. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . ently wouldhave swept the line l)ack and gaine<l stronghold of the keypoint of iiur lines, had it notbeen for the timely assistance received liythat portion of the Hne by other troops, i)ai-ticularly a brigade of the Fourth Corps,commanded by Colonel Opdycke. Stricklands brigade was in amost unlucky situation at the begin-ning of the fight. They could not lireu[ion the enemy because Conradsbiigade was retreating between themand the enemy. The abattis in frontof the wo
. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . ently wouldhave swept the line l)ack and gaine<l stronghold of the keypoint of iiur lines, had it notbeen for the timely assistance received liythat portion of the Hne by other troops, i)ai-ticularly a brigade of the Fourth Corps,commanded by Colonel Opdycke. Stricklands brigade was in amost unlucky situation at the begin-ning of the fight. They could not lireu[ion the enemy because Conradsbiigade was retreating between themand the enemy. The abattis in frontof the works though not formidablewas sufficient to retard Conrads andLanes men in retreating and turn them towards the openingat the pike. When they carne in the enemys men were attheir heels and were pouring through the opening on the pikebefore a shot could be tired to check them. If Stricklandsfront line had not retreated it would have been 300 of them were captured. Tlie two regiments inStricklands second line were under tire for the first time, andcannot be blamed for giving way wlien the veterans in their. William IHnkki:. I (1805). 348 OPDYCKE TIGERS, front came surging back upon them. The brigade lostnearly 300 in killed and wounded, among the wounded beingthe Lieutenant Colonel and Major of the 72nd Illinois, andLieutenant Colonel Clark, of the 183rd Ohio. Why were Wagners two brigades left in front of theworks after all other troops and trains were safely in ? Afterforcing the enemy to deploy at Stevens Hill, they could havegone in, leaving skirmish lines to report the enemys move-ments. General Wagner prol>ably shared the opinion of his su-perior oihcers, that Hood having declined to assault the worksat Columbia, would not assault them at Franklin, but wouldtry another flank movement, having roads at his right lead-ing to Brentwood, and the Harpeth being easier to i)ass than Huck River. It Avas, however, desir-able, to keep the enemy at a distanceto facili
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