Dent's Alabama Battery

Dent's Alabama Battery, equipped with 6 Napoleons and assigned to Deas' Brigade, Hindman's Division, Polk's Corps, was commanded on September 20, 1863 by Captain S. H. Dent, with 1st Lieutenant W. T. Stockton, 2nd Lieutenant D. L. Southwick, and 2nd Lieutenant G. B. Ziegler. About 2 p.m., 4 guns of the battery followed Johnson's Brigade to this position and participated in the struggle for possession of the northern crest, aiding in repulsing repeated counterattacks and giving valuable support to the assaulting column until the close of the action. Two guns were detached with Gregg's Brigade during the afternoon and in the final struggle were moved up the hollow by hand, firing the closing shots down the northern slope. Casualties during the battle were 3 men killed, 1 officer wounded, 12 men wounded, 4 horses killed, and 4 horses wounded.

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia · United States