. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . diiii:- a liritlii-e. Thomas had heciiordered to advance when Hocdcer \\y-lUoacdied ; and now at last we come totiie part of the g-rcat halllc in which the125th liecamc an active participant, hiir-iiiii tlie morniiiii- Sheridans hriiiades hadadvam-ed without resistance and ]>ro-loiiucd Woods line in front of OrclianlKlioh. When Uaird moved to the lett. as stated ahove, dohns(.n with two hri^-ades ^^ ^ ■ ^ ^ of liis division of the Fourteenth Corps, CaiTins and Kini^s,
. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . diiii:- a liritlii-e. Thomas had heciiordered to advance when Hocdcer \\y-lUoacdied ; and now at last we come totiie part of the g-rcat halllc in which the125th liecamc an active participant, hiir-iiiii tlie morniiiii- Sheridans hriiiades hadadvam-ed without resistance and ]>ro-loiiucd Woods line in front of OrclianlKlioh. When Uaird moved to the lett. as stated ahove, dohns(.n with two hri^-ades ^^ ^ ■ ^ ^ of liis division of the Fourteenth Corps, CaiTins and Kini^s,the latter commanded teinjiorarily hy Col. William , was ordered to the riii-ht of Slu-richin. Thomas,th(Mi. liad four divisions facinu- Missionary lvi(li:-e — Sherithtnand Wood, of the Fourth COip>. and dohnson and Hairih ofthe Fourteenth Coip>. The distance across to the tirst line of the eiu-mys ritiepits at the foot of the ]{idi>e varied hy reason of thi- undii-latioiKS of I lie Kidge, on Markers front heiiiij al»out one-halfmilt,. The eiiemv had a st-iond hut not c(»ntinuoi> line of. 164 OPDYCKE TIGERS, pits part way up the slope, and on the crest had a continuousbreastwork, all tlie works well filled witli men and apparentlynot less than fifty guns. The position, strength and arrange-ment of Thomas line being open to the observation of theenemy from the crest, Bragg was able to prepare delib-erately, and to place in position all tlie troops deemednecessary for the safety of the position. The summit of theridge was almost level and very narrow in places. Theslopes were rugged and difiicnlt. The timber had beencleared along the front, giving the enemys guns unobstructedrange. Aljout - r. m. orders were given to carry the rifle pits at the foot of the Ridge. NeitherBaird oi Johnson were then in j^o-sitioii, nor was Hooker in 3 p. M., Baird and Johnsonbeing up and Hooker though not insight momentarily expected, thesignal to advance
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