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Michigan’s Twenty-First Regiment of Infantry, commanded by Colonel William B. McCreery and Major Seymour Chase in Lytle’s Brigade, Sheridan’s Division, McCook’s Corps, performed its most important service during the engagement of September 20th, 1863, at this position. The regiment suffered casualties of 311 engaged, 16 killed, 73 wounded, 17 missing, and a total loss of 106. On the 19th, the regiment marched with its brigade from Pond Spring, came into line of battle at Crawfish Springs, advanced to Lee and Gordon’s Mill, moved that night to the left to take position at the Glenn House, and from there went to this position about 11 o’clock on September 20th. In the Campaigns of Chattanooga it performed important engineer service.
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Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia · United States
