Wheeler's Cavalry Corps

Under Major General Joseph Wheeler on September 20, 1863, at 7 P.M., Wheeler's Cavalry Corps included Wharton's Division under Brigadier General John A. Wharton and Martin's Division under Brigadier General William T. Martin. Troops of the corps guarded the passes of Lookout Mountain as far as Gadsden, Alabama, and the upper fords of the Chickamauga, while the remainder concentrated at Glass' Mill. About 11 A.M., Wheeler dismounted this latter force, crossed the river, and attacked Long's Brigade of Crook's Cavalry Division, 900 strong; after a severe fight, he drove it back to the vicinity of Crawfish Springs, with Union losses in killed, wounded, and missing totaling 131. He then recrossed the river under orders to proceed to Lee and Gordon's Mills and attack the enemy. Arriving there about 3 o'clock, he crossed again and attacked, capturing a number of prisoners, wagons, arms, and a quantity of ammunition. He then moved to Crawfish Springs where, about dark, he captured the Union hospitals together with such wounded as could not bear transportation when the Union forces withdrew from that place at 5 P.M.

Chickamauga, Georgia · United States