. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . le the paperswent to headquarters for the course of an hour we wereassigned to a barrack—you wouldcall it a shanty—and, in course oftime, received rations. Next dayour S(|uad joined similar groupsfrom Knox and Guernsey Counties,the tliree making a full company,and then elected officers, one fromeach county named, and were ,..( _^.^^^^^^ .^^ Company I of the 85th O. V. 1. Five regiments were organized in the camp withina few days, 84
. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . le the paperswent to headquarters for the course of an hour we wereassigned to a barrack—you wouldcall it a shanty—and, in course oftime, received rations. Next dayour S(|uad joined similar groupsfrom Knox and Guernsey Counties,the tliree making a full company,and then elected officers, one fromeach county named, and were ,..( _^.^^^^^^ .^^ Company I of the 85th O. V. 1. Five regiments were organized in the camp withina few days, 84th to 88th inclusive. On muster-in we wereprovided with uniforms, guns and equipments, and did ourbest, by judicious exchanging, to make the clothes will not care for a description of life in a recruitingrendezvous. AVe remained at Camp Chase for several weeks, engagedin drilling and guarding prisoners. There were several thou-sand of the latter contined within a stockade: that is, tlieirpart of the camp is enclosed by a very high board fence, nearthe top of which is a platform, on which the sentinels stand. ORGAXl/..\riO.\ guard. we went to K»iitucky, iiial<iii_u sli«»rt lialtsfirst at Cviitliiaiia ami auaiii at Lixiiiiftoii, aii«l lir<nifilially at I-raiiktoii, wlicro wc Itivoiiackid in the State ilmiscyaid and rcniaiiird tor sonu weeks, taking:- tnrn><n picketduty, drillinii a littlo, lioldiui; (Ircss parades lor the editicallonof the citi/Aiis, and enjoyiuii tlie liospitalify ol unionist fami-lies. On OIK occasion we made a rapid mareli on a hot (hiyto intercept a hoily of the encuiys eavahy. and met tiie hos-tile horsemen a fiW miles troiu the city. JJotli sides force formed liiu iironiptly, and a section of artilleiviinlimt)*ie(l and openeil tire. The enemy was prohaMyadvised as to the streiiiith and ( har-acter of our force: at all events,they halted only lonu enoii<:li todeveloji our [»ositioM, then turnecloft to oiii s
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