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On September 20, 1863, at 7 a.m., Deas' Brigade of Hindman's Division in Polk's Corps, commanded by Brigadier General Zach. C. Deas and including the 19th, 22d, 25th, 39th, and 50th Alabama regiments, the 17th Alabama Battalion Sharpshooters, and Dent's Alabama Battery, formerly Robertson's, reached the field too late to engage in the first day's battle. It bivouacked on this ground as the right of Hindman's Division, with Manigault's Brigade on its left and Anderson's on its left and rear as a reserve. At 11:20 a.m. on September 20th, it advanced with the division and encountered the troops of Davis' Division soon after crossing the LaFayette Road.
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