. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . and en>ra much as ;sii)le, andthere awaitiiii: the (•omin_ up of ilum|direys. on ni\ li^dit. It is clear that Kershaw, before lie ndvaiKcd. had discov-ered tlio sliortiioss of Ilarkers line, and piMcecdcd |ii(.iii|dl\-to tiiid lidtli llaiiks. His statementthat wl l)r(»ke may he did retreat heiori- liim to astronger ]iositioii, hut tlie retroorad<movement was in ()i)edienee to 01-ders, and was condiictetl in jHTlcct. <» 11. svkx<h:
. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . and en>ra much as ;sii)le, andthere awaitiiii: the (•omin_ up of ilum|direys. on ni\ li^dit. It is clear that Kershaw, before lie ndvaiKcd. had discov-ered tlio sliortiioss of Ilarkers line, and piMcecdcd |ii(.iii|dl\-to tiiid lidtli llaiiks. His statementthat wl l)r(»ke may he did retreat heiori- liim to astronger ]iositioii, hut tlie retroorad<movement was in ()i)edienee to 01-ders, and was condiictetl in jHTlcct. <» 11. svkx<h:. ItrcVfi UriuitIuT (iciicnil. ordei. llarker, in his report, said: hill as they Were now on my Hanks |,as well as iVont, 1 retirecl hy hai-talions to tlie cifst of a hill, rnnninu-nearly piTiiendienlar to tlie generalliiu of l»attle. (ieiieral Wood, in liis rejiort,said : This moveiiieiit of the enemy made it necessary I should ^ain aposition in which I could form a shorter and more compact line, in w hichmy right would he more protected hy natural ohstacles. I ac(ordinglyretired my command to a narrow and short rid^e, which stood out nearlyat right angles a sjiur from the gineral ridge, which is jtarallel to theKossville and LaFayctte roatntss of the declivityon either side of it almost gives to this ridge the (piality of a natural jiara-pet. When I took position with llarkt-rs hrigade on the narrow ridge, extending jiartially aiross t
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