. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . ained in position totover the movements. On the 27ththe movements continued, Howardscommand moving towards Fairburnand Thomas towards Red Oak. Ourdivision brought u[> the rear, guard-ing wagon trains, and did not get onthe road until three r. m. ; nuircliedabout live miles, crossed Camp Creekand cami)ed near Mount Crilead Church. August 28th, the Fourteenth and Fourth Corps marchedto the railroad near Red Oak, and Howard s three corps cameup farther to the right near
. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . ained in position totover the movements. On the 27ththe movements continued, Howardscommand moving towards Fairburnand Thomas towards Red Oak. Ourdivision brought u[> the rear, guard-ing wagon trains, and did not get onthe road until three r. m. ; nuircliedabout live miles, crossed Camp Creekand cami)ed near Mount Crilead Church. August 28th, the Fourteenth and Fourth Corps marchedto the railroad near Red Oak, and Howard s three corps cameup farther to the right near Fairburn. The work of destruc-tion was prosecuted vigorously duiing the night and all nextday. Over twelve miles of track were torn up, the ties burned,rails heated, bent and twisted and cuts tilled with earth, logs,rocks and loaded shells. August 80th, the marcli was resumed, Howard movingtowards Jonesboro, Scholield towards Rough and Ready andThomas in the center to Couchs. Up to this time, the move-ments had been obstructed only by skirmishers, but Hood hadsent two coii)s to Jonesboro with orders to attack our right. ,1AM Ma-(iN, II (1S!I;>) /OXEShOKO AX/) /.Or/-:/Oy S7\I77(K\ 305 tlaiik. llowaiMrs :i<l\:iiicc corps, tlic Fillcfiit li, crossed Klintri\cr on the e\cniiiii ot tlic 80tli, liis other cdiips cdiiiiiiL;- up(lunui:,- tlu niijlit. iiii«l all wtrc in line and intrenched on the31st. All the other corps advanced on that dav to the rail-road, the i^ourtecnth Corps sti-ikinji: it ahout tour miles northof Joneshoro, the Twenty-third Corjis near Ixouuli ami lieadvand the Fourth Coipsatan intorniediate point. Ahout noonthe enemy attacked I low ard and. alti-i a two hours iiiiht. wasrepulstd and withdrew to his intieneliments at then ordered Thonuis and Sdiotield to close ih»wnon .loucslioro. hreakirit;; the road as they advanced. Sejtteiidiir 1, Ihonias and Schotield moved south aloiiifthe railroad, destroyinu it. Sherman iuid expected the w
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