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The 18th Battery, Ohio Light Artillery, part of the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Reserve Corps, under Capt. Charles C. Aleshire, moved with the brigade on Sept. 18th. 1863, and engaged the enemy on the road from Rossville to Ringgold. It remained near McAfee's Church until 10:00 A.M. on Sept. 20th, when it followed the brigade to the battlefield. Late that afternoon, one section went into action at this point and helped repel the enemy's last assault on this part of the line. Its losses were 2 officers and 10 men wounded.
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Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia · United States
