On July 22, 1864, Gen. Bate's division of Hardee's A.C. (CS) was deployed on the right of Walker's division when they advanced north from Terry's Mill pond. On the extreme right of the corps, Bate's troops moved up the east side of Sugar Cr. valley and swung westward to face Rice's 16th A.C. (US) brigade posted on the hill at Murphy High School and northward along the old Clay Rd. (Clay St.). The attack failed to dislodge Rice's brigade. Bate's command consisted of three brigades composed of Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, and Kentucky troops, including five Kentucky regiments known as the celebrated "Orphan Brigade" (CS) commanded by Brig. Gen. Joseph H. Lewis.