Stanley's Brigade

On Sept. 20, 1863, in the afternoon, Stanley's Brigade of Negley's Division in Thomas's Corps, under Col. Timothy R. Stanley and then Col. W. L. Stoughton after Stanley was wounded at noon, arrived on this ground from the woods west of the north end of Kelly field a little before noon. The 18th Ohio was placed at the Snodgrass house in support of Battery I, 4th U.S. Artillery. The 11th Michigan held the left of the front line and the 19th Illinois the right, both facing east. Assaults by Kershaw's brigade were continuous and persistent from one o'clock until four. About 4:30 Gracie's brigade joined Kershaw's, and about 5 P.M. took the point of the hill in front of the brigade. At 6 o'clock the 18th Ohio was brought up and, forming behind the crest, charged forward and with the assistance of the other regiments retook the position, closing the fighting on that part of the line. At 7:15 the brigade, following Harker's, withdrew by McFarland's Gap to Rossville. Its casualties in the battle were 20 killed, 146 wounded, 49 captured or missing, for a total of 215.

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia · United States