18th United States Infantry

The 18th United States Infantry, part of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 14th Corps, fought on September 19-20, 1863, with 587 engaged, 45 killed, 159 wounded, 91 missing, and a total loss of 295. On the evening of September 18, two battalions of the regiment, eight companies each, marched with the regular brigade from Cave Springs by way of Crawfish Springs and formed a line of battle on the left of the division about daylight on September 19. At 9 a.m. they advanced and engaged the enemy east of the Lafayette Road in the direction of Reed's Bridge and Jay's Mill. At daylight on September 20, the regiment occupied this position on the right of the brigade, which then formed the extreme left of the division, and by desperate fighting held its ground until after 5 p.m., when it was ordered to fall back to the Rossville Road.

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia · United States