125th Ohio Infantry

The 125th Ohio Infantry, commanded by Colonel Emerson Opdycke in Harker's Brigade, Wood's Division, 21st Army Corps, was heavily engaged on September 19, 1863, from 4:30 P.M. to 5:30 P.M. about 600 yards north of Viniard's and about 200 yards east of the road, capturing one officer and nine men. On September 20, about 11:30 A.M., it formed for battle about 100 yards south of this ridge and advanced to the north end of Dyer's Field, where it met and engaged the enemy and resisted his further advance from 12:00 M. to 1:00 P.M., when it was forced to retire. It reached this position about 1:30 P.M. and occupied it until about 7:00 P.M., when it was ordered to Rossville. From 1:30 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. it assisted in repelling all assaults on this part of the line. It went into action with 16 officers and 298 men, an aggregate of 314. Its losses were 17 killed, 83 wounded, and 5 missing, an aggregate of 105.

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