bamarebl
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I have an ancestor - Lieutenant Andrew Jackson Yates of Company I, 56th Georgia Infantry - that was severely wounded in the Atlanta Campaign. The Confederate Order of Battle shows the 56th as present in Cumming's Brigade of Stevenson's Division at the Battle of Atlanta - July 22, 1864. The problem is, his record shows in detail that he was wounded on July 20, 1864. That would have placed him at Peachtree Creek. But the Order of Battle for Peachtree Creek does not list the 56th Ga as present. But the Wikipedia entry for Major General Carter L. Stevenson claims his division was there.
From Wikipedia:
So, I'm wondering what is right and I know that the fine members of this board can set me on the right path. Here is the card from his service record:
From Wikipedia:
General Stevenson reported to the Army of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Tennessee, and was given command of a division in William J. Hardee's corps, stationed on the right flank guarding Lookout Mountain. He withdrew his troops after the Battle of Lookout Mountain and destroyed the bridges over Chickamauga Creek and other waterways to delay the advance of Joseph Hooker's Union corps. He reinforced the main Confederate battle line on Missionary Ridge just before the Battle of Chattanooga. During the 1864 Atlanta Campaign, Stevenson's division was in John Bell Hood's corps and fought in the battles around Atlanta, including Resaca, Kennesaw Mountain and Peachtree Creek. When General Hood was elevated to command of the army, Stevenson temporarily assumed command of Hood's Corps.
So, I'm wondering what is right and I know that the fine members of this board can set me on the right path. Here is the card from his service record: