Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland (1895) (14576433917)

Identifier: opdycketigers12500clar (find matches)
Title: Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Clark, Charles T., 1845-
Subjects: United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 125th (1862-1865) United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories Army of the Cumberland
Publisher: Columbus, O., Spahr & Glenn
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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-i;ai:ii.iit. I- i 1^ 35i OPDYCKE TIGERS, December 9.—Rain followed by sleet and snow. Theorder for a movement to-morrow is suspended. December 10.—Snow and frozen sleet covers the ground.Horses can liardly travel oft the beaten path. December 11 (Sunday).—Very cold. Ko religious ser-vices. December 12.—Still cold, Init the sun shines.
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LiEiT. Ai.f:\. II. PosTi.KWAiT. K and K (is!>5). BATTLE OF NASHVILLE. 359 December 13.—The cold l)last from tlie frozen iiortli hasceased, wind shifted, coming from the southeast, and ice ismelting. Cam)> life and picket duty has been decidedly dis-agieeable for a few days past. December 14.—Wet and muddy. A good many l25thmen have returned from hospital or home. Lieut. Alex. II.Postlewait, came from Ohio, recovered from his wound.Henry H. Adams, of G, who has been living in Confederateprisons since September, was exchanged and canR \\\> to-day.It is common talk tliat we aie to light Hood to-ni(tii(»w. BATTLE OF NASHVILLE. General Thomas force consisted of A. J. Smiths corps(Sixteenth), three divisions, 12,000 men ; General Steed-man, two brigades of colored troops and one of menbelonging to Shermans army, 5000 ; the garrison at !Nash-ville, 6000 infantry and artillery; theFourth Corps, 15,000, and the Twenty-third Corps, 10,000, and the cavahy. Theemployes of the Quarte