86th Indiana Infantry

The 86th Indiana Infantry, Indiana's ninth regiment infantry under Colonel George F. Dick in the Second Brigade, Third Division, Twenty First Corps, was ordered on Friday afternoon, September 18th, 1863, from Crawfish Springs to support Wood's Division near Lee and Gordon's Mill. On Saturday, September 19th, with its brigade, it met and repulsed a severe charge by Stewart's Division east of LaFayette Road, then was ordered to the position where the monument stands and helped successfully resist fierce enemy assaults from 4 until 4:30 p.m., when it was compelled to retire because of a heavy enemy flank movement on the right. On Sunday morning, September 20th, in line west of LaFayette Road near Kelly Field, it was severely engaged for a short time with Breckinridge's troops, and upon retiring took position on the next ridge beyond the Snodgrass House, then about 5 p.m. marched to McFarland's Gap.

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