On Feb. 1, 1909, E.A.Carman, Chairman of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Park Comission, wrote requesting information on the movements of the 125th Ohio V. I. on the afternoon of Sept. 20, 1863. The following is the reply written by Charles T. Clark, Capt. Company F, 125th Ohio V.I. on Feb. 12, 1909.

Gen. E.A.Carman,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:-

In reply to your inquiry of February 1, I have to say that at 12 o'clock noon, September 20, 1863 the 125th Ohio was at the north side of Dyer's field. The center of the regiment at the point where a marker is now standing - the right of the regiment extending a short way up the slope of a hill to the right with the 64th Ohio next on our left and the 3rd Kentucky next on our right. Shortly after that the 64th Ohio retired and about the same time the 3rd Kentucky fell back. Ours was the last regiment to fall back. We retired under orders to do so, halting two or three times, facing to the rear and firing on the enemy, directly south of usfor the purpose I suppose of keeping them at some distance from us. Our march to the rear was at quick time. We were the last regiment to ascend the heights in front of the Snodgrass house, where we halted on the left of the line - the right of our regiment very little if any east of south from the Snodgrass house - We remainded in that position until after dark when we retired with the command to Rossville. The house was perhaps 200 feet from the extreme right of our regiment.

Hazen's brigade, came over about 3:30 or 4 o'clock, although I am not sure of the exact time, the right regiment of that brigade, The 9th Indiana, halted first immediately in rear of our regiment, and at the beginning of the next assault fired over us - In a few minutes that regiment moved away, my recollection is further to the right, and the 41st Ohio of Hazen's brigade took its place behind the 125th Ohio, remaining there until the end of the last assault firing alternately with our regiment by volley. After taking this position in front of and to the left of the Snodgrass house we did not fall back, and the enemy did not succeed in advancing over the corn field, south and east of our position though the did at times emerge from the woods at the foot of the ridge. We faced and fired to the south east. Further to the right, the enemy did succeed in reaching the top of the ridge at times.

Our regimental monument erected by the state of Ohio stands about at the spot where the center of the regiment was, during that afternoon. This position was not in woods, the front of the ridge to our right was wooded.

Yours sincerely

(signature, C. T. Clark)

Late Capt. 125 O.V.I.