Barnes' Brigade

Barnes' Brigade of Van Cleve's Division in Thomas' Corps, commanded by Colonel Sidney M. Barnes, included the 35th Indiana under Major P. Dufficy, the 8th Kentucky under Major John S. Clark, the 21st Kentucky under Colonel S.W. Price at Whitesides, the 51st Ohio under Lieutenant Colonel Chas. H. Wood, the 99th Ohio under Colonel Peter T. Swaine, and the 3d Wisconsin Battery under Lieutenant Courtland Livingston. On September 20, 1863, in its second position, the brigade advanced about 9 a.m. on the left of Wood's Division from its bivouac west of Dyer's and formed on the right of Brannan's Division near Poe's. Moving left with Wood's Division, it was dispatched to the left of Baird's line north of the Kelly field, where about noon it entered the general action on this ground. It was hotly engaged for over an hour, advancing beyond the Alexander Bridge road. Shortly before sundown it was heavily attacked and retired fighting to the forest west of the LaFayette road, then withdrew with the army to Rossville. The battery, while following the brigade into action, was ordered back to the high ground on the west side of the Dyer field, where five of its guns were captured by Bushrod Johnson's Division. Its strength in action on September 19th was 1223 officers and men, with 163 killed, wounded, and missing; on September 20th it had 1000 officers and men, with 136 killed, wounded, and missing, a loss of 24.53 percent.

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