Trigg's Brigade

On September 20, 1863, at 5 p.m., Trigg's Brigade of Preston's Division in Buckner's Corps, commanded by Colonel Robert C. Trigg and including the 1st Florida Cavalry, dismounted, the 6th Florida, the 7th Florida, the 54th Virginia, and Peeples' Georgia Battery, reached this position from the Brotherton House. About 5:30 p.m. it formed on the left of Kelly's Brigade and advanced to the crest through the ravine in front of this point. It was engaged upon the slope for half an hour. Upon reaching the crest and acting in conjunction with Kelly's Brigade, the two commands captured a great part of the 21st and 89th Ohio and the 22d Michigan, which had been engaged to the left of Whitaker's Brigade.

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia · United States