. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . 1st Wisconsin w^as or-dered out at a trot, and dismounted at thefoot of the wooded hill on which our picketwas posted, for the purpose of occupying itl)efore the enemy and holding it against , however, drove back our pickets so rap-idly that he was enabled to open a flank tirebefore the regiment was brought into action. The report then goes on to de-tail the incidents of the action,* inwhich the entire brigade took part. Their flank was turnedby cavalry charging to
. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . 1st Wisconsin w^as or-dered out at a trot, and dismounted at thefoot of the wooded hill on which our picketwas posted, for the purpose of occupying itl)efore the enemy and holding it against , however, drove back our pickets so rap-idly that he was enabled to open a flank tirebefore the regiment was brought into action. The report then goes on to de-tail the incidents of the action,* inwhich the entire brigade took part. Their flank was turnedby cavalry charging to capture their led horses, and by thetime that danger was averted, a front attack by infantryforced them back to their original line, by which time itwas dark. That fight was to our left and no part of it seen or heai-dby us, the proceedings in our immediate vicinity absorbingour undivided attention. In fact, we did n(»t know the fullextent of the lines or of the engagement. The losses inLaGranges brigade were three killed, twenty-six wounded,seventeen missing; total, forty-eight. They captured nine-teen of the Anton , II. \r DANPRinCE. 207 Genci-iil Loiigstreet reported : ■(>ii tlir 17tli a part of IldiMls ilivisiuii was nuivcil (iowii ti> the(MUiiiys imnuiliati fmnt. Tlu sliarpsliuohis nf tliis division wiTi- onlfiiilto advaiifc a;.aiiist tlie i-iuinys U-ft Martins cavalry ((lisiiiouiitid)wiie oriUitMl to follow this niovi-, ailvanciiiir in tin- enemys front. Thebattalion of shaipshooters were tlosely snp|Miite(l hy the main force of thedivision, the immediate oliject lieinL: to _ain a lavoral>le position for futureoperations. llatl (ieinial Taike sent the Fourth Corjis into actiontlic em-iiiy would liaxc liecii dfiveii otl easily. vC[ vifv \ ieorons laiiiiiiaoe in e-Xjii-LS-ini» tlicif i>iniiins ot the pfoeteding. The iMiivenieiits ol tlu next tVW day- weic njMni thetlieoiythat Loiiostroet liad been Ie-intofeud and was |iio]»al)ly
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