Cruft's Brigade

Brigadier General Charles Cruft's Brigade of Palmer's Division in Crittenden's Corps advanced as the center echelon of Palmer's Division from the vicinity of the Poe House on September 19, 1863, at 12:30 P.M., with Hazen's Brigade to its left and Grose's to its right. Five companies of the 1st Kentucky were absent serving as train guard. The brigade came into action on this ground against the line of Cheatham's Division and pushed forward into position south of the road to Brotherton's, where it was severely engaged for nearly two hours. About four o'clock most of the brigade was moved to the right to assist Grose's Brigade, which was being forced rapidly to the rear, and a little later, joined by a portion of Turchin's Brigade of Reynolds' Division, it checked the enemy's advance on this part of the field. After the close of the fighting the brigade was withdrawn to the LaFayette Road near Kelly's house to bivouac. From there it was ordered to support Johnson's Division, which had been attacked at dusk east of the Brock field by Cleburne's and Cheatham's troops, but after proceeding for some distance toward Johnson's lines, the attack had ended and the brigade returned to its bivouac ground.

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