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On September 19, 1863, at 7 A.M., Johnson's Brigade of Johnson's Division in Longstreet's Corps, under Colonel John S. Fulton, formed a line of battle on this ground after bivouacking a short distance to the rear, with the 17th Tennessee under Lieutenant Colonel Watt W. Floyd, the 23d Tennessee under Colonel R. H. Keeble, the 25th Tennessee under Lieutenant Colonel R. B. Snowden, the 44th Tennessee under Lieutenant Colonel John L. McEwen, Jr., and York's Georgia Battery under Lieutenant William S. Everett; it formed the right of Bushrod R. Johnson's division, with Gregg's brigade on its left, and about 2 o'clock P.M. Wilder's Union brigade of mounted infantry, with Heg's and Carlin's brigades on its right, advanced against Johnson's position, whereupon the brigade moved forward and fighting soon became severe soon after 3 P.M.
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Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia · United States
