. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . nt into a heavy skirmish linecrossing the pike and facing later, the enemy, persisting inhis desiie to reach the trains bymoving around our Hanks, the 44thIllinois deployed on the left of the125th, and the 24th Wisconsin on< ML. koi;ektc. tlic left of the 44th, extending theline so as to cover the railroad station one-half mile north-west of the town. Colonel Lane had posted the 26th Ohio east of the roadand one and one-half miles south^of
. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . nt into a heavy skirmish linecrossing the pike and facing later, the enemy, persisting inhis desiie to reach the trains bymoving around our Hanks, the 44thIllinois deployed on the left of the125th, and the 24th Wisconsin on< ML. koi;ektc. tlic left of the 44th, extending theline so as to cover the railroad station one-half mile north-west of the town. Colonel Lane had posted the 26th Ohio east of the roadand one and one-half miles south^of the village, and double-(piicked the other regiments of his brigade, followingOpdycke into town, and forming line advanced to Opdyckesright, driving the enemy from the eminence half a mile eastof the village, after a sharp fight, and then leaving his skir-mish line out. Lane fell l,)ack half way to the village andimmediately constructed rifle-pits. At the time Wagner ordered Opdycke to double-quick,Stanley ordered Bradley to halt his brigade, then about twomiles from the village, to let the artilleiv pass him. Bradley. BATTLE OF SPRING HILL. 325 then followed the artillery, and by IStanle3s order was sentto occupy a wooded knoll al)out three quarters of a milefrom town to tlie right and somewhat detached from LanesIjrigade. Bradley formed with the G4th Ohio, Col. Kol)ertC. i>rown, deployed as skirmishers, followed by four reui-ments in line and one in reserve, and drove the enemyscavalry back until he gained the position desired. WhileBradleys men were constructing a barricade, his skirmishline was forced back, and he found a heavy foi-ce of infantivadvancing on his front and right Hank, Cheathams cor}Swas first in Hoods column, Cleburnes division division attacked Bradley, aii<l having a longerline swung his left brigade around to reach Bradleys rear,where they were checked b} our artillery, six batteries open-ing on them. Bates division formed on Cleb
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