The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-09-01

/ Adjntarg krov,ki Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan.
OF The Unued States army, was also pre- =
ent, A. this moment the French were
making the most desperate efforts 10 hold
gu To the last hlt OF the Nerdun road that
between Re>onyIie aud Gcaveiiotte. or that
y lrtluu Ui Grayelotge Wn,ch in some mans
Is called 81. Marcel Desperate but un
awaiting was the eff lrt, for every one of the
/ men III he French ranks had two TO cone
with, and their line was already beginning
10 wavcr. Soon II was PLAN that this
wing, the French right, was withdrawing
10 new position. This was swiftly taken
up under CONTINUOUS fire ct their artillery
ir0u the heights beyond the village The
movement was made IN good order. and the
position reached at 1850. | believe nine
. military men ou5 OF ten would have pro-
nuunced II Impregnabie. " hen once thi~
movement had been effected, the French
. rrticatIng irUm the pressure OF the pruS>
>Ian artl Ierl fire, and the Pit>sianS as
rapidly advancing, the battl field Wis no
{ longer at *, z InvlIe, bnr had been trans
feIred and pushed forward to Grayelotte
, The Junction OF the Two branching roads to
NerGuu. The fields III front ot that village
wers completely covered 10y Pru>,ian re-
. serves, aud over 1t IGtcrmlnahie lines Of sol
. II i,
disappearing IA the village aud emerging
on the osher side OF 1t w,lH flaming voueys
The second baItttheid was less extensive
than the fts;, aui brought the opposing
.UIce, into teartuily close quarters The
pecuilartry OF Ii l. that II consists of two
heights, lntcr,ected by a deep. raviue.
ihls woody ravlHe Is over Il hundred feet
deep, and at the ton some 500 yarGs wide
The ell. OF the cha~m next 10 Grave!iOtte
where the Pru>sIan, ston /, Is much lower
jhaH the other side, which gradually ass
ce4ds 10 great height. From this COM
manning enlUeHCe the French held their
encnieo iatry beneath them, and poured
upon tnGui Il scurchlg. IRE The French
guns wele IN po~IttUn tar up toy the netz
road, hidden and covered among the trees
Ihcre wa not ar instant : cessation at tie
roar. Easily di>tlugui ~hable AN d all was
the cdroHo grun.lnG roar OF the mItraIi
leuro Iue Pru,,Ian artillery was posted
to the north and south OF the Vi lage, the
guns on the ltter side being necessarily
raised for an wkward halt vertical fire
The French stood their ground aud lied,
ant the Prussian stood their ground and
dIcd-an,h hy huu}reds [ had almost
>aIi by thou>anis-lhis tor an hour or TAO,
which seemed ayes, 50 cOu,t tut was the
,Iau. .hter The hill where | stood com
,naud-d chiefly the vDua Ct benin the wi
Iage auu 80 the >outh OF 1t. The Pru>,ian
rerutotcements comiAg up on the right.
q. led out oG the Boz. de Oreus; aud It W :
at his point as they march"d to the field
that onc could perhaps get the best idea OF
The magnitude OF this invading army now
lu tue heart of France rncre was no
br,ak whatever Tor four hnur, III the nurcu
u mpn out OF the wood. Il seemed almost
as Il all the killed dul wDuuae revived
ani came back lul marched forth again
Bnrnnam W Upl> advancing TO Dan~tuDre
tlIi was NOT a more ounnpuS sight 20 Mac
beth than these men OF Gen. GmDeu 5
amy, shielded, "a they were, hy the Wood
h rehd heY Il nir w1te faG,y ,rn rang aHa
must haze felt. for, between four and tive
| . clock they concentrated upon that spot
their heaviest hre, massIug all available
gum and shell luE the TOOu~, which cove cred
the Pius,lan~, unreWttingiY Their shot
Reach sd the pru~>taa itue- and tore through
theu aHf, though the men were steady
1t was test tp which no general could
long 10 subject his troops. They presently
swcFved htttc from that Hne OF advance,
ani there va, no ugGr CoutlnuOu, lite
. infantry pouring out o. those wood
.ne attack of the pru~,aus in the c,nter
wa, clearly checked. Apout five o clock
hoscger. anDJAer briga ie ut fresh Infantry
was again formed in the wood, ani emer-
gcd from IT. cover Oace out from under
the trees, they advanced at double quick
| watched their movements, for the t,euch
guns had not lost the range OF the wuOd
nor OF the ground IN front Seen at dis
tancc through powerful glass, The brigade
! Wa ike uuge SGrpenr, bending with the
uniu.atlon of the h,Iis but it elt dark
! track behind it, and the glass resolved the
dark track luto falling ani dying and dead
| men. A. u correct significance of that
! path 50 traced came upon the, | glzci All
| more inteu,y. Mluy of those who had
fallen, leaped up again and ran forward
/ Il little way, striving still to 90 on with
/ their comrades OF those who went back
ward instead OF torWlr there We're iew,
/ though many tel "a they pa .iuiiy cudpa-
vorei to follow the advance. | do u
| know whether, after the vain effort OF that
/ brigade, another movement wa attempted
/ from within the wood; but hall an hour
aiierward great numbers of troops began to
ma ch over the hill where was standing
ani move forward TO the field where y,
/ hard struggle had been 80 ioug prOtrac-cd
I tiCNt d'NO NtIts J 'itibN, a pm tibb ti VI Ell
! ii1eben ; irOop~. who had been directed
! upou less dangerous route. The conflict
! from this point on the Prus~an left became
/ 50 fierce that il was soon lost 10 us, or a
/ must lost. by reason Of the smoke \ ~
/ aud then 'hick cioI wauid open h,tle,
.sdrttt away on the wni, aud then We cnn4
see the French | tried to get a better
view Of thl- part Of the field | went for
| ward about half mie, and from my new
standpoint found myself not far from VI
mai>on The French line on tn hll> va,
still nnhrnken. and to All appearances th9y
were havin. tn best OF the battle; bur thi
lappraraucc va, due. perhaps. to the fac
that tn French we're more clearly visible
on their broad height, and fighting vii
sQci SIDgn'ar ohstInIcy, they plainly II
I"nc-d a Pru>sIan battery now and then
Bot the PrdS-i4n line also was strengthened
hy degrees Ga thi, northern point IN
a tlntry. add artillery were hrought 10. an
fr. III far 10 the rear, away seemingly IN th'
direction of nnviiie, shot and shei+ be
gan reaching the French ranks Tn ~
were tho m~n and guns of SreInme;z wh
there aud then effected hs junction witt
th- army o! Prince Frederick Charles am
: completed the investment OK Metz TO th