Connell's Brigade

On September 19, 1863, at 10 a.m., Colonel John M. Connell's Brigade of Brannan's Division, Thomas' Corps, held a first position with the 82nd Indiana, 17th Ohio, 31st Ohio, 38th Ohio, and 1st Michigan Light Artillery, Battery D. Three regiments and the battery formed Brannan's reserve while the 38th Ohio was retained as train guard. When the brigade moved into action, the 31st Ohio was sent to the left of Croxton's Brigade and became heavily engaged there, while the 82nd Indiana, the 17th Ohio, and the battery supported the right of Van Derveer's Brigade. The 17th Ohio supported the 9th Ohio of Van Derveer's command in a charge that recaptured Battery H, 5th U.S. Artillery. Church's Battery, supported by the 82nd Indiana, helped repulse Govan's and Walthall's Brigades of Liddell's Division after they had broken the lines of King's Brigade of Baird's Division. Immediately afterward, Church's Battery was heavily engaged on Van Derveer's line north of the Ringgold Road in the final repulse of Forrest's forces, which had passed to the Union left and rear and suddenly assaulted from that direction. After the fighting in this part of the field ended, the brigade assembled about 2 p.m. with the rest of Brannan's Division on the glade north and east of the Kelly field, and from there moved at 5 p.m. to the Dyer field to help restore the lines about the Brotherton house.

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