8th Georgia Infantry
July 21, 1861
11:00 a.m.
2nd Brigade (Bartow)
Army of the Shenandoah (Johnson), CSA
8th Georgia Infantry
Lt. Col. W.M. Gardner
"Away we went straight into the teeth of the murderous fire. We entered a thicket and were within 100 yards of the enemy. Yet, not a gun of ours was fired until the command 'commence firing' was given. Most of the men were cool as cucumbers - each would load, pick his man, and take deliberate aim. We stood the fire in that wood for 30 minutes, and had the order not been given to retire, not one man would have left his post."
-Pvt. Robert Grant
Marker can be reached from Sudley Road (State Road 234), on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
