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On September 19, 1863, at 4:30 p.m., Brigadier General John C. Starkweather's Brigade of Baird's Division, Thomas' Corps, arrived from the glade north of Kelly Field on ground to the rear of the left of Johnson's Division. As the brigade prepared in the dusk to form on Johnson's left, Johnson was attacked in heavy force. In the gloom, Starkweather made a half wheel to the left to unmask Johnson's line, and at the same time Scribner's Brigade wheeled slightly toward the right, causing the brigades to fire into each other, while the left of Johnson's Division faced about and fired into both, greatly adding to the confusion of the night engagement. After an hour the firing decreased and soon ended, and the Union line withdrew to Kelly Field.
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