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Confederate forces Sept. 20th--General Bragg Commanding.


Right wing--Lieutenant-General Polk.

Hill's corps.Breckinridge3,769
Cleburne4,670
Walker's corps.Liddell,4,355
Gist,
Cheatham's division6,000
  
Total18,814
Cavalry, (Forrest's)3,500
  
Aggregate22,314
Of the infantry of this wing 4,749 were fresh troops. 


Left wing--Lieutenant-General Longstreet.

Buckner's corps.Preston4,078
Stewart3,750
Hindman's division6,100
Hood's corps.Johnson 
Law 
Kershaw 
  
Total22,840
Cavalry (Wheeler's)4,000
  
Aggregate26,849
  
Of the infantry of this wing 10,900 were fresh troops. 
Total Confederate force49,162
The Confederate line had 150 pieces of artillery. 


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