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11th Ohio Infantry

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
· Turchin's Brigade
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The 11th Ohio Infantry, in Turchin's Brigade, Reynolds's Division, 14th Army Corps, with Colonel Philander P. Lane commanding, was engaged from 3:00 P.M. till 6:00 P.M. on September 19, 1863, about 1000 yards east of the Rossville Road near the Brock Field. About 4:30 P.M. it took part in a brigade charge that repulsed the enemy and captured some prisoners. On September 20, it occupied this position from 7:00 A.M. till 5:30 P.M., when it was ordered to retire to Rossville. With the brigade it charged the enemy about 6:00 P.M. near McDonald's House, resulting in the capture of 250 prisoners. The regiment numbered 20 commissioned officers and 413 enlisted men engaged, 433 total, and its losses were 5 killed, 36 wounded, and 22 captured or missing, 63 total.
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