. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . At that point Conqiany F was deployed as skirmishers,and oi(leie(l to adxanee with its Kft on the Columbia 1> being on the other side. The regiment nnirchedon the pike, l^issing the Carter House, made famous bvHoods assault nearly two yearslater, the regiment halted, wliih- tlu-skirmishers continued to ad\aneeuntil tar enough out to act as apicket. wluU thiV too halteil andrenuiined until a regulai jiicket linewas establislud an hour later. Aswe nuirche(
. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . At that point Conqiany F was deployed as skirmishers,and oi(leie(l to adxanee with its Kft on the Columbia 1> being on the other side. The regiment nnirchedon the pike, l^issing the Carter House, made famous bvHoods assault nearly two yearslater, the regiment halted, wliih- tlu-skirmishers continued to ad\aneeuntil tar enough out to act as apicket. wluU thiV too halteil andrenuiined until a regulai jiicket linewas establislud an hour later. Aswe nuirche(l u[i the first street lead-ing from the ri\er we weix suii>risedto see the stars and stripes displayedat a residence we afterwards h-arneil was Dr. Cliffs. The tight was a ,,,,.. ^ I- 1 I 1 ^ • ill I- 1,1 -^ ~ -■•, i^ >. small affair, too slight to hi ieportc(l to head([uarters. Xo menti(Ui of it can be found in the pub. lished records of the rebellion. Many similar athiii-s will receive scant notice in this xolunie. J>ut it was tlie first time the l2oth Ohio was under tii-e. Coiniiii:- at the end of a. 38 OPDYCKE TIGERS, long- niareli, it would not have been surprising if many ofthem, escaping from the mire of the river bank, had stuckbehind fences or other obstructions. They all went forward,however, resolutely and rapidly, fairl}^ demonstrating theirfitness for service at the front. Such affairs, though deemed unworthy of mention bythe general historian because they do not affect the issues ofa campaign, are worthy of consideration in a regimentalhistory, because the extraordinary exer-tion and exposure, especially by newtroops, is sure to entail sickness, sufferingand death. Witliin the next few days alarge number of our men went to thehospital, many of whom never , the losses by death, discharge,and transfer to the Veteran ReserveCorps, occasioned by that cold bath in thellarpeth and the hard service for somewrecks tliereafter, probaldy excee
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