Davis' Division

Davis' Division (HM211Z)

Location: Chickamauga, GA 30707 Walker County
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N 34° 54.785', W 85° 15.956'

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McCook's Corps

—Brigadier General Jefferson C. Davis —

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Davis' Division - McCook's Corps
Brigadier General Jefferson C. Davis
September 20th, 1863.
1st Brigade - Colonel P. Sidney Post. Guarding Trains.
2nd Brigade - Brigadier General William P. Carlin.
3rd Brigade - Colonel John A. Martin.


At 3 o'clock a.m. the second and third brigades of this division were brought back from the vicinity of Viniard's to the Widow Glenn's and at daylight were placed in position on the ridge west of the Crawfish Springs road. At 10 o'clock the line was closed to the left on Van Cleve's Division when both divisions moved forward to the crest of the first ridge east of the Crawfish Springs road.

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Davis' Division, with Carlin's Brigade in line in front, followed by the Third Brigade moved forward, crossed the road at this point, and connected with the right of Wood's Division, which latter had relieved Negley's Division on the front line west of Brotherton's house, about 250 yards east of this point. Upon the withdrawal of Wood's Division to the left, Martin took position in line on the left of Carlin. At 11:15 Davis' line was attacked by Hood's and Hindman's troops, and
after brief and desperate fighting, and in spite of assistance from Laiboldt's and Lytle's Brigades, Davis line, gave way and withdrew to the high ground west of the Crawfish Springs road, and then to McFarland's Gap. Total lass for the battle, two brigades only being engaged: killed 124; wounded 820; missing 405; total 1349. This loss exceeded 50 percent of the number engaged.
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HM NumberHM211Z
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Year Placed1890
Placed ByThe Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, August 25th, 2017 at 7:01am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 658412 N 3864776
Decimal Degrees34.91308333, -85.26593333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 54.785', W 85° 15.956'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 54' 47.1" N, 85° 15' 57.36" W
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Area Code(s)706
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near Glenn-Kelly Rd, Chickamauga GA 30707, US
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