26th Ohio Infantry

The 26th Ohio Infantry, part of the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 21st Army Corps, under Lieutenant Colonel William H. Young, held a position at Lee and Gordon's Mills from the afternoon of September 18th, 1863, until about 3:00 P.M. on September 19th, when it was ordered at double quick to this position. It entered action here about 4:00 P.M. and remained engaged, with the line alternately advancing and receding, until about 6:00 P.M. On September 20th, it first occupied a position near the Brotherton House until about 11:00 A.M., when it was ordered with the division to the left at double quick. While making this movement by the flank, it was struck by the advancing enemy and forced to the ridge near the Vidito Place. There it rallied and fought until it lost connection with the rest of the army and finally retired to Rossville. Of 23 commissioned officers and 354 enlisted men engaged, its losses were 5 officers and 23 enlisted men killed, 6 officers and 133 enlisted men wounded, and 45 captured or missing, an aggregate of 212, most of this occurring on the 19th.

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia · United States