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14th Ohio Infantry

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
· Croxton's Brigade
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The 14th Ohio Infantry, in the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 14th Army Corps, with Lieutenant Colonel Henry D. Kingsbury commanding, engaged the enemy early on September 19, 1863, on the right of the brigade at Jay's Saw-mill and remained in action until the brigade was relieved about 11:30 A.M. Its loss that day was 29 killed, 137 wounded, and 31 missing. On September 20, it held this position until 12:00 M, when the enemy penetrated the lines to the right and broke the regiment. It was not reformed again as a regiment, but detachments rallied and fought on Snodgrass Ridge until night. Its total loss in the engagement was 35 killed, 167 wounded, and 43 captured or missing.
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