. 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. it was or-dered to the Verdun front instead. A sector westof Verdun, including the famous Hill 304, wheremuch desperate fighting had occurred, was occupied. The brigade held this sector until September26, when the great Meuse-Argonne offensive was launched. The Sixty-fifthwas placed in the divisional reserve at the outset, following the attackingtroops until, on the 28th, it took over a portion of the front to the left ofthe
. 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. it was or-dered to the Verdun front instead. A sector westof Verdun, including the famous Hill 304, wheremuch desperate fighting had occurred, was occupied. The brigade held this sector until September26, when the great Meuse-Argonne offensive was launched. The Sixty-fifthwas placed in the divisional reserve at the outset, following the attackingtroops until, on the 28th, it took over a portion of the front to the left ofthe rest of the Thirty-third Division, where the Eightieth Division was fight-ing. The brigade carried the line to the bend in the Meuse River betweenVilosnes-sur-Meuse and Brieulles-sur-Meuse, where both regiments and themachine gun battalion were established, echeloned in depth. For several days the position was a precarious one, well in advance ofthe allied lines on either flank, and constituting an exposed salient into whichthe enemy sent gas and high explosive shells from three directions. Thebrigade was ordered not to attempt a forward movement, but hung to its. GRAVE OF GENERALHENRY R. HILL f -^B ^^^^ ^ _ ??*j^ *^^^ • /^^^ i^——4 ^^^^^^j^iji ^Hn^^tfffil^fl ?m^^^ ^^^^1 THE CROSS AT THE EXTREME LEFT MARKS GENERAL HILLS GRAVE Offered the choice of retaining his rank, with a safe post at home, or a majority in the line,he chose the latter, and was killed while leading his men of the 128th Infantry, near Eclisfontaine,on October 15, iqt8. 400 ILLINOIS IN THE WORLD WAR
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