Negley's Division

On September 18, 1863, Major General James S. Negley’s division of Thomas’ Corps, with brigades under Brigadier General John Beatty, Colonel Timothy R. Stanley, and Colonel William Sirwell, marched from Owen’s Ford at 4 p.m. to relieve Palmer’s Division in front of Crawfish Springs, then moved toward Glass Mill about 8 p.m. About 2 a.m. on September 19, Beatty’s Brigade relieved Grose’s Brigade of Palmer’s Division near Glass Mill, and soon after daylight Beatty’s line was sharply attacked by skirmishers of the 2d Kentucky from Helm’s Confederate Brigade on the east side of the Chickamauga at Glass Mill. In the morning Helm’s Brigade, with Slocum’s Battery, four guns, and Cobb’s Battery, two guns, crossed to the west side of the river and opened artillery fire on Beatty’s line, which was answered by Bridge’s Battery of the Illinois Light. Beatty was soon reinforced by the 18th Ohio Infantry and three pieces of Schultz’s Battery, N, 1st Ohio, from Stanley’s Brigade. After a sharp artillery fight lasting nearly three hours, the Confederates withdrew to the east side of the river. During these operations, Stanley’s and Sirwell’s Brigades held the line of the Chickamauga between Beatty’s Brigade and Crawfish Springs Creek. At 3:30 p.m. the entire division was withdrawn to Crawfish Springs and at once dispatched toward the center.

Georgia · United States