Walker's Division.

On September 19, 1863, at 9 a.m., Major General W. H. T. Walker's division of Walker's Corps included Brigadier General Matthew D. Ector's Brigade and Colonel Claudius C. Wilson's Brigade. Ector's Brigade crossed the Chickamauga at Byram's Ford at midnight on the 18th and bivouacked three-quarters of a mile ahead on the road to Lee and Gordon's Mill, while Wilson's Brigade followed and camped near Byram's Ford. By 9 o'clock on the 19th, Wilson's Brigade had advanced to the intersection of the roads from Alexander's to Jay's Mill and to Lee and Gordon's Mill, then was sent to assist Pegram's cavalry division after it was attacked near Jay's Mill by Brannan's Division of Thomas' Corps. At 9:30, Ector's Brigade was hurried to the same point, and both brigades became heavily engaged.

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