Battle of Ezra Church Gen. J. C. Brown's Div.
![July 28, 1864. The 4 brigades of Brown´s Div., S. D. Lee´s A. C. [CSA], deployed in this area, made the initial assaults on the Federal right flank posted on the ridge just N. E. Their combined...](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/B2yBwOAjxRnjBtiTbWdO-mjCyyClDSBcszyZ_jNQygCikP8S-K37xcYMAHGVgcPVS5dMC05u-dGEeaVkt98jI7wnVXA)
July 28, 1864. The 4 brigades of Brown´s Div., S. D. Lee´s A. C. [CSA], deployed in this area, made the initial assaults on the Federal right flank posted on the ridge just N. E. Their combined attacks struck Lightburn´s & Martin´s brigades of Morgan L. Smith´s Div. of Logan´s 15th A. C. Brown´s brigades, L. to R., were Brantly´s, Sharp´s & Johnston´s, Manigault´s in reserve. Brantly´s Mississippians carried the log barricades of the 83d Indiana (Lightburn´s brigade) but were swept back by a counter-assault. A 2d attempt was made on the same ground by Walthall´s Div. (Stewart´s Corps), but with like results.
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