. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . near The Colonel com-manding ordered me to l)e prejiared to co\cra retreat should one become Suit-able ilispositions were madi, but not needed. as at 6 I. M. I received Colonel Ilarkers re- ; a. i. -- port, from CJordons Mills, with orders to send a copy of it to (ieneral Wood anartment head-quarters at Chattanooga. This was done with the utmost disjiatch. At () 1. M. 1 received orders from Colonel Ilarker to join him with myeomniiuid witho
. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . near The Colonel com-manding ordered me to l)e prejiared to co\cra retreat should one become Suit-able ilispositions were madi, but not needed. as at 6 I. M. I received Colonel Ilarkers re- ; a. i. -- port, from CJordons Mills, with orders to send a copy of it to (ieneral Wood anartment head-quarters at Chattanooga. This was done with the utmost disjiatch. At () 1. M. 1 received orders from Colonel Ilarker to join him with myeomniiuid without delay. This was accomplished by 1 a. m. of tlie IJthinstant. The same day we were on a reeoiinoissance across West (hickamaugariver. On the 18th the Colonel commanding made a reconnoissance witiimy regiment to the vicinity of Crawfish Springs, where we were left on de-tached picket duty till tlu a. m. of the 14th. In the \\ .m. of the same daywe were out again on the LaFayette mail. The ;th and IHth were inutlyspent in making barricades along the north ])ankof the West OPD YCKE TIGERS, At night we were ordered to be ready to inarch at daylight with sixtyrounds of ammunition to each man. At daylight on the 19th, my regimentwas ready for action with the following organization : Emerson Opdycke,Colonel commanding; Capt. E. P. Bates, acting Major; Lieut. E. G. White-side, Adjutant; H. McHenry, Surgeon; J. E. Darby, Assistant Surgeon;James G. Buchanan, Assistant Surgeon; Freeman Collins, acting SergeantMajor; H. N. Steadman, Commissary Sergeant. Company A, Capt. Joseph Bruft Officers, 2 Company B, Capt. A. Yeomans Company C, Lieut. M. V. B. King Company D, Capt. R. B. Stewart Company E, Lieut. A. Barnes Company F, IJeut. D. Humphreys Company H, Lieut. Charles T. Clark Company G, Lieut. William W. Cushing. .Field and Staff 2 Men 46 Total, 48 1 43 44 1 39 40 2 31 33 1 39 40 1 42 43 1 36 37 1 20 21 6 2 8 Aggregates. 16 298 314 At 11 A. M. heavy tiring of all arms
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