to the aid of his troops. Ector's Brigade, also of Walker's Division, was dispatched soon after to the same point. About II o'clock, Liddell's Division started northward. At noon, Cheatham's Division followed, and at 1 o'clock Stewart was on the march to the Brock Field to assist Cheatham. At 2 o'clock, Hood's Corps, assisted by Trigg's Brigade of Preston's Division, moved westward into battle at Viniard's. Hindman's Division crossed at Dalton's Ford at 4 o'clock, and advanced toward Viniard's, but did not become engaged.

The Lines Sunday Morning, September 20th.

During the night of the 19th, the lines of both armies were re-arranged. Before the battle re-opened, at 9:30 A. M. the Union line extended from the north-east corner of the Kelly Field along it eastern and southern borders. Over this part. of the line it was protected by roughly constructed logworks. It crossed the La Fayette Road on the northern side of the Poe Field, ran along its western side and in rear of Brotherton's Field to the vicinity of the Tan-Yard, and thence to Widow Glenn's. The line to the Tan-Yard was protected by a rough barricade of rails, stumps, and stones.

The Confederate lines at the time of attack began with Forrest's cavalry on their extreme right in the woods east of the Cloud House, facing the La Fayette Road. The right division of infantry was Breckinridge's. Two of its brigades and half of the third reached beyond the left of the Union line. Following thence toward the Confederate left, the front line ran about 600 or 700 yards east of the Union position. Its divisions next on the left of Breckinridge were Cleburne, Stewart, Bushrod Johnson, and Hindman. Walker's Corps was in reserve to the right and rear of Breckinridge. Cheatham's Division was in reserve behind Cleburne and Stewart, and Preston's to the left and rear of Hindman. In the center, east of the Brotherton House, Law's Division

was in rear of Bushrod Johnson's, and Kershaw's in rear of Law's.

As the attack opened on the Union left and extended to its right, the most satisfactory route by which to examine the lines is to follow the movements of the battle.

Forrest's position will be most easily reached by riding eastward from McDonald's on the Ringgold Road to the first glade, a distance of about 700 yards. The left of Forrest's line will be found on this glade about 100 yards north.

Breckinridge's position, where the attack of the Confederate infantry began, is best found by following the Alexander Bridge Road, the first to the left south of McDonald's, to the glade east of this road. Here, on the right, will be found the monuments marking the Union left. Breckinridge assaulted the crest on the east side of this glade, and from this crest, at the foot of the slope beyond it, can be seen the pyramidal monument of shells marking the spot where Helm, commanding his left brigade was mortally wounded. To the north of the Helm monument is one to Colquitt, killed while commanding a brigade in Gist's (Walker's) Division, which, after Breckinridge's repulse, attacked nearly on the same ground. To the south of the Helm monument, and on the same ridge, but nearly opposite the south end of the Kelly Field, will be found a monument to Deshler, killed there in command of the left brigade of Cleburne's Division.

Baird's Division held the left of the Union line around the north-east corner of the Kelly Field, including the eastern and northern salients of the logworks, and the reverse extending toward the La Fayette Road This reverse is marked by the monuments of the regular brigade. Before the attack began, Grose's Brigade of Palmer, Dodge's of Johnson, and part of John Beatty's of Negley, strengthened the reverse, and extended it nearly to the La Fayette Road. Proceeding along the eastern side of the Kelly Field, on the right of Baird's, came Johnson's Division, and next Palmer's, while

Reynolds' extended the line around the south-east corner and south side of the field, his line crossing the La Fayette Road and joining Brannan's Division north of the Poe Field. The latter was formed along the west side of the Poe Field; its right extended toward the west side of the Brotherton Field, and nearly reaching it, at which point it joined Negley, whose line along the west side of the Brotherton Field reached to the Tan-Yard.

Just before the attack opened at the Brotherton House, Negley's Division had been sent to the left, and its place. taken by Wood's Division. This being also sent to the left, almost at the moment the Confederate attack was delivered, Longstreet's column marched into the gap, and, in spite of considerable fighting from the flanks of the opening, forced its way into the Dyer Field. At this moment, Davis' Division, from about the Tan-Yard, was attempting to close to the left, and fill the space vacated by Wood. Sheridan was hastening

toward the same point from his position in front of Widow Glenn's. While thus moving, these two divisions were attacked from the front and right by Hindman, and by Bushrod Johnson on their left, forced off the field and over the ridge west of the Crawfish Springs Road.

