Opdycke's Tigers in the Civil War
A History of the 125th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
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2019
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7592-3 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7592-3 (ISBN)
The 125th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was commanded by the aggressive and ambitious Colonel Emerson Opdycke, a citizen-soldier with no military experience who rose from lieutenant to brevet major general. Drawing on primary sources and recent scholarship, this is the first full-length history of the regiment in more than 120 years.
Organized in the fall of 1862, the 125th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was commanded by the aggressive and ambitious Colonel Emerson Opdycke, a citizen-soldier with no military experience who rose to brevet major general.
Part of the Army of the Cumberland, the 125th first saw combat at Chickamauga. Charging into Dyer's cornfield to blunt a rebel breakthrough, the Buckeyes pressed forward and, despite heavy casualties, drove the enemy back, buying time for the fractured Union army to rally. Impressed by the heroic charge of an untested regiment, Union General Thomas Wood labeled them "Opdycke's Tigers."
After losing a third of their men at Chickamauga, the 125th fought engagements across Tennessee and Georgia during 1864, and took part in the decisive battles at Franklin and Nashville.
Drawing on both primary sources and recent scholarship, this is the first full-length history of the regiment in more than 120 years.
Organized in the fall of 1862, the 125th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was commanded by the aggressive and ambitious Colonel Emerson Opdycke, a citizen-soldier with no military experience who rose to brevet major general.
Part of the Army of the Cumberland, the 125th first saw combat at Chickamauga. Charging into Dyer's cornfield to blunt a rebel breakthrough, the Buckeyes pressed forward and, despite heavy casualties, drove the enemy back, buying time for the fractured Union army to rally. Impressed by the heroic charge of an untested regiment, Union General Thomas Wood labeled them "Opdycke's Tigers."
After losing a third of their men at Chickamauga, the 125th fought engagements across Tennessee and Georgia during 1864, and took part in the decisive battles at Franklin and Nashville.
Drawing on both primary sources and recent scholarship, this is the first full-length history of the regiment in more than 120 years.
Thomas Crowl is a retired veterinarian, nonfiction author and historian. He lives in Georgetown, Kentucky.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. Volunteers Wanted
2. Central Tennessee
3. The Road to the River of Death
4. Chickamauga, Saturday, September 19
5. Chickamauga, Sunday Morning, September 20
6. Chickamauga, Sunday Afternoon, September 20
7. Bottled Up in Chattanooga
8. Missionary Ridge
9. Knoxville and East Tennessee
10. Rocky Face Ridge
11. Resaca
12. New Hope Church
13. The Battles for Kennesaw Mountain
14. Peach Tree Creek
15. The Fall of Atlanta
16. From Atlanta to Pulaski
17. Columbia and Spring Hill
18. Franklin
19. Nashville
20. From Huntsville to Columbus
Roster
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 20.07.2019 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 37 photos, 8 maps, notes, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 549 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-7592-9 / 1476675929 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-7592-3 / 9781476675923 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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