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On September 20, 1863, at 2:30 p.m., Buckner's Corps under Major General Simon Bolivar Buckner was separated during the battle. Stewart's Division, commanded by Major General Alexander P. Stewart, attacked at 11 a.m.; after furious fighting, its right brigade was repulsed while its left two reached a point close to the Union lines west of the Poe house, from which position they were repulsed. Upon retiring, the division reformed on the ground it had occupied before its advance. Preston's Division, commanded by Brigadier General William Preston, remained near Hill's Ford until about 2 p.m., when it was brought forward to the Brotherton House near Stewart's Division. At 4 p.m. the division was moved to the left to assist the forces assaulting Snodgrass Hill.
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Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia · United States
