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On September 20, 1863, at 1 p.m., Major General Thomas C. Hindman's Division in Polk's Corps included Anderson's Brigade under Brigadier General Patton Anderson, Deas' Brigade under Brigadier Zach C. Deas, and Manigault's Brigade under Brigadier Arthur M. Manigault. Anderson's and Deas' brigades, pursuing Davis' and Sheridan's troops, reached the high ground west of this position soon after noon as the disorganized forces of the Union right wing continued to fall back toward McFarland's Gap. These brigades then moved to their right and rear and joined General Johnson's Division at the Vittetoe House shortly before 3 p.m., where Manigault's Brigade, advancing again from the vicinity of Viniard's, also rejoined the division. In the advance from this position, Hindman's Division captured a large number of prisoners and guns from Sheridan's and Davis' divisions. General W.H. Lytle, commanding a brigade, was killed while rallying his troops a short distance south of the Dyer House.
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