Liddell's Brigade

Liddell's Brigade of Liddell's Division, Walker's Corps, under Colonel Daniel C. Govan, held its first position on September 19, 1863, at 11:30 a.m. Its units included the 2nd and 5th Arkansas under Lieutenant Colonel Reuben F. Harvey and Captain F. T. Meek, the 5th and 13th Arkansas under Colonel L. Featherstone and Lieutenant Colonel John E. Murray, the 6th and 7th Arkansas under Colonel D. A. Gillespie and Lieutenant Colonel Peter Snyder, the 8th Arkansas and 1st Louisiana Regulars under Lieutenant Colonel George F. Baucum and Major A. Watkins, and Warren's Swett's Mississippi Battery under Lieutenant H. Shannon. As the left of Liddell's Division, the brigade advanced about 10:30 a.m. from the Alexander Bridge and Viniard Road to assist Ector's and Wilson's Brigades of Walker's Division. Its line struck the right of Scribner's and Starkweather's Brigades and drove them to the left and rear, capturing the 1st Michigan and 4th Indiana Batteries. It then struck the left of Croxton's Brigade on the summit of the next ridge north of Scribner's position. Taken in flank by the right of Croxton's Union Brigade advancing upon its left and rear, and threatened by the advance of Johnson's Division, the brigade retired by the right flank and formed in rear of Cheatham's Division as that division moved into position.

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