Johnson's Division

Johnson's Division (HM1NFH)

Location: Chickamauga, GA 30707 Catoosa County
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N 34° 55.778', W 85° 15.3'

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McCook's Corps

— Brigadier General Richard W. Johnson —

Johnson's Division - McCook's Corps.
Brigadier General Richard W. Johnson
September 20th, 1863, until 6 p.m.
1st Brigade - Brigadier General August Willich.
2d Brigade - Colonel Joseph B. Dodge.
3d Brigade - Colonel William W. Berry


This Division was established on this line before daylight of September 20th, having withdrawn the evening before from the vicinity of Winfrey's House in the face of Cleburne's attack. Berry's Brigade was on the front and Willich in reserve. Baird's Division was on the left and Palmer's on the right.

Dodge's Brigade was transferred before the attack to the left of Baird's Division. The front was protected by a breastwork of logs. About 10 a.m. Cleburne's Division attacked the fronts of Johnson and Palmer, but after desperate fighting for about an hour it was repulsed with heavy loss.

Thereafter, there was little fighting on this front until late in the afternoon. Meantime part of Berry's and all of Willich's Brigades assisted in repelling the persistent attacks on Baird's left. At 4 p.m. Willich's Brigade moved in rear of Baird's line, and skirting the woods moved southwards and cleared them of scattered forces of the enemy and took position in the southeast corner of the Kelly field to the right of Reynold's Division. Soon after 5:30 p.m. Johnson was ordered to follow Palmer in withdrawing.

Being heavily attacked at this moment, Johnson and Baird maintained their lines for a short time and then withdrew in haste and in disorder to the woods west of the Kelly field. They were not pursued into the forest, and thence moved to Rossville by way of McFarland's Gap. Loss during two days: Killed, 148; wounded, 940; missing, 554; total, 1,642.
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Marker Number507
Placed ByChickamauga-Chattanooga National Battlefield Commission
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Date Added Monday, August 31st, 2015 at 9:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 659378 N 3866629
Decimal Degrees34.92963333, -85.25500000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 55.778', W 85° 15.3'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 55' 46.68" N, 85° 15' 18" W
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Area Code(s)706
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near Battleline Rd, Chickamauga GA 30707, US
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