Brannan’s Division Plaque - Chickamauga National Military Park - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

This plaque describes the actions of Brannan’s Division during the Battle of Chickamauga fought September 19–20, 1863. Brannan’s Division was commanded by Col. John M. Brannan and consisted of 3 brigades. The plaque is blue indicating that was a Union division. The plaque describes the action on the morning of September 20, 1863.



The plaque reads:

	Brannan’s Division,	Thomas’ Corps.
Brig. Gen. John M. Brannan.
Sept. 20, 1863. Until 11:30 A.M.
	1st Brigade	Col. John M. Connell.
	2nd Brigade	Col. John T. Croxton.
	3rd Brigade	Col. Ferdinand Van Derveer.
Before daylight on the 20th, Croxton’s and Connell’s brigades were brought forward from their bivouac on the slope west of Dyer’s house and placed in line West of Poe’s house and between Reynold’s and Negley’s divisions. Early in the morning Van Derveer’s brigade was placed in reserve in the east edge of the Dyer field, and about 10 o’clock was dispatched toward Baird and struck Breckinridge’s division at the LaFayette road marching south through the Kelly field, and assisted in repulsing it. About 11:30 o’clock Brandons line was attacked on the right and in rear by Hood’s division of Longstreet’s column, driven from the field, and parts of Connell’s and Croxton’s brigades rallied on Snodgrass Hill.

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