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On the morning of September 20, 1863, Benning's Brigade of Hood's Division in Longstreet's Corps, commanded by Brigadier General Henry Benning and including the 2d, 15th, 17th, and 20th Georgia regiments, formed part of Longstreet's attacking column east of the Brotherton house. It was formed with its division in the second line, with Bushrod R. Johnson's Division constituting the first. The brigade advanced with the general line at 11:15 o'clock and came under Union fire near the Poe house when it reached the Lafayette road.
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Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia · United States
