Word: opdycke
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Dates: during 1884-1884
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...Columbia and Spring Hill skirmishes took place, and then Schofield quickly withdrew to Franklin, a town only a few miles south of Nashville. Here he drew up and awaited the enemy. His line was thin and the seven divisions had broken them in when a timely charge by Gen. Opdyck's brigade saved the day. Gen. Opdycke will be remembered as the last lecturer in this course. The enemy were repulsed, and that night Schofield retired to the trenches in front of Nashville...
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