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On September 20, 1863, at 11:30 a.m., Law's Brigade of Hood's Division in Longstreet's Corps, under Colonel James L. Sheffield and composed of the 4th, 15th, 44th, 47th, and 48th Alabama regiments, led its division as the second line of Longstreet's Corps. It moved about 11:15 a.m. from a line about 800 yards east of the Lafayette road. Upon reaching the road it inclined to the right and, followed by Benning's and Robertson's brigades, attacked the right of Brannan's Division, forcing it to the rear. Upon entering the Dyer field south of the blacksmith's shop, it was attacked by Harker's Union Brigade and forced to the rear. McLaws' Division then replaced Hood's at the front line, and Hood's Division remained in the forest east of the Dyer field.
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Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia · United States
