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On September 19, 1863, at about 9 a.m., Wilson's Brigade of Walker's Division in Walker's Corps, commanded by Colonel Claudius C. Wilson, was brought in haste from near Alexander's house by General Forrest and arrived here. It formed line and attacked Croxton's Brigade, then engaged with Forrest's troops, but Croxton immediately changed front to receive the attack. Croxton was at first forced considerably to the rear but soon recovered. After an hour of hard fighting with varying success, and after assisting in forcing two lines of battle to retire, Wilson's line was attacked on its left flank by Scribner's Brigade and driven back to the ground where it first became engaged. Soon after Ector's Brigade arrived, the 25th and 29th Georgia Regiments went forward with Ector into action.
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Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia · United States
