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On September 19th, 1863, at 2 p.m., Brigadier General Horatio P. Van Cleve's Division of Crittenden's Corps, including the 1st Brigade under Brigadier General Samuel Beatty, the 2nd Brigade under Colonel George F. Dick, and the 3rd Brigade under Colonel Sidney M. Barnes, moved into action after Beatty's and Dick's Brigades were ordered forward from Lee and Gordon's Mill at 1 p.m. to support Palmer's Division. About 1:30 p.m. Beatty's Brigade formed at this point with Grose's Brigade of Palmer's Division on its left and Dick's Brigade on its right. An advance of 200 yards led to heavy fighting and the capture of four of the enemy's guns. By 4 p.m. Van Cleve had been driven across the Lafayette Road at Brotherton's House by Bate's and Clayton's Brigades of Stewart's Division.
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