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  • Jul 21, 1864 · about sunrise
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Leggett's division takes the bald hill

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What happened

Brig. Gen. Mortimer Leggett's 3rd Division, XVII Corps, assaulted the Confederate works on the bald hill 'about sunrise'. Force's 1st Brigade, which Leggett called 'particularly conspicuous', carried it, and the hill has been known as Leggett's Hill since.

Date
Jul 21, 1864
Time
about sunrise
Units
US Leggett's 3rd Div, XVII Corps (Force's 1st Bde)