. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . )ut up theirshelter tents, built tires, hadsupper and, having lost twonights sleep, retired the daj Forrestscavalry had forced crossingsat Ilueys Mill, and at otherfords eight to ten miles upthe stream, and Wilsonstroopers fell back, under or-ders to concentrate at HurtsCorners. Part of Capronsl)rigade on the Lewisburgand Franklin pike was cutoff at Rally Hill, but bygood management and hardfighting escaped. By theloss ot^ Rally Hill, Wilsonwas cut off from


. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . )ut up theirshelter tents, built tires, hadsupper and, having lost twonights sleep, retired the daj Forrestscavalry had forced crossingsat Ilueys Mill, and at otherfords eight to ten miles upthe stream, and Wilsonstroopers fell back, under or-ders to concentrate at HurtsCorners. Part of Capronsl)rigade on the Lewisburgand Franklin pike was cutoff at Rally Hill, but bygood management and hardfighting escaped. By theloss ot^ Rally Hill, Wilsonwas cut off from direct roads to Columbia. On the 29th, Forrest advanced on the Lewisburg [> Wilson out of one position after another until hegained the cross road at Mount Carmel, when Forrest detachedA suflicient force to watch Wilson and with the main bodymoved across to Spring !•;. 1»ai:by, Surgeon (1895). BATTLE OF SPRING HILL. Posts brigade of Woods division was sent on a recon-noisance towards Hueys Mill on the morning of the 29th,and discovered that Hoods infantry was crossing Duck BATTLE OF SPRING HILL. 323 River and moving north. Hood had left two divisions ofLees corps and most of his artillery at Columl>ia. It was obvious tliat the line of Duck lii\er could not beheld, l)ut it was important to hold the crossing at Columbiaas long as possible to prevent the enemys artillery from ad-vancing on the pike, and also to gain time for our trains toget away. Schofield ordered Cox to hold the crossing-opposite the town, Ruger to obstruct tlie fords and roadsbelow town, and prepare to fall back, AVood to support Post,and resist an} advance by the eneni} down stream, andStanley to proceed with AVagners and KimbalTs divisions,and the artillery and trains to Spring Hill. A later orderhalted Kimball at Woods left, south of Rutherfords mar


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