Liddell's Brigade

On September 19, 1863, at 3 p.m., Liddell's Brigade of Liddell's Division in Walker's Corps, under Colonel Daniel C. Govan, included the 2nd and 5th Arkansas under Lieutenant Colonel Reuben E. Harvey and Captain A. T. Meek, the 5th and 13th Arkansas under Colonel L. Featherston and Lieutenant Colonel John E. Murray, the 6th and 7th Arkansas under Colonel D. A. Gillespie and Lieutenant Colonel Peter Snyder, the 8th Arkansas under Lieutenant Colonel George D. Baucum, the 1st Louisiana Regulars under Lieutenant Colonel George D. Baucum of the 8th Arkansas and Major A. Watkins of the 8th Arkansas, and Warren's Light Artillery of Mississippi under Lieutenant H. Shannon. The brigade crossed the Chickamauga at Byram's Ford on the evening of September 18 and early on September 19 reached this position while moving with its corps to take position east of Viniard's in the general line of battle then forming there. It halted at this point, deployed on the left of Walthall's Brigade, and moved northwardly to assist Forrest's Cavalry and Walker's Division after those forces had been unexpectedly attacked near Jay's Mill by troops of General Thomas' Corps, which by a night march from McLemore's Cove had passed beyond Bragg's right and was threatening his rear.

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