. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . o that point. Sherman transferredall of McPhersons command from right to left for the nextadvance. As Dodge had a long march, our division wa&ordered to Roswell temporarily, and marched without wagonsor camp equipage, taking roads out of sight of the enemy,making a distance of sixteen miles on a very hot day. Ahoutsunset our brigade waded the river at aford and relieved Mintys cavalry brigade^the 125th going on picket. Johnston abandoned his works and.^ crossed to the so
. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . o that point. Sherman transferredall of McPhersons command from right to left for the nextadvance. As Dodge had a long march, our division wa&ordered to Roswell temporarily, and marched without wagonsor camp equipage, taking roads out of sight of the enemy,making a distance of sixteen miles on a very hot day. Ahoutsunset our brigade waded the river at aford and relieved Mintys cavalry brigade^the 125th going on picket. Johnston abandoned his works and.^ crossed to the south side of the Chatta-lioochee in the night of the 9th, burningthe railroad and wagon luidges. Ourdivision was relieved on the 10th byDodges corps, recrossed the Chattahoo-chee on the 11th, and on the 12th marchedback to the camp at Paces Ferry. Onthe same date Stanleys division crossedthe river on Schotields pontoon and marched down to a strongposition covering Powers Ferry, when a pontoon l)ridge waslaid there on which Woods division crossed. On the 13thour division rejoined the cor[)S, crossing at Powers Col. H. X. Whitbeck,(ioth O. V. I. NANCYS CREEK —BUCK HEAD. On the 13th there w^as a general advance. McPhersonmarching from Roswell to the railroad a few miles east ofDecatur. Schofield moved rla Cross Keys toward Army of the Cumberland crossed Nancys Creek anddrove the enemys cavalry back to Peach Tree Creek. Pal-mers right was near the junction of jSTancys Creek and Peach — IWCK 28: TreeCreek, Ilookti-in the ccntrr and Ilou aid at llink l)rigat Whetderscavalry, covereil hy a harricade ami supjunted hy a fonr-iiunbatteiy. Colonel ()|»dyke orderid Lieuteinmt Colonel Mooret<» drive tJH-ni out, sendiiii;- the or(l !\cnni(d<v forwaitl on onrleft, and the woi-k was (|uickly done, after wiiich tluic was
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