Bisbee daily review., 1911-06-29

the British was begun October by General Lincoln when he opened a parallel Five days later Baron Steu- ben's division opened a second par allel. This brought the lines of the besiegers to within about 300 yards of the stronghold.
 While the infantry was engaged in paralleling the artillery was hard at work and the bonbardment was furi- ous. Governor Nelson's residence in the town was thought to be the head quarters of COrnwallis and the doughty governor. himself leading in the att tack by the artillery, not only ordered his men to fire upon his home but offered a prize of money for every ball that struck it. Whether the house was too far or whether the marksmen were bad it's not known, but the house | was little damaged and it stands to- day, a monument among monuments to the bravery and devotion of the American and French armies.
 The most dramatic feature of the seize was the attempt to carry two redoubts. The task of carrying the redoubts was given to Lafayette and Baron de Viomenil. The latteT's as- sault proved a disastrous one, for the British put up stiff fight and though they were beaten the attackers left fully one-third of their number in the trench. Lafayette was more success ful and his troops, led by Alexander Hamilton. who was the first to scale the parapet, swept everything before them. their losses being comparative Iy light.
 The carrying of these two redoubts was the beginning of the end, for Corn wallis soon found that he could hold out no longer unless by needlessly sac rificing his men. IL was with a heavy heart indeed that CornwaIlis ordered a white flag to be displayed on Octo- ber r and sent a note to Washington asking for terms of surrender.
 The articles of equalization were drawn and Cornwallis was invited to meet the American officers i1 the Moore house and sign them. This he did and on October 19 the DiiLisa army, with colors cased and drums beating, marched out of Yorktown be- tween two lines comprised of the American and French soldiers. Wash ington, with his stan was at the head of his army and Rochambeau. with his stan, at the head of his.
 Cornwallis felt in no humor to meet the victors so he sent his aide. General O'Hara, with his sword and with the excuse that he was too i'll to attend. Washington, too, stood up- on his dignity and instead of himself receiving Cornwallis' sword he de. tailed General Lincoln to that duty.
 It appears that when Sir Henry Clin- ton finally became convinced that cided to send help and so on October. 19, the very day that CornwaIlis sur. rendered, he sent an army of 1000, men to him. The troops. on 35 ships. arrived at Yorktown five days later but finding that it was too late turned back to New York
 Today the visitor to Yorktown may see much of interest The battlefield has somewhat disappeared and there is but little trace O. the redoubts but time has dealt gently with the old town. The same houses that fgured in the tragic events of more than century ago still stand, while the Nell son house, with a ball in one of the walls, gives testimony to having been eomharded-
 There may be seen a cave that is said to have been the refuge of Corn wallis during the bombardment while the beautiful marble shaft erected by the government gives the historical aztA concerning that which one sees fn the neighborhood-