Most brigades outside London would charge for dealing with emergencies such as a flooded cellar.
During the late evening attack by Maj. Gen. Braxton Bragg on April 6, Jackson's men and another brigade charged a strong Union position upon a ridge.
Meanwhile, Northampton's brigade charged downhill against Waller's men, and forced them back across the Slat Mill Ford.
Thomas called up reinforcements from Brannan's reserve division and Col. Ferdinand Van Derveer's brigade charged Stovall's men, driving them back.
Following up this advantage, Blakiston's brigade of horse (probably reinforced by the troop of "Gentleman Volunteers" under Newcastle himself) charged the allied centre.
Bradley's brigade went in with steadiness, and charging across an open corn-field that lay in front of the Lafayette road, recovered Davis's guns and forced the enemy to retire.
"The brigade galloped on, through a hot fire, and charged clean through the enemy force, killing a large number of them ..." An advanced guard of cavalry also surrendered to the leading squadrons.
Granbury's brigade charged the center of the Federal breastworks and he was killed, along with Major General Patrick R. Cleburne, just outside the Union works.
At the 6 p.m. start of McLaws' Assault,[2] Barksdale's and Wofford's Confederate brigades charged from the west directly into the Peach Orchard.
Once there his tanks would make short work of the headquarters and depots, the Covenanter infantry would secure the pass, and his brigade could charge across the open fields beyond.