Battery D, 1st Michigan Light Artillery

Battery D, 1st Michigan Light Artillery, armed with two 10-pounder Parrotts, two James guns, and two 12-pounder howitzers, served in Connell's Brigade, Brennan's Division, Thomas' Corps on September 20, 1863, under Captain Josiah W. Church with 1st Lieutenant Henry B. Corbin, 2nd Lieutenant Daniel W. Sawyer, and 2nd Lieutenant Jesse B. Fuller. After an all night's march from the vicinity of Gower's Ford on the Chickamauga, and a half hour's halt and formation in line near McDonald's House, the battery with its brigade reached the ground upon which the Reed's Bridge Tower now stands and, with the 3rd Brigade, took part in checking the advance of the enemy, Liddell's Division, which was in pursuit of troops of Baird's Division. When the enemy appeared on the left in heavy masses, the battery came to this position in support of Van Derveer's Brigade and assisted in repulsing successive assaults on its front and left. About 1 p.m. the fighting ceased, and after several changes in position the battery with the brigade bivouacked for the night in the field near the Dyer House. Its casualties during the day were two men wounded.

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