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The 101st Ohio Infantry, part of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 20th Army Corps, under Lieutenant Colonel John Messer, became engaged near this position about 2:30 p.m. on September 19, 1863, and the fighting continued until after 5:00 p.m. with varying fortune as its lines alternately receded and advanced. On September 20, 1863, it became engaged about 11:00 a.m., but after firing half a dozen rounds it was flanked by the break caused by the movement of Wood's Division to the left, and was broken and compelled to retreat. Its losses were 13 killed, 83 wounded, and 51 captured or missing.
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Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia · United States
