Jackson's Brigade

Jackson's Brigade, in Cheatham's Division of Polk's Corps under Brigadier General John K. Jackson, included the 1st Georgia, Confederate, 2nd Battalion under Major James C. Gordon; the 5th Georgia under Colonel Charles P. Daniel; the 2nd Georgia Battalion, Sharpshooters under Major Richard H. Whatley; the 5th Mississippi under Lieutenant Colonel W. L. Sykes; the 8th Mississippi under Colonel John C. Wilkinson; and Scogin's Georgia Battery under Captain John Scogin. On September 19, 1863, the brigade, forming the right of its division with Preston Smith's Brigade on its left, formed a line of battle near the high ground south of this position about 10:30 a.m. It went into action on that line and drove the enemy to the high ground next northwest, capturing three guns. About noon it encountered troops of Johnson's Division, and after two hours of hard fighting the brigade was withdrawn to the line from which it had first advanced, where Maney's Brigade took its place. Maney was soon forced to retire to Jackson's rear.

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia · United States