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On September 20, 1863, at 7 a.m., Law's Brigade of Hood's Division in Longstreet's Corps, under Colonel James L. Sheffield, included the 4th Alabama under Colonel Pinckney D. Bowles, the 15th Alabama under Colonel W.C. Oates, the 44th Alabama under Colonel William F. Perry, the 47th Alabama under Major James M. Campbell, and the 48th Alabama under Lieutenant Colonel William M. Hardwick. On the morning of September 20th, the brigade took position on this ground in the second division line of Longstreet's central column of attack, with B.R. Johnson's Division as the first line and McLaws' as the third, while Law's Brigade formed the first line of its division. At 11:15, the command moved forward in the general advance, inclining toward the Poe house where it attacked the Union line.
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