Harker's Brigade

On September 20, 1863, from 1 to 7 P.M., Harker's Brigade of Wood's Division in Crittenden's Corps, commanded by Col. Charles G. Harker and including the 3rd Kentucky, 64th Ohio, 65th Ohio, 125th Ohio, and Ohio Light Artillery's 6th Battery, was forced back about 1 p.m. to this position from the high ground north of the Dyer field before the advance of Kershaw's brigade. Kershaw's brigade then assaulted the Union line on the right of Snodgrass Hill, and Humphrey's brigade of McLaws' division moved against Harker's line, but both were repulsed. Harker was joined by a detachment of the 44th Indiana under Lieut. Col. S.C. Aldrich, was reinforced at 2 P.M. by Aleshire's 18th Ohio battery, and about 3:30 by Hazen's brigade from the Kelly field. The position was held until the battle ended, when at 7 o'clock this portion of the line began the withdrawal to Rossville. The brigade's effective force on September 19th was 1510, and its casualties during the battle were 52 killed, 291 wounded, and 58 captured or missing, a total of 401, or 26.56 percent.

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