horatio wright instructs some of the commanders to have their men remove that tiny cap to you are not supposed to fire. you are supposed to use the cold steal of the bayonet once you get through the obstructions. once you get through the obstructions you have of course the ditch itself which can range to about 12 to 20 feet from bottom to the top. these are some of the earth works we preserve at the historical park and offer a concrete exhibit to really show the scope, the scale, the size here of an earth works that will have to be overcome. and how do you overcome that? you find whatever you can. some of the pioneers when they chopped through the abatee take some of it and throw it into the ditch hoping that they can bridge their way across. others simply are going to boost each other up and over the top. some take there r bayonets out and dig foot holds to climb up. however you kcan, that 20 feet. it has been so rainy, about three feet of water is there inside that ditch. that is what wright has his men going into on the mornings of april 2. and they are supposed to taebgattack all