. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . were placed at my command. They aided much to repulse the enemy. TheForty-first Ohio and Ninth Indiana of Gen-eral Hazens brigade. Palmers division, filedtwo roils to my rear and added their veteranfire in repulsing the last assault. On the 21st we were in position nearRossville, and on the 22d we occupied ourassigned position in the lines around Chat-tanooga. Captain E. P. Bates acted coollyand efficiently as acting Major. ]My Adju-tant, Lieut. E. G. Whitesides, was alm
. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . were placed at my command. They aided much to repulse the enemy. TheForty-first Ohio and Ninth Indiana of Gen-eral Hazens brigade. Palmers division, filedtwo roils to my rear and added their veteranfire in repulsing the last assault. On the 21st we were in position nearRossville, and on the 22d we occupied ourassigned position in the lines around Chat-tanooga. Captain E. P. Bates acted coollyand efficiently as acting Major. ]My Adju-tant, Lieut. E. G. Whitesides, was almostindispensable to me. His gallant daring wasconspicuous and bis horse was shot underhim. Sergeants Alson C. Dilley, CompanyC; Rollin D. Barnes, Company B; H. of the non commissioned staff, andCharles C. Chapman of Company G, distin-guished themselves for cool courage and capacity to command under theseverest tests. I have recommended then to the distinguished considera-tion of the (iovernor of Ohio. Mv casualties were:. JdiiN S. Williams, D. C mpany. Killed. A\ ounded. Mi ssing. Aggregate A 2 9 11 B 2 12 1 15 C 1 11 1 13 D 1 6 7 E 1 13 3 17 F 3 11 14 G 3 4 7 H 4 17 21 83 105 C V//C A. /. IA / ( — .VO TFS OX. i 2 5 Jiistifc ilriiKiinU lliat the hirls in l;i\l fcin<r aide to kci]i up, were or(lcnariUS,which Kavus the lifth the mily case without excuse in the respectfully, your most ohedient servant, IVMERSON OiDYC KK, CtiUiUil \.r. S. L. CoiLTKi:, Actiml A>sisttiiil Ailjntdiit (Inural. N()Ti:s OF iNn:i;i;sT to in Mi;.\. (Iciiefals lv<is(.(i-;iiis, (rit tciuleii and (iarlield iiassed tin-l:i.)tli while
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