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On September 20, 1863, at 11:30 A.M., 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, formed the right of the second line of the division. It advanced about 11:15 A.M. from the low ground beyond the first crest east of this point and attacked Brannan's Division, forcing it to the rear. After capturing four pieces of artillery, the brigade continued forward until the division was checked by a portion of Wood's troops formed on the high ground at the north end of the Dyer field. There McLaws' Division, which had followed in Hood's track, passed to the front and engaged Wood's line, while Benning's Brigade remained in the forest east of Dyer's field.
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Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia · United States