Wilder's mounted infantry held the Union right at the opening of the action, being posted on the ridge next west of the Widow Glenn's, and from that line with Harrison's regiment of mounted infantry, charged the left of Hindman's advance, and pushed it back across the La Fayette Road.

At daylight four Union divisions and Wilder's Brigade occupied the ridge west of and overlooking the Crawfish Springs Road. Next to Wilder's troops, which formed the right, was Sheridan's Division nearly opposite the Bloody Pond, next Davis', reaching nearly to a point opposite Lytle Station, then Wood's with his left on the road to Dyers' and Van Cleve's with his right on this road and his left overlooking the Viditoe Fields.

Just before the break in the lines back of Brotherton's,

Van Cleve had been sent forward to Dyer's Field, and then diagonally to the left, being nearly in rear of Brannan's line back of Poe's at the time of the break. Wood, with Barnes' Brigade of Van Cleve, had been moved forward into Negley's line back of Brotherton's. Davis had moved forward to the vicinity of the Tan-Yard, and Sheridan to the widow Glenn's.

When the break first occurred, Gen. Rosecrans, with part of his staff, and the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry, was on the crest next east of Lytle's Station, and in front of the grove on the right of the road to Dyer's. At the first signs of trouble on the lines he rode to Widow Glenn's to hasten Sheridan to the left.

From the La Fayette Road near the Poe House, the position of Stewart's Division, which was next on the left of Cleburne, can be seen. It occupied the first low ridge in the woods to the east. Its right joined Cleburne, and its left rested on Bushrod Johnson's Division.

The Brotherton House at the La Fayette Road marks the spot where Longstreet's central column pierced the Union center. The position of this line at the time of its advance can be seen from the La Fayette Road. Its front, Bushrod Johnson's Division, was on the same ridge with Stewart's line. In rear of Johnson was Law's Division of Hood's Corps, with Kershaw's Division in the third line. The center of each of these was on the road leading east from Brotherton's. Hindman's Division was on the left of Johnson's, its left nearly reaching the La Fayette Road at a point half way between Brotherton's and Viniard's. Trigg's Brigade, the right of Preston's Division, was on the east line of the Viniard Field, and the left of the division rested at the observation tower near Hall's Ford.

Snodgrass Hill.

The Snodgrass Hill position can be most readily understood by approaching it from the direction taken by the Union troops when falling back to occupy it.

When Bushrod Johnson's Division, advancing from the forest east of the La Fayette Road at the Brotherton House, forced its way through the gap in the Union lines west of Brotherton's caused by the sending of Wood to the left, it turned to the right upon reaching the Dyer Field, and moved forward to the ridge on its western edge.

Law's Division followed by Kershaw moved against Brannan's lines in the western edge of the Poe Field. Being forced back, Brannan directed his two brigades-Connell's and Croxton's, Van Derveer's having been sent to Baird before the break-toward the Snodgrass House.

Harker's Brigade of Wood's Division, having passed to the rear of Brannan and to his left, finding that the enemy was marching northward in the Dyer Field, moved back rapidly by the left flank, and formed across the field upon the first high ground toward its northern limits. From this point it repulsed Law's Division, and was in turn pushed back by Kershaw's Division, which passed over Law, and attacked Harker in force. This checking of Hood's column greatly assisted Brannan in forming a line of troops, of his own and various other commands, reaching from the Snodgrass House to the high point of the hill at the present observation tower. Battery I, Fourth U. S. Artillery, Lieut. Frank G. Smith, already held position at the house. Stanley's Brigade of Negley formed next on the right of this battery, Croxton's Brigade and portions of Connell's next, and the Twenty-first Ohio of Sirwell's Brigade of Negley on the extreme right.

Standing at the Snodgrass House, and looking north, the open country is the ground over which Gordon Granger advanced on Sunday to the assistance of Gen. Thomas. His troops, upon arriving, marched rapidly into the ravine back of the house, attacked the force which had gained Brannan's rear, pushed it back over the ridge and extended Thomas' line.

When Harker was forced back by Kershaw, he took position on the low open crest to the north of the Snodgrass barn.