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The 89th Ohio Infantry, commanded by Col. Caleb H. Carlton and Capt. Isaac Nelson, was temporarily detached from Turchin's Brigade, Reynolds Division, 14th Army Corps and on Sept. 19th, 1863, was assigned to Whitaker's Brigade in Steedman's Division of the Reserve Corps. About 2:00 P.M. on Sept. 20th, 1863, it joined that brigade in an assault on this position, occupied it, and held it until night. After dark, troops on its right withdrew without notice, resulting in the capture of a large part of the regiment. Its losses were 19 killed, 63 wounded, and 171 captured or missing, for a total of 253. The regiment had been organized on Aug. 26th, 1862, for three years.
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Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia · United States
