Whitaker and his brigade then fought during the Atlanta Campaign of 1864.
With no more opportunities for parachute operations, the brigade fought in the front line as normal infantry.
The 7th Brigade was fighting in all directions.
The brigades on this part of the field never fought at all or participated in only minor skirmishing.
However, by then the brigade was fighting alone, with the French units on both flanks either routed or in retreat.
The brigade stubbornly fought their way up the steep slope, and for a brief period of time held several Union guns there.
The Second Brigade fought in the surrounding fields and hamlets.
The brigade fought in the Burma Campaign and moved between a number of infantry divisions.
The brigade fought on the Adriatic coast until they were relieved at the end of March 1944.
His brigade fought in the Battle of the Wilderness.