Palmer's Division

On September 20, 1863, until 5:45 P.M., Major General John M. Palmer's Division of Crittenden's Corps formed on this line before daylight, with Johnson's Division on its left and Reynolds' on its right. Hazen's and Cruft's Brigades held the front in double lines, with Hazen on the right, while Grose's Brigade stood in reserve behind hastily constructed log and rail barricades. At 9 o'clock, Grose's Brigade, except the 23rd Kentucky which reinforced Hazen's Brigade, moved to the left, took an active part in repulsing attacks there, and suffered severely. About 2 P.M. it rejoined the division and later replaced Hazen's Brigade on the front line after Hazen was sent west of the Lafayette Road to Wood's position on Snodgrass Hill. At 10 A.M., Cleburne's Division attacked Palmer's and Johnson's fronts while Stewart simultaneously assaulted farther right against Reynolds' and Brannan's fronts, but both Confederate divisions were repulsed with heavy losses and did not attack again until near sunset, when Reynolds and Palmer were withdrawing. Cruft's and Grose's Brigades crossed into the middle of Kelly Field in good order, where heavy artillery fire threw Grose's Brigade into confusion, though they were not pursued into the forest. At dusk these brigades went to Rossville by way of McFarland's Gap, while Hazen's Brigade withdrew at 7 P.M. with the forces from Snodgrass Hill. During the two-day battle, the division lost 134 killed, 1031 wounded, 203 missing, for a total of 1,368.

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