Willich's Brigade

Willich's Brigade (HM2K73)

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N 34° 55.442', W 85° 15.041'

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Johnson's Division

— McCook's Corps —

Willich's Brigade
Johnson's Division - McCook's Corps
Brigadier General August Willich
September 19, 1863, 1 p.m., 1st Position.

89th Illinois - Lieutenant Colonel Duncan J. Hall.
32nd Indiana - Lieutenant Colonel Frank Erdelmeyer.
39th Indiana - Colonel Thomas J. Harrison. (Detached)
15th Ohio - Lieutenant Colonel Frank Askew.
49th Ohio - Major Samuel F. Gray.
1st Ohio Light Artillery, Battery A - Captain Wilbur F. Goodspeed.


The Brigade, with Baldwin's on its left, and Dodge's in reserve reached this position about 1 o'clock p.m. September 19th, and became heavily engaged with troops of Cheatham's Division. After two hours of severe fighting the enemy withdrew to the high ground beyond the Winfrey House. When the contest opened Dodge's Brigade moved up on the right, and at 3 o'clock the Union line had been advanced to the immediate vicinity of Winfrey's.
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HM NumberHM2K73
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Year Placed1890
Placed ByThe Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission
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Date Added Sunday, September 1st, 2019 at 8:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 659784 N 3866015
Decimal Degrees34.92403333, -85.25068333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 55.442', W 85° 15.041'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 55' 26.52" N, 85° 15' 2.46" W
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