History of Camden County in the Great War, 1917-1918 . n, wasto clear the Bois de Consenvoye, the ravines and theedges of the Bassois Bois and the Bois Plat-Chene, northof it, and thereafter to direct their attack mission of the 33d Division was to clear the eastbank of the Meuse northward to Sivry and toward thewestward bend at Vilesnes; this with their left flank,while further east, they would take the Bois de Chaumeand, in conjunction with the 58th Brigade, the BoisPlat-Chene, later coming up on the escarpments of theGrande Montagne. The 26th U. S. Division was, forthe pre
History of Camden County in the Great War, 1917-1918 . n, wasto clear the Bois de Consenvoye, the ravines and theedges of the Bassois Bois and the Bois Plat-Chene, northof it, and thereafter to direct their attack mission of the 33d Division was to clear the eastbank of the Meuse northward to Sivry and toward thewestward bend at Vilesnes; this with their left flank,while further east, they would take the Bois de Chaumeand, in conjunction with the 58th Brigade, the BoisPlat-Chene, later coming up on the escarpments of theGrande Montagne. The 26th U. S. Division was, forthe present, held in reserve at Verdun. Battle Begins. The attack was calculated to be a surprise and it wentover the top without artillery preparation at 5 oclockon the morning of October 8. A vigorous barrage wasstarted at the instant that the infantry moved for-ward. The desired surprise was effected and the re-sults of the first day were highly satisfactory. For theestablishment of communications across the river, dur- CAMDEN COUNTY IN THE GREAT WAR. 61. TWENTY-NINTH DIVISION IN FRANCE- 63 ing the previous night the ioth Division Engineers atSamogneux and the 17th Army Corps Engineers atRegnsville had built bridges, while at dawn and underintense shell fire the ioth Engineers of the 33d Divisionthrew one bridge about 120 feet long across the riverat Brabant and another at Consenvoye, later repairingthe permanent bridge at Consenvoye, and these bridgesthe American troops utilized in carrying out their partof the attack. The 13th and 26th Divisions attainedtheir normal objectives, the latter taking the Bois deCaures and approaching Flabas, the former going aheadabout three kilometers into the Bois de Bribant. The 58th U. S. Brigade, 29th Division, under com-mand of Col. B. A. Caldwell, attacked from the canalbank with the 115th Infantry on the left and the 116thon the right and protected by an accurate barrage fromthe 15th Field Artillery Brigade. The advance pushedon rapidly and wi
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