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For a moment it looked as if the enemy would sweep all before them . But Davis 's division was now on the ground , and he advanced , supported by Wood , and the Union forces came to a halt and were reformed , when they drove almost all the Confederate forces back to their original positions . Sheridan 's troops also took part in this movement , and a large number of the Confederates in Longstreet 's corps were made prisoners . It was now past noon , and after several charges in his division positions , Bragg began another assault , on the right of the Army of the Cumberland . The assault was led by Hood , who fell furiously upon Reynolds and Van Cleve . For a quarter of an hour it looked as if this fierce onset would prove successful , and it must be admitted that the Confederate valor was never greater than at this period . `` Down with the Yanks !