Trigg's Brigade

On September 20, 1863, at 4 P.M., Trigg's Brigade of Preston's Division in Buckner's Corps, commanded by Colonel Robert C. Trigg, included the 1st Florida Cavalry, dismounted, under Colonel G. T. Maxwell; the 6th Florida under Colonel J. J. Finley; the 7th Florida under Colonel Robert Bullock; the 54th Virginia under Lieutenant Colonel John J. Wade; and Peeples' Georgia Battery under Captain Tyler M. Peeples. At 3:30 p.m. on the 20th, the brigade had been brought up from a point east of Viniard's and formed on this line facing north in support of Williams' Battalion of Artillery. About this time the entire division was ordered to the left to support the attack on Snodgrass Hill, but Trigg's Brigade was delayed somewhat by a report that Union cavalry was approaching from Lee and Gordon's Mill on the Lafayette Road. The brigade, however, reached Snodgrass Hill about 6:30 p.m. and formed on the left of Kelly's Brigade, then assaulting.

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