Military
3
On September 19, 1863, in the morning, Harker's Brigade of Wood's Division in Crittenden's Corps, commanded by Colonel Charles G. Harker and including the 3rd Kentucky, 64th Ohio, 65th Ohio, 125th Ohio, and Ohio 6th Battery, was the first of the Union army to reach Lee and Gordon's Mill. It left Rossville early in the morning of September 11th and bivouacked at the mill that night, where General Wood with Buell's Brigade joined it at 8:30 P.M. From September 12th until September 19th, the brigade was engaged in various movements in the vicinity of Lee and Gordon's. At 3 P.M. on September 19th, the two brigades, with Harker's in advance, were ordered toward the action then progressing at Viniard's.
Hear stories like this as you drive
ExploreHere reads historical markers out loud as you pass them: over 325,000 stories across the US. No account needed.
4.7 · 800+ ratings · Free
FIND IT
Georgia · United States
