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The 15th Ohio Infantry, part of the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 20th Army Corps, under Lieutenant Colonel Frank Askew, took part in its brigade's advance on the afternoon of September 19th, 1863, from the Rossville Road near the Kelly House to its most advanced position here. It then joined the resistance to the night attack by Cleburne's and Cheatham's Divisions. On September 20th, the regiment fought in and around Kelly's Field until it was ordered to retire near sundown, and at one point during the day it advanced to the north end of Kelly Field while repelling an enemy attack. Of 325 engaged, 10 were killed, 77 wounded, and 33 captured or missing, for a total loss of 120.
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Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia · United States
