. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . the leftand attack and press Crittenden up thestream from Lee and Gordons corps was to press to the front ofLee and Gordons, and if unable to cross there to bear to theright and cross at Daltons or Thedfords and join in theattack. Hills corps was to press forward above Lee andGordons and ascertain if reinforcements were going to Crit-tenden, in which case he was to attack them in flank. Tlie Confederates were in motion early on the 18th. Atnoon Bushrod Johnson
. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . the leftand attack and press Crittenden up thestream from Lee and Gordons corps was to press to the front ofLee and Gordons, and if unable to cross there to bear to theright and cross at Daltons or Thedfords and join in theattack. Hills corps was to press forward above Lee andGordons and ascertain if reinforcements were going to Crit-tenden, in which case he was to attack them in flank. Tlie Confederates were in motion early on the 18th. Atnoon Bushrod Johnsons division reached Pea Vine Creek,three miles east of Reeds bridge, and met Mintys brigadeof cavaliv. The latter resisted stnbborid3\ Johnson wascom[tellcd to tiglit his way forwaid, and did not efiect acrossino; until late in the afternoon. The advance of Polks corps felt our lines at Lee andGordons at noon, his skirmisiicrs nudging it hot lor ourCompiinies A and 11 and comrades from other regimentspicketing across the river, bnt our lines were held. 125thmen [>rol)abIy fired the first shot by our infantry in tiie. Li KUT. -( ; KN. INGSTRKICT. —FIRST IKIY 89 battle. LiddilTs (li\i>i()ii of Walker^ ir|i> rciiclicd Alrx-iiiidors liritlut in tlu- attfriKnxi. and im-t Wildcrs lirii;-adr nliiioiiiitfil iiitaiit ry. Waltlialls l>rlti-adt attarkcd Wilder andtoiced lilni !>aik. lint WiliU-rs men ilestrnyed the liridi^ebefore lea\ inu it. and l/iddells troops were toreed to seek aford. They erossfd at Uyranis. a lord a mih Ixdow ;nid fol-lowed Hood, who \va> then pre^ini: Miiity and Wilder
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