Havis' Georgia Battery

Havis' Georgia Battery, part of Maj. Felix H. Robertson's Reserve Artillery and armed with two 12-pounder Napoleons and two James Rifles, occupied this position on November 25, 1863, at 4 P.M. during the assault on the ridge, in the space between the left of Finley's Brigade of Breckinridge's Division, commanded by General Bate, and the right of Adam's Brigade of Stewart's Division. Under 1st Lieut. James R. Duncan, with 1st Lieut. Hamblen R. Felder, 2d Lieut. C. H. Smith, and 2d Lieut. James R. Rice, the battery kept up an incessant and destructive fire on the advancing line in the valley and along the slopes of the ridge until the enemy came within a few feet of the line on the crest, when General Bragg personally ordered it to retire to the next range of ridges, where a new line was being formed. As it moved down and began ascending the next ridge, the Confederate line, forced from its position on the main ridge, failed to rally on the second ridge, and the battery had to retire to the next range east, about 1,000 yards from the first position, where it made a final stand until ordered to retire after dark. Its casualties were two Napoleon guns and a few men and horses.

Chattanooga, Tennessee · United States