Willich's Brigade

Under Brigadier General August Willich, this brigade in Johnson's Division of McCook's Corps reached its first position at 1 p.m. on September 19, 1863, with Baldwin's Brigade on its left and Dodge's in reserve. Its regiments were the 89th Illinois under Lieutenant Colonel Duncan J. Hall, the 32nd Indiana under Lieutenant Colonel Frank Erdelmeyer, the 39th Indiana under Colonel Thomas J. Harrison, the detached 15th Ohio under Lieutenant Colonel Frank Askew, the 49th Ohio under Major Samuel F. Gray, and 1st Ohio Light Artillery, Battery A, under Captain Wilbur F. Goodspeed. About 1 o'clock that afternoon the brigade reached this position and became heavily engaged with troops of Cheatham's Division. After two hours of severe fighting, the enemy withdrew to the high ground beyond the Winfrey House. When the contest opened, Dodge's Brigade moved up on the right, and by 3 o'clock the Union line had advanced to the immediate vicinity of Winfrey's.

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