. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . ank. Wood went into camp on arid^i^e half a mile from the ri\«r. our division went to Woixlsleft and rear, and Stanley still hirther to the left. Melher-sons rii:;lit also reachetl the river helowtlie enemys left Hank. From a hill atVinintjs the n^MUTal otjieeis and a i-oodmany of the hoys ohlaiiied a view otAtlanta. Stoniinans cavalry operated viii(»r-ously on tlie ri\ir helow Melhcrsonsriijht, ami his movenjents, t(»ii:ether withMiIMiersons, le<l the enemy to expect
. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . ank. Wood went into camp on arid^i^e half a mile from the ri\«r. our division went to Woixlsleft and rear, and Stanley still hirther to the left. Melher-sons rii:;lit also reachetl the river helowtlie enemys left Hank. From a hill atVinintjs the n^MUTal otjieeis and a i-oodmany of the hoys ohlaiiied a view otAtlanta. Stoniinans cavalry operated viii(»r-ously on tlie ri\ir helow Melhcrsonsriijht, ami his movenjents, t(»ii:ether withMiIMiersons, le<l the enemy to expect anattempt to cross helow tlie irave orders for movi-nu-nts in-tended to strenii^then that imjuession,hut prepared to cross ahove. lie sent Schotield tt» themouth of Soap Creek, si.\ or seven miles above Howardsleft, to etfec-t a crossinu. Garrard occupied Koswell on the Uth. and burned thelarge woolen and cotton factories there, the owners vainlvtrying to savt- tlu-m by tlisplaying a Frciieh flag and elaimini:-allegiance to France. They had been operating exclusivelvfor the Confederate 1. NiYKn ItiiuiKliir (Jtiicml. 286 OPDYCKE TIGERS, Oil the 8tli, Schofield etfected u crossing at the mouth ofSoap Creek. Garrard crossed at lioswell on the 0th, and McPher-son started Dodges corps to that point. Sherman transferredall of McPhersons command from right to left for the nextadvance. As Dodge had a long march, our division wa&ordered to Roswell temporarily, and marched without wagonsor camp equipage, taking roads out of sight of the enemy,making a distance of sixteen miles on a very hot day. Ahoutsunset our brigade waded the river at aford and relieved Mintys cavalry brigade^the 125th going on picket. Johnston abandoned his works and.^ crossed to the south side of the Chatta-lioochee in the night of the 9th, burningthe railroad and wagon luidges. Ourdivision was relieved on the 10th byDodges corps, recrossed the Chattahoo-chee on the 11th,
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