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Johnson's Brigade of Johnson's Division in Longstreet's Corps, commanded by Colonel John S. Fulton, included 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 Major G. M. Crawford, and York's Georgia Battery under Lieutenant William S. Everett. On September 20, 1963, at 1:30 P.M., the brigade advanced from the crest between this position and the Dyer Field and formed on this line with Gregg's (Sugg's) Brigade on its right. The two brigades, followed by Dent's and York's Batteries, the former of six guns and the latter of three, gained the summit of the spurs without opposition.
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Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia · United States
