Bradley's Brigade

Bradley's Brigade of Sheridan's Division in McCook's Corps, led by Colonel Luther P. Bradley and later by Colonel Nathan H. Walworth after Bradley was wounded, reached Viniard's from Lee and Gordon's Mill soon after 4 o'clock on September 19, 1863, and formed in two lines on the lower ground south and west of the house. When it reached the crest of the slope in front, it came under a withering fire from the enemy. Walworth brought up the second line to relieve the first, and after severe fighting the enemy was repulsed and the 8th Indiana Battery of Buell's Brigade of Wood's Division was recaptured. Light fighting continued until sunset, when the enemy withdrew into the forest east of Viniard's fields. The brigade then lay in line in bivouac on the ground where it had fought until 4 a.m., when it was withdrawn with the other brigades of its division to the high ground just west of Widow Glenn's.

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia · United States