. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . ob-ertsons brigade ciianged front to rightbetween the other two. Harkers brigadeattacked tliese troops. Our Springtields spoke for the firsttime tliat day. Aim low, aim well,waste no shots, Avas Opdyckes first ex-hortation. The fire was effective. Hoodsmen found it necessary to pause in tlieirvictorious march, and before long we hadthe satisfaction of seeing them break andfall back before our advance. Between the 12oth Ohio andtlie enemy, at a distance of about one hundr
. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . ob-ertsons brigade ciianged front to rightbetween the other two. Harkers brigadeattacked tliese troops. Our Springtields spoke for the firsttime tliat day. Aim low, aim well,waste no shots, Avas Opdyckes first ex-hortation. The fire was effective. Hoodsmen found it necessary to pause in tlieirvictorious march, and before long we hadthe satisfaction of seeing them break andfall back before our advance. Between the 12oth Ohio andtlie enemy, at a distance of about one hundred and fiftyyards, was a fence bordering tlie northern side of a largefield. Gen. T. , who Avas at the moment with the125th (Harker being ai the time further to the right), ordered0[)dycke to advance and sieze the fence. Opdycke gave theorder, Forward, double (piick, which was repeated bycomiiany commanders; at the same time the Colonel rodeup to the line saying, open a way, let me pass! and as asjcice was cleared he jiassed to the front, then raised his hatand concluded the order with the word • march I and we. Krisr. (ion. J. (J. ^[ ]/.u(;A — s/-:co\/) da v. 107 tull(i\vc(l our Cdloiul oil (loiililc-([uick tiiiic ti> iIk Il-iin-, Initnot without siiious loss; and >o lioi was tlic ciiciiivs tiirthat the iiuii instantly jiuUfd (hiwii the tfiicf, pih-d thr railsand lay (h»wn hohind thcin. Icluniinu- tlu cntniys tire with-out waitini;- tor oiMJers to hcuin- K\\v otJKT n-iiiiiKHts (»{ thfhrinadt- also adxainn-d, and prolonutd our liiu- to riulil andleft. In a shoit time the liioth and r»4th wn-r ordcnd tomake a second advance — to * advanc*-, tirinii. In thatmoNemeiit the liles douhled uis makiiiu- tour rank-sed. ninnini: Iap-idly forward a few jiaees, haltiiii:, tirinu and dr))ji|iintc !• theU-round to load, the next Iank mean-time passinu still furthei to the troutto delivir its tire, and so on in sue-eession. \\\ that a uaiiutl a jtositi
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