. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . sonersand several stands of colors. Our loss in killed,wounded and prisoners was 4500. Among the killedwas Maj. Gen. P. R. Cleburne, Brigadier GeneralsGist, John Adams, Strahl and Granbury. ^lajorGeneral Brown, Brigadier Generals Carter, ]Mani-gault, Quarles, Cockrell and Scott were wounded, anfl Brigadier GeneralGordon captured. The following is from the report of Maj. Gen. David S,■Stanley, coniniandino- Fonith Corps : From 1 oclock until 4 in the evening the enemys en
. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . sonersand several stands of colors. Our loss in killed,wounded and prisoners was 4500. Among the killedwas Maj. Gen. P. R. Cleburne, Brigadier GeneralsGist, John Adams, Strahl and Granbury. ^lajorGeneral Brown, Brigadier Generals Carter, ]Mani-gault, Quarles, Cockrell and Scott were wounded, anfl Brigadier GeneralGordon captured. The following is from the report of Maj. Gen. David S,■Stanley, coniniandino- Fonith Corps : From 1 oclock until 4 in the evening the enemys entire force wasin sight and forming for attack, yet in view of the strong position we held,and reasoning from the former course of the rebels during tliis campaign,nothing appeared so improbable as that they would assault. I felt so con-fident in this belief that I did not leave General Schofields headquartersuntil the firing commenced. About 4 oclock the enemy advanced withhis whole force, at least two corps, making a bold and peisistant assault,which, upon a part of the line, lasted about forty minutes. When Wagners. Patiui Major GciiLTul, ( Part of Hoods artillery was in acli BATTLE OF FRAXKLIN. 335 ff^i^^ <m1th division foil back from the heights south of Franklin, Ojxlyckes Ijrigadewas placed in reserve in rear of our main line, on the Columbia and Conrads lirigades were deployed, the former on the right, theother on the left of the pike, about three hundred yards in front of themain line. Here tiie men, as our men always do, threw up a barricade ofrails. By whose mistake I cannot tell, it certainly was never a i)art of myinstructions, but these l)rigades had orders from General Wagner not toretire to the main line until forced to do so by the fighting of the consequence was that the brigades stood their ground until tlie charg-ing rebels were almost crossing V)ayf)nots witli them, but tlic lino Iboubroke—Conrads brigade first, thenLanes—and me
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