. ▁Bran nan ▁himself ▁arrived ▁at ▁Sn od gr ass ▁Hill ▁at ▁about ▁no on ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁impl ore ▁his ▁men ▁to ▁r ally ▁around ▁Hunter ' s ▁unit . ▁ ▁Units ▁continued ▁to ▁arrive ▁on ▁H ors es ho e ▁R idge ▁and ▁extended ▁the ▁line , ▁most ▁important ly ▁a ▁regiment ▁that ▁Bran nan ▁had ▁requested ▁from ▁Neg ley ' s ▁division , ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁Ohio . ▁This ▁unit ▁was ▁armed ▁with ▁five - shot ▁Col t ▁revol ving ▁rif les , ▁without ▁which ▁the ▁right ▁fl ank ▁of ▁the ▁position ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁turned ▁by ▁K ers h aw ' s ▁ 2 nd ▁South ▁Carolina ▁at ▁ 1 ▁p . m . ▁Histor ian ▁Steven ▁E . ▁Wood worth ▁called ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁Ohio ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁ep ic ▁def ensive ▁stands ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁war ." ▁The ▁ 5 3 5 ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁regiment ▁exp ended ▁ 4 3 , 5 5 0 ▁r ounds ▁in ▁the ▁eng agement . ▁Stanley ' s ▁brig ade , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁driven ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁by ▁G ovan ' s ▁attack , ▁took ▁up ▁a ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁r idge ▁immediately ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Sn od gr ass ▁house , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁joined ▁by ▁H ark er ' s ▁brig ade ▁on ▁their ▁left . ▁This ▁group ▁of ▁randomly ▁selected ▁units ▁were ▁the ▁ones ▁who ▁beat ▁back ▁the ▁initial ▁assault s ▁from ▁K ers h