JOHNSON'S BREAKTHROUGH: Horseshoe Ridge / Snodgrass Hill
12:00 noon Sunday


SHACKELFORD'S 4th BRIGADE will portray:

The Second Brigade
Col. John T. CROXTON (w) - Col. WILLIAM H. HAYS

(of the 3rd Divsion, Brigadier General John M. Brannan, commanding,
of the 14th Corps, Major General George H. Thomas, commanding).

COMPOSED OF THE FOLLOWING REGIMENTS:

10th Indiana, Col. William B. Carroll, Lieut. Col. Marsh B. Taylor.
74th Indiana, Col. Charles W. Chapman, Lieut. Col. Myron Baker.
4th Kentucky, Lieut. Col. P. Burgess Hunt, Maj. Robert M. Kelly.
10th Kentucky, Col. William H. Hays, Lieut. Col. Gabriel C. Wharton.
14th Ohio, Lieut. Col. Henry D. Kingsbury.

A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION (from the ORs):

HEADQUARTERS SECOND BRIGADE, THIRD DIVISION,
Chattanooga, Tenn., September 27, 1863.

CAPTAIN: I submit the following report of the part taken by the Second Brigade, Third Division, Fourteenth Army Corps, on the 19th and 20th days of September, 1863:

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On the morning of the 20th, about 4 o'clock, we again marched out by the flank across the Chattanooga road at Kelly's house, leaving it to our left, and took position holding the front line. Skirmishers were thrown forward, but the enemy did not appear to confront us closely. We remained in this position about one hour. The brigade then moved to the left, by the flank, about 300 yards and formed on the left of Reynolds division, the Seventy-fourth and Tenth Indiana in the front line, and the Fourteenth Ohio, Fourth Kentucky, and Tenth Kentucky in the rear. The front regiments threw up some rude fortifications, which protected them from the fire of the enemy, who often came within 40 yards of them, but was each time driven back with great slaughter, when by a flank movement on our right the brigade was compelled to change front, and in so doing the brigade became separated and at the same time Colonel Croxton was seriously wounded in the leg, and was compelled to abandon the field.

What remained of the brigade was under the command of Col. William H. Hays, Tenth Kentucky, to whom I refer you for further report of second day's proceedings. The Seventy-fourth and Tenth Indiana, having reported to General Reynolds, fought with him during the day.

The brigade lost very heavily in killed and wounded. See reports of regimental commanders, copies of which I herewith submit.

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Before closing this report I must testify to the manner in which the officers of the brigade conducted themselves on the trying occasion of each day, and I refrain from particularizing individual instances of heroic daring and gallantry, for where all do their duty bravely and well, as the officers of this brigade did on this occasion, it would be unjust and improper to make distinctions and institute comparisons by which others equally deserving and meritorious might be injured.

I have the honor to be, captain, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
C. W. CHAPMAN,
Colonel, Commanding Second Brigade.
[Capt. LOUIS J. LAMBERT,
Assistant Adjutant-General, Third Division.]

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