Johnson's Division - Hood's Corp

On Sept. 20th, 1863, at 2 P.M., Brig. Gen. Bushrod R. Johnson’s division of Hood’s Corps, with Col. John S. Fulton’s brigade on the left and Col. Cyrus A. Sugg’s brigade on the right, attacked the ridge from the foot of Snodgrass Hill. After gaining the crest, the left of Fulton’s brigade crossed the ridge and came into the rear of Brannan’s right, but at that juncture Granger’s troops, Whitaker’s and Mitchell’s brigades of Steedman’s division, arrived and forced the Confederate line back over the ridge to their guns near Vittetoe’s. At 3 P.M., Deas’ and Manigault’s brigades of Hindman’s division formed on the left of Johnson’s division, with Brig. Gen. Evander McNair’s brigade in reserve, and took part in the second assault on Snodgrass Hill. This attack lasted until near sundown. At 6 P.M., Steedman’s troops withdrew to the next ridge in the rear, and the right of the Union position on this hill was occupied by Johnson’s division at dusk; his troops followed the enemy to the bottom of the ravine north of the ridge, from which they later withdrew toward the crest and bivouacked.

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