. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . ■ll^l M. 228 OPDYCKE TIGERS, Gearys losses footed np fifteen officers and 342 men. McPherson moved forward on the same date to SnakeCreek Gap, the 9th Illinois Mounted Infantry, supported bythe 39th Iowa, going on to the outlet of the Gap at SugarCreek Valley. ROCKY FACE RIDGE —SECOND Active demonstrations and continuous skirmishing onThomas front, to hold the enemy in position while McFher-son operated on his line of communica-tion, was the program fo
. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . ■ll^l M. 228 OPDYCKE TIGERS, Gearys losses footed np fifteen officers and 342 men. McPherson moved forward on the same date to SnakeCreek Gap, the 9th Illinois Mounted Infantry, supported bythe 39th Iowa, going on to the outlet of the Gap at SugarCreek Valley. ROCKY FACE RIDGE —SECOND Active demonstrations and continuous skirmishing onThomas front, to hold the enemy in position while McFher-son operated on his line of communica-tion, was the program for ^la}- 9. At 4 A. M. the skirmishing began andwas kept up all day. Wagners brigadecame forward just above the north end ofthe Ridge. The Twenty-third Corpsmoved forward still farther to the left,drove the enemys skirmishers into theirworks east ot Rocky Face, and demon-strated against the works so stronglyas to hold the forces of the enemy inposition during the day. McCooks cavalry division stillfartlier to the east, at Varnels Station and vicinity, met asuperior force of the enemys cavalry, supported by twobrigades of infantry, and was w^orsted, hut managed to holdthe gaps leading to Schofields rear. McCooks losses for theday were nine officers and 130 men. Colonel LaGrange,one of the brigade commanders, was severely wounded andcaptured. Late in the afternoon Newton was ordered to attackthe works on the eastern slop
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