. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . he works were empty, andit also swept on, except that in somecases regiments were ordered bybrigade commanders to halt andrest. In a very few minutes, how-e\er, all were pressing the moment the skirmisherscrossed the pits an incessant hail-storm of grape, canister and minisballs from the works on the crestmade every exposed place on theslo[)e wholly impracticable, and thelines were broken at once, men passing right and left intothe ravines, where depressions
. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . he works were empty, andit also swept on, except that in somecases regiments were ordered bybrigade commanders to halt andrest. In a very few minutes, how-e\er, all were pressing the moment the skirmisherscrossed the pits an incessant hail-storm of grape, canister and minisballs from the works on the crestmade every exposed place on theslo[)e wholly impracticable, and thelines were broken at once, men passing right and left intothe ravines, where depressions-of the surface, stumps androcks afforded partial shelterand havens of rest for those outof breath. The ravines narrowed and became more shallowui»\vaid, ending beneatli the crest. The commingling of regiments brought groups of battleflags near together. Soon there was apparent rivalry asto whose flag should lead. All of them were pushed tothe front and then advanced by short stages, each strivingto iea(h 1>3 this time the assaulting tioops were in triangularmasses in everv ravine and ijorge, each detachment headed. KlFis K. Wddiis, B. .]//SS/()X RIDCE CARRHiP. 167 Ity a uToiij) of llau>, tollnwtd \\\ tirt(l. jMiv<|iiriii^^ jiantiiii; Init It-soliitt soldiers. At last tilt licatls ol (•ojiiiiiii arr at tin- top ot ra\iiifs,wluTo tnrtlni jniigixss will hriiiii; tlieiii iiipuii liiiiluT Liroiitiij,aiitl (kjirivc tlitin of tiie ]»artial siieltcr ilicy have thus larpossessed. And now Ioi- tlic tirst time tlicfc is a iioticcaltiopause in their proi^ress. The spectators at Orehard Kiiohand on the torts must have looketl witii l)ated hreath andWondered it it was possihie tor men to rise out of thoseravines and cross the interveniiiii space to the breastwork inthe face of those blaziiii;- iiuns. Their doubts, if tliey enter-tained any, were not sbarcd by otHcers or men on the hill-si<le. The pause was merely to rest and ifather streiii;tli fortbe final ettort
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