. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . on K. Stone lii\er: dolm .V. Stewart, ot !•. (irave24, l^ranklin Section, Stone liiver. •• Lieut. Ool. Henry !>. Banninu- lias lieeii t ran<(| to the lilst O. V. MaJ. ( L. W 1. Cajt. Isaac I). Sjiauldin<i. Lieut. IlemanJv. Harmon and 1/ieut. Kilcy M. Merrillha\\ resiii-ned, and the iollowini: eidi-teilmen ha\e lieeii discliarued on suri;-eonscertiticate of . Xaylor. of A:D. I). Mi-Michael, Ijuerson l>iainar(l ami(-Jeoiiie I^reiich, of 15: Wil
. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . on K. Stone lii\er: dolm .V. Stewart, ot !•. (irave24, l^ranklin Section, Stone liiver. •• Lieut. Ool. Henry !>. Banninu- lias lieeii t ran<(| to the lilst O. V. MaJ. ( L. W 1. Cajt. Isaac I). Sjiauldin<i. Lieut. IlemanJv. Harmon and 1/ieut. Kilcy M. Merrillha\\ resiii-ned, and the iollowini: eidi-teilmen ha\e lieeii discliarued on suri;-eonscertiticate of . Xaylor. of A:D. I). Mi-Michael, Ijuerson l>iainar(l ami(-Jeoiiie I^reiich, of 15: Wilmcr .1. \Vest,JJnus II. IJrockett and Samuel T. .Morri- ,• / ■ i> . / CI. Wa^ .Tones, H. son. ol ( : l)enton Oassaway, ot |, : Charles Ilarhye and Aaron Muck, of I\ and ( >rd. Seii:t. dustus M. Silliman, of (i. •The otHcers liaxe si«:ne<l and forw aia\ianlc- reijuiredto make a full S8 OPDYCKE TIGERS, Lienteiiaiit Stewart, of A, has been promoted to Cap-tain of 1). The month of Ma} passed without eontiict. The enemydid not disturb us, and we proceeded with our dail,y routine,content to wait for a ii,eneral adxance and a decisive cam-paign. We lived weH. Rations were abundant. Lieuten-ant Humphrey, acting Commissary, had a bakery prejiared,and issued soft bread in lieu of hard tack. The daily trainfrom Kashville frequently brought boxes of eatables fromOhio sent by friends. The bo3s managed to procure milkand other luxuines in the neighborhood. A few extractsfrom the diar} will sufficiently show our manner of life : May 1. — The regiment started at 2 a. m. with theentire di\ision on a reconnoissance towards Spring six miles, when the enem3-s achance guards fall-ing back as our cavahy advanced, we were then halted andmaiched back to camji, arriving at 10 a. Cliff and others took tea atColoneTs Opdyckes quarters this e\ AVhitesid
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