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On September 20, 1863, Major General Thomas C. Hindman’s division of Polk’s Corps moved forward from this line soon after 11 a.m., with Deas’ Brigade on the right, Manigault’s on the left, and Anderson’s in the second line behind Manigault’s. After passing the LaFayette Road, the division encountered and was sharply engaged first by Heg’s and Carlin’s brigades and next by Laiboldt’s and Lytle’s. The Union troops, enveloped on both flanks, gave way after several rallies and much hard fighting, and were pursued by Deas’ and Anderson’s brigades and the 10th and 19th South Carolina Regiments of Manigault’s Brigade to the crest of the high ground west of the Crawfish Springs Road.
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Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia · United States
