Hey everyone, thanks for tuning in to episode 408 of our Civil War Podcast.

I'm Rich.

And I'm Tracy.

Hello y'all.

Welcome to the podcast.

As you guys will recall, with the last episode, the big Confederate attack on the morning

of September 20th, 1863, the third day of the battle of Chickamaga, had finally gotten

underway.

Breckenridge's division had swept around the Union left and then turned to the south, threatening

the rear of the Yankee position at Kelly Field.

Breckenridge's rebels had seemed to be on the verge of a significant success, but it

was an illusion, because there were no reserves at hand to exploit their gains.

And so, as federal resistance stiffened, the lack of even a single reserve regiment to

commit to the fight on the Confederate side meant that when the Yankees counter-attacked,

Breckenridge's troops had to pull back from the northern end of Kelly Field.

While Breckenridge's men were sweeping around the federal flank and threatening the

rear of the Kelly Field position, the other half of D.H. Hills Corps, Patrick Claiborne's

division, was attempting to come to grips with the enemy farther south.

While everything wasn't exactly peaches and cream for Breckenridge's division, Claiborne's

three brigades would have an even rockier experience.

To Breckenridge's left, Claiborne's three brigades searched forward against the outside

of the federal's Kelly Field perimeter.

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