Grose's Brigade

On September 20, 1863, Grose's Brigade of Palmer's Division in Crittenden's Corps, commanded by Colonel William Grose and including the 84th Illinois, 36th Indiana, 23rd Kentucky, 6th Ohio, 24th Ohio, and the 4th U.S. Artillery Batteries H and M, formed early as the division reserve. About 9 a.m., Colonel Grose was ordered to leave the 23rd Kentucky with General Hazen and move with the rest of the brigade to the left to assist General Baird. It reached Baird just as the Confederates attacked, and the brigade was at once severely engaged and twice repulsed, but in the assault with other assistance it drove back the Confederates and held its lines. About 2 p.m. it resumed its place on the lines of its own division. About 5 o'clock, under orders, the brigade retired, receiving heavy artillery fire as it crossed the Kelly field. It reformed west of the field and proceeded with the army to Rossville. Its strength in action on September 19th was 1,685 officers and men, and its casualties were 53 killed, 399 wounded, and 65 captured or missing, for a total of 517, a loss of 30.7 percent.

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