Bates Brigade

On September 19, 1863, at about 11 a.m., Brigadier General William B. Bate's Brigade of Stewart's Division, Buckner's Corps, moved from beyond the first crest in the woods east of this position and immediately engaged Union troops drawn up west of the Lafayette Road at the Poe Place. Its advance through the open field came under fire that caused heavy losses. The brigade's left crossed the road but was repulsed by troops in the railworks west of the Poe Field, while its right faced oblique fire from E.A. King's Brigade and flank and rear fire from Turchin's Brigade. After an hour of fighting and a loss of 30 percent of those engaged, the brigade withdrew to its morning position, where it remained until the general advance shortly before sunset.

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia · United States