Willich's Brigade.

On September 19, 1863, at 3 P.M., Willich's Brigade of Johnson's Division in McCook's Corps, commanded by Brigadier General August Willich and including the 89th Illinois under Lieutenant Colonel Duncan J. Hall, 32nd Indiana under Lieutenant Colonel Frank Erdelmeyer, 39th Indiana under Colonel Thomas J. Harrison detached, 15th Ohio under Lieutenant Colonel Frank Askew, 49th Ohio under Major Samuel F. Gray, and Battery A, 1st Ohio under Captain Wilbur F. Goodspeed, formed the right of the front line of Johnson's Division, with Baldwin's Brigade on its left and Dodge's in reserve. Advancing from the Kelly field about noon, it soon struck the right of Cheatham's Division as it advanced to assist Walker's Corps and pursued Croxton's Brigade after Croxton had forced Liddell's Division to retire by its right. After two hours of heavy fighting, first against Jackson's Brigade of Cheatham's Division and then against Maney's Brigade after it relieved Jackson's, Willich's Brigade forced the opposing line back and occupied this position. Baldwin's Brigade was then on its left and Dodge's on its right. At dark, Cleburne's Division with part of Cheatham's attacked the whole line, and a hot fight continued in the darkness for an hour before the brigade withdrew with its division to the Kelly field and bivouacked.

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