Opdycke's Tigers in the Civil War

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.

Cea de-a 125-a infanterie voluntara din Ohio a fost comandata de colonelul agresiv si ambitios Emerson Opdycke, un cetatean-soldat fara experienta militara care s-a ridicat de la locotenent la brevet general-maior. Bazandu-se pe surse primare si studii recente, aceasta este prima istorie completa a regimentului din peste 120 de ani.