Opdycke's Tigers in the Civil War: A History of the 125th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

by Thomas Crowl

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476675929
• ISBN13: 9781476675923
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher