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On September 20, 1863, Brig. Gen. William P. Carlin’s brigade of Davis’ Division, McCook’s Corps, advanced from its bivouac west of the Crawfish Springs road at 9:30 A.M. and formed on this ground about 10 o’clock behind rude barricades previously thrown together by Sirwell’s brigade of Negley’s division. There were no troops on its right, and when the Confederate attack came, Heg’s brigade of Martin’s was moving into position to extend Carlin’s line along the works to the left. Both brigades were attacked in front and on their flanks, and after heavy losses they were overwhelmed and forced off the field in disorder. The brigade’s strength in action on Sept. 19 was 1215, and its battle casualties were 54 killed, 299 wounded, and 298 captured or missing, for a total of 651, a loss of 53.58 percent.
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