. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . shad the ins[tiratiou to steadiness eoining from the presence ofthose distinguished otHeers. Colonel Opdyeke rode aloni;- theline eonstantly, never dismountinu- thonuhoften urged to do so. Gaptain Jiate-,acting as Major, and Adjutant ^\llite-sides, followed the Gcdonels example, andnever disnn)unted while we were undertire. When Kershaw anil llumphriismade their first assault on the Oiidvike, having observed theapproach of their lines, commanded: At-tenti
. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . shad the ins[tiratiou to steadiness eoining from the presence ofthose distinguished otHeers. Colonel Opdyeke rode aloni;- theline eonstantly, never dismountinu- thonuhoften urged to do so. Gaptain Jiate-,acting as Major, and Adjutant ^\llite-sides, followed the Gcdonels example, andnever disnn)unted while we were undertire. When Kershaw anil llumphriismade their first assault on the Oiidvike, having observed theapproach of their lines, commanded: At-tention, battalion I The men sciand)le(lto their feet, and instantly heard the fur-ther order, Right dress I which beingeomplied with prcunittly, was followed by K(nward, march IWhat did it mean. Before the line ad\ancc(l ten steps weeaught sight of an ad\anciiig line of the enemy in tin- tindterat the foot of the ridge, coming on rapidly. The Colonelspurpose was merely to give his men a good view of theobject to l>c aimed at, and within a tew paces he ijaxe theorders, in deliberate succession, •Halt: riadv, aim, tire!. .IhIIN C. HUKiKINItllMiE, I, of seeing old acquaintances in the 113th and 121st Ohio regiments. ColonelBanning, riding forAvard to shakehands with Opdycke, was greetedwith cheers. Another pleasant inci-dent was the coming of Hazens brigade to double our line. The41st Ohio, Colonel Aquila Wiley,commanding, was stationed behindthe 125th, and on their arrivalcheered Opdycke, evidently pleasedto see one of their former capta
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