Clayton's Brigade

Clayton's Brigade (HM1G1Z)

Location: Chickamauga, GA 30707 Catoosa County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 55.289', W 85° 15.67'

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Stewart's Division

— Buckner's Corps. —

Clayton's Brigade.

Stewart's Division - Buckner's Corps.

Brigadier General Henry D. Clayton.

September 20, 1863, 11 A.M., 2d Position.

18th Alabama - Colonel J. T. Holtzclaw.

36th Alabama - Colonel Lewis T. Woodruff.

38th Alabama - Lieutenant Colonel A. R. Lankford.

1st Arkansas Battery - Captain John T. Humphreys.



About 11 o'clock the Brigade advanced with the rest of its Division from its position beyond the first crest east of this tablet. Upon reaching the open ground it was subjected to a heavy fire of artillery and small arms and suffered severely. It, however, pushed on to the Lafayette road from which point it was compelled to withdraw by the troops of Brannan and Reynolds posted behind field defenses of rails and stones. The Brigade retired to the morning position and was not further engaged until the general advance shortly before sundown. Taken into action September 19th 1446 officers and men. Killed 86; wounded 535; missing 13; total 634. Percentage of loss 42.40.
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Placed ByChickamauga-Chattanooga National Battlefield Commission
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Date Added Sunday, October 5th, 2014 at 11:55pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 658831 N 3865715
Decimal Degrees34.92148333, -85.26116667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 55.289', W 85° 15.67'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 55' 17.34" N, 85° 15' 40.2" W
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Area Code(s)706
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5063 Poe Rd, Chickamauga GA 30707, US
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