five in the morning
We left that place on the 29th , about one o'clock in the morning , passing through Meaux . Here we were obliged to take the road to Laguy , because the Prussians occupied that which led to Claye . We marched all that day and the night following . On the 30th , at five in the morning , we were at the bridge of Saint-Maur . The same day we passed outside of Paris and bivouacked in a place rich in everything , called Vaugirard . The 1st of July we reached Meudon , a superb place . We could see by the walled gardens and orchards , and by the size and good condition of the houses , that we were in the suburbs of the most beautiful city in the world , and yet we were in the midst of the greatest danger and suffering , and our hearts bled in consequence .