1917-1919 . 0YP1 ETTE. ORTAGE Page 292—BATTERY E A 5511 Field Artillery, left front into a circle around the Captain and Major. The Battery Commanderin a dramatic voice would give the situation. It seems that the Red forces, mob-ilizing at Tomah, were advancing westward to take Sparta, La Crosse and theMississippi River with outposts at the line LaFayette Pass—Point 17,—Hill 1060(they might be given Sparta, but La Crosse, never!) The orders for the Artillerywere: Battery E 331st F. A. will take up a position in observation, north andwest of Selfridge
331st field artillery, United States army, 1917-1919 . 0YP1 ETTE. ORTAGE Page 292—BATTERY E A 5511 Field Artillery, left front into a circle around the Captain and Major. The Battery Commanderin a dramatic voice would give the situation. It seems that the Red forces, mob-ilizing at Tomah, were advancing westward to take Sparta, La Crosse and theMississippi River with outposts at the line LaFayette Pass—Point 17,—Hill 1060(they might be given Sparta, but La Crosse, never!) The orders for the Artillerywere: Battery E 331st F. A. will take up a position in observation, north andwest of Selfridge Knoll, (generally chosen the day before). I am going out onreconnaissance, the detail will mark the route. The Battery will follow at analternate walk and trot. Any questions? Posts! Then the Captain would fan off at a fast trot on gloss) little Seventy withthe detail at his heels. Through their dust, the Battery would ride with theguidon aflutter and the horses struggling through the sand. At the turns in theroad, the markers, sometimes placed by Sgt. Fo
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