Howell's Georgia Battery

Howell's Georgia Battery, part of Gist's (Walker's) Division in the Reserve Corps, fielded 2 6-pounders and 4 12-pounder howitzers under Captain Evan P. Howell, with 1st Lieutenant W. G. Robson, 2d Lieutenant T. J. Gilmore, and 2d Lieutenant R. T. Gibson. On September 19, 1863, after crossing the Chickamauga late in the evening and night of the 18th with its brigade and division, the battery remained in the brigade's rear when the brigade became engaged about 8:30 a.m., ready to engage the enemy if an opportunity offered. Only one section went into action on this ground as the brigade retired before the advance of Baird's Division, and it helped check that further progress. The battery was not engaged on the 20th. Its casualties were 3 men killed, 4 men wounded, 3 horses killed, and 3 horses wounded.

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia · United States