Hood's Division

In Hood's Division of Longstreet's Corps, under Brigadier General E. McIver Law, Law's Brigade was led by Colonel James L. Sheffield, Robertson's Brigade by Brigadier General J.B. Robertson, and Benning's Brigade by Brigadier General H.L. Benning on September 20, 1863. About 3:30 p.m., Robertson's and Benning's Brigades, with Trigg's Brigade of Preston's Division on their left, became heavily engaged with Heg's and Carlin's Brigades, which had Wilder's Brigade of mounted infantry on the left and Barnes' Brigade on the right. By 3:45 p.m., Heg and Carlin had been forced back to the west side of the LaFayette Road at Viniard's. The arrival of Buell's and Bradley's Brigades from Lee and Gordon's Mill restored the Union lines, and with the assistance of Wilder's Brigade and several batteries collected south of Viniard's, Hood's two brigades were forced back into the forest east of Viniard's at sundown.

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia · United States