Left Wing - Army of Tennessee

Left Wing - Army of Tennessee (HM1NAN)

Location: Chickamauga, GA 30707 Catoosa County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 55.073', W 85° 15.655'

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Lieutenant General James Longstreet

Left Wing - Army of Tennessee.
Lieutenant General James Longstreet.

September 20th, 1863.
Stewart's Division - Major General Alexander P. Stewart.
Johnson's Division - Brigadier General Bushrod R. Johnson.
Hood's (Law's) Division - Brigadier General E. Mcl. Law.
Kershaw's Division - Brigadier General Joseph B. Kershaw
Hindman's Division - Major General Thomas C. Hindman.
Preston's Division - Brigadier General William Preston.


Stewart's Division attacked at 11 o'clock, and, after terrific fighting and an advance of one part of his line beyond the Chattanooga Road, was obliged to retire to the line from which he first advanced.

Johnson's Division, followed by Law and Kershaw, passed through the gap made by the withdrawal of Wood's Division from the Union line at Brotherton's. Johnson move through the Dyer fields and assaulted Snodgrass Hill near Vittetoe's. Law pushed north through the woods on the east of the Dyer field and was repulsed near its northern boundary. Kershaw, following Law, passed over the shattered lines of the latter and assaulted Snodgrass Hill. Hindman, after pursuing Sheridan's and Davis' Divisions to the high ground west of the Crawfish Springs Road and north of Widow Glenn's, joined Johnson's troops near Vittetoe's. Preston was moved up from the vicinity of Hall's Ford to the Brotherton house, and marching from the latter point at 4 p.m., assaulted Snodgrass Hill at 4:30 on the left of Kershaw's Division. At sundown Stewart moved over the works which had been held by Reynolds, captured a number of prisoners, and bivouacked near the Kelly house.

Kershaw's, Johnson's, and Hindman's Divisions continued to assault Snodgrass Hill unsuccessfully until sundown. At six o'clock Steedman's Division forming the right of the Union line on Snodgrass Hill was withdrawn under orders to the next ridge in rear. General Longstreet's troops followed and at dusk occupied a part of Snodgrass Hill from which Steedman had withdrawn and the ravine to the north of it.
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Placed ByChickamauga-Chattanooga National Battlefield Commission
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Date Added Wednesday, August 26th, 2015 at 5:03pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 658861 N 3865316
Decimal Degrees34.91788333, -85.26091667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 55.073', W 85° 15.655'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 55' 4.38" N, 85° 15' 39.3" 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 Lafayette Rd, Chickamauga GA 30707, US
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