. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . ur, and on thelatter road until his head of columnreached a point a couple of milessouth of Decatur, when his troopsfaced west and advanced. His headof column had marched fifteen his movement had not been dis-covered was due to the fact that Sher-man had sent Garrards cavalry on a raid eastward, and thecountry was rough and timbered. The Confederates had allthe advantage of a complete surprise. To aid Hardeesattack the enemy sallied from their works and assaul
. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . ur, and on thelatter road until his head of columnreached a point a couple of milessouth of Decatur, when his troopsfaced west and advanced. His headof column had marched fifteen his movement had not been dis-covered was due to the fact that Sher-man had sent Garrards cavalry on a raid eastward, and thecountry was rough and timbered. The Confederates had allthe advantage of a complete surprise. To aid Hardeesattack the enemy sallied from their works and assaulted infront, gaining some temporary advantages. General Mc-Iherson was with Sherman at the Howard house when theattack from the rear began and rode away at once, meetingLogan and B)lair first, and then going to Dodge. Sendingorders in every direction his staff was soon scattered, andhaving provided for all contingencies on Dodges front, hestarted for r>lairs position, accompanied by a single orderly,and in the woods i-an into Cleburnes skii-mish line, advanc-inii: through the inteixal between Dodge and Blair. Though. Gen. John A. Ldcan. .]A ////■ Kll Li:n. -95 suiiiiimiuil to halt ]. IiOjwIiccKmI and at t ciiiiitcd to «scajit,wluii a was tin-d, killiiiii the Gciu-fal and woiiiidiiiirthe (»f(hily. Thf sitiiatiuiiti-iy their eohirsami held their i^roimd. (ieiieral Louan as senior (dlieerassnniid eomnniml ami was e(|iial to the eiiicfiiiiiry. Theattaek opened shortly after noon. At dark the cminy with-drew, thor(Mii:;hly beaten, havinu- lost tully Iiijkmi men inkilled. woiiii(h-d aiitl |>ri>oiifrs, while the total los> on ourside was ■ killed, wounded and missini;, and ten pieeesof artillery. The confederate di-ad left on tlie field )(l(» men. The Twenty-third Corjis was next
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