. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . at his head ofcolumn was checked and broken he rodeforward, calling to the men to press on,break through the abattis and scalethe works. As he progressed a newimpetus was imparted to the column,and officers and men surged reached the front line at the position of our CompanyI, and then horse and rider fell, the horse killed and Harkermortally wounded. The renewed ettbrt increased losses butwould have failed had Harker escaped. Opdycke and othersdid all tha
. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . at his head ofcolumn was checked and broken he rodeforward, calling to the men to press on,break through the abattis and scalethe works. As he progressed a newimpetus was imparted to the column,and officers and men surged reached the front line at the position of our CompanyI, and then horse and rider fell, the horse killed and Harkermortally wounded. The renewed ettbrt increased losses butwould have failed had Harker escaped. Opdycke and othersdid all that was possible to insure success, but the case washo])eless. In that renewed ettbrt inspired by Harker onebattle flag, that of the 27th Illinois, reached the works andfloated there for a few seconds. Our Lieutenants Dilley andBurnhan fell at that time. The abattis could be passed onlyat a few places and the few men who survived the ettbrt topass could not ettect a lodgment in or on the works. Nearlythe entire brigade was by this time tiring steadily but couldnot reduce the volume of iron and lead coniina-from the well-. iibur.). BATTLE OT MOL\JA/\. 279 jtrotected foe. Very soon an order eanie forward for thecolumn to fall baek to Groses works. The l2oth followedas far as the cajitnred ritle pits and held them until relievi-dIjy fresh troops half an h(mr hitei-. The 12r)th went in that morniuir with JflO riHes, hutlittle more than half oui number when the eami>aign opened,and lost in the assault, :> otliet-rs mortally wounde<l, 8 ottieerswounde<l, 14 men killcil and mortally wounded and ol men
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