Davis' Division

On September 20th, 1863, Brigadier General Jefferson C. Davis's division of McCook's Corps had its 1st Brigade under Colonel P. Sidney Post guarding trains, while the 2nd Brigade under Brigadier General William P. Carlin and the 3rd Brigade under Colonel John A. Martin were brought back at 3 o'clock a.m. from the vicinity of Viniard's to the Widow Glenn's and at daylight were placed on the ridge west of the Crawfish Springs road. At 10 o'clock the line closed to the left on Van Cleve's Division, and both divisions moved forward to the crest of the first ridge east of the Crawfish Springs road. Davis's division then advanced with Carlin's Brigade in front and the 3rd Brigade following, crossed the road there, and connected with the right of Wood's Division, which had relieved Negley's Division on the front line west of Brotherton's house, about 250 yards east. When Wood's Division withdrew to the left, Martin took position on Carlin's left. At 11:15 the line was attacked by Hood's and Hindman's troops, and after brief, desperate fighting, despite help from Laiboldt's and Lytle's brigades, Davis's line gave way and withdrew first to the high ground west of the Crawfish Springs road and then to McFarland's Gap. With only two brigades engaged, the division lost 124 killed, 820 wounded, and 405 missing, a total of 1349, exceeding 50 percent of the number engaged.

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