. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . for a minute, and then took theposition on the crest that we held until niglit. General Wood followed the 125th in the charge orderedby himself on Sunday, gave the order for the further advanceinto Dyers field, and either advanced with the line oi- fol-lowed it. AYe were under his observation most of the time,and he expressed his opinion of the conduct of the regimentby naming it Opdyke Tigers. From that date the 125thseldom passed another command without hearing such ex
. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . for a minute, and then took theposition on the crest that we held until niglit. General Wood followed the 125th in the charge orderedby himself on Sunday, gave the order for the further advanceinto Dyers field, and either advanced with the line oi- fol-lowed it. AYe were under his observation most of the time,and he expressed his opinion of the conduct of the regimentby naming it Opdyke Tigers. From that date the 125thseldom passed another command without hearing such ex-pressions as There go the Tigers, How are you, Tigers? ^ Go in, Tigers ! etc. The following is a copy of i)art of a letterwritten b_y General Wood, in which he states his reason forgi^ing the sobricpiet:.
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