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Major General Patrick R. Cleburne commanded this division, which consisted of Granbury’s Texas Brigade, Govan’s Arkansas Brigade, and Lowry’s Alabama and Mississippi Brigade. They fought around the Cotton Gin, which stood southeast of the Carter House. It was said that Cleburne’s Division could always be identified on the field by its blue division flag bearing the full moon, usually found at the heaviest fighting. The division suffered 53% casualties, including its beloved commander.
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