. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . i^-aincd the uronnd t r:i\cr moredeadly. Here ami thereregiments suttering severelypassed from (piiek time todoulile ([iiick. An order fordoulile ([uick passed alongthe lines. The skirmish linewas then Hearing the i»its,the second line lUar atliaml. At such short rangethe aim of the Confederateswas accurate. No lines canbe luld in check under sucha tir». The men broke intoa run and swe[tt irresistablyto the \v<irks. capturiiiii many (d the occupants, while therest tie
. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . i^-aincd the uronnd t r:i\cr moredeadly. Here ami thereregiments suttering severelypassed from (piiek time todoulile ([iiick. An order fordoulile ([uick passed alongthe lines. The skirmish linewas then Hearing the i»its,the second line lUar atliaml. At such short rangethe aim of the Confederateswas accurate. No lines canbe luld in check under sucha tir». The men broke intoa run and swe[tt irresistablyto the \v<irks. capturiiiii many (d the occupants, while therest tied to their friends in the lines al)ove, subjected in theirHight to the tire of both friend and \oy^. The work intended was tluU ai-com[ilishe<l, the orderbeing to carry the ritle trenches at the base of the Kidge amiliold them, but the men in the ranks, ami in many instancesregimental eommanders, did not know the jtrecise wordingof the order, the directions to regiimuital coinmamlers being. ItKl 1!IN M. , 1 (ISN)). i66 OPDYCKE TIGERS, ill most cases merely an order to advance at the given signal,conforming to the movement of tlie command next on theright or left as the case might be. Having witnessed Sher-mans efforts to carry tlie heights on the left, there was noreason for snpposing any less elfort was expected at thecenter. Besides, tlie works at tlie base were swept by bothartillery and mnsketry from the snnimit, and, as all conldsee, afforded but slight protection. The skirmishers passed on without even halting, and ifthe first line halted at all the pause was so brief as not to be observed. When the second linearrived the works were empty, andit also swept on, except that in somecases regiments were ordered bybrigade commanders to halt andrest. In a very few minutes, how-e\er, all were pressing the moment the skirmisherscrossed the pits an incessant hail-storm of grape, canister and minisballs from the works on the crestmade every exposed place
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