Lytle's Brigade

On September 20, 1863, about 11 a.m., Lytle's Brigade of Sheridan's Division in McCook's Corps, commanded by Brigadier General William H. Lytle and Colonel Silas Miller, occupied this position after moving from Widow Glenn's in support of Laiboldt's Brigade, which had charged forward to assist Davis' Division in heavy fighting in the woods beyond the foot of the slope near the road. As the Union troops in front were overwhelmed and driven back over this line, General Lytle was killed while rallying his brigade on this ground. The brigade was later forced entirely off the field, losing one section of its battery, and suffered 55 killed, 321 wounded, and 90 captured or missing, for a total of 466 casualties.

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia · United States