. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . o, we learn that it was on his front. Colonel Hayes says: The battery men deserting theirpieces, a sjtace was left around the guns between my right andleft, which was tilled by some men tVom the Sixteenth Ken-tucky. He also states that the 44th Illinois (of Opdyckesbrigade) charged with his men and forced the enemy backl>eyoml the woiks, but neither Colonel Hayes (U- his brigadecomnuinder. General Reilly, acknowledge assistance fromother regiments of Opdyckes brigade.
. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . o, we learn that it was on his front. Colonel Hayes says: The battery men deserting theirpieces, a sjtace was left around the guns between my right andleft, which was tilled by some men tVom the Sixteenth Ken-tucky. He also states that the 44th Illinois (of Opdyckesbrigade) charged with his men and forced the enemy backl>eyoml the woiks, but neither Colonel Hayes (U- his brigadecomnuinder. General Reilly, acknowledge assistance fromother regiments of Opdyckes brigade. Lieut. Col. .lohn Husscll, commanding the 44tli Illinois,reported as follows : When we were onlereil forward, the enemy lia<l driven our forces inon tlie center and had jilanteil their colors on our works. Wc cliarLnack were rallied andwent forward with us. The enemy had captured all that was left of ourInittery, and as we rushed forward they forced a ]iart of the men belonging. A ilsuj) ;46 OPDYCKE TIGERS, to the battery over the works with them. This battery was afterward workedby some men of my own regiment. After being driven back, the enemyoccupied the outer portion of our works for over two hours, when they sur-rendered. Our colors suffered very much from the terrible fire of theenemy, the flag-staffs were partially cut away in several places, and the flagsbadly cut and torn. The prisoners captured numbered 83, who reported thatthey were all that was left of the three regiments they belonged to. Amongthem were tlie Colonel and a Captain of the Eighth Mississippi, and W. Covell, Company E, Third ^Missouri. The two former surrendered tome and I received their swords, and Captain Covell surrendered to P. Covey, of Company B. They were sent to the rear in charge ofLieut. Lewis C. Mills, of Company C, who deliveredtliem over to the Colonel of an Ohio regiment in theTwenty-third Cor^js. Colonel Russells report, togeth
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