. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . >i(lly. The weatherwas cold, snow falling on the 21st, with high wind, and thecold increasing on the 22nd. On the 22nd, General IJatch,commanding the cavalry, was driven out of Lawrenceburg,and Schofield at once ordered public property sent fromPulaski to Columbia and commenced to fall back. Coxsdivision, followed l)y our division (Wagners), marched to. Lynnville. The frosty weather was not unfavorable formarching on a pike. The 12oth started at 9 a. m. and reachedLyn
. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . >i(lly. The weatherwas cold, snow falling on the 21st, with high wind, and thecold increasing on the 22nd. On the 22nd, General IJatch,commanding the cavalry, was driven out of Lawrenceburg,and Schofield at once ordered public property sent fromPulaski to Columbia and commenced to fall back. Coxsdivision, followed l)y our division (Wagners), marched to. Lynnville. The frosty weather was not unfavorable formarching on a pike. The 12oth started at 9 a. m. and reachedLynnville at 4 p. m. It was thought that the bad roads oftthe pikes would prevent Hood from making rapid jjrogressand Pulaski was evacuated without haste. The First andThird Divisions of the Fourth Corps marched on the after-noon of the 23rd, arriving at Lynnville in the niglit. Coxsdivision left Lynnville at 3 i. .m. on the same date and OPDYCKE TIGERS, camped that niglit ten miles north. After muhiight infor-mation was received that Caprons brigade of cavahy hadbeen driven out of Mt. Pleasant by an infantry force. MountPleasant is about ten miles southwest from Columbia, whilethe distance to Lynnville is eigliteen miles. It began to lookas if Hood was making fast time in spite of bad roads. Therewas evident danger of his getting to Columbia first, andcutting off our force from retreat towards Nashville. Thetroops at Lynnville were waked and marched at once. Coxsdivision w
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