Kemper's Brigade
August 30, 1862
5:15 p.m.
Kemper's Division, Right Wing (Longstreet)
Army of Northern Virginia, CSA
Kemper's Brigade
Col. Montgomery D. Corse
1st Virginia - 11th Virginia
7th Virginia - 17th Virginia
24th Virginia
"We neared the Chinn House, when suddenly a long line of the enemy rose from behind an old fence and poured straight into our breasts a withering volley. It struck the long line like an electric shock, but the officers surged ahead cheering on the men. It was a decisive fight of about 10 minutes. The left of our brigade struck the enemy's right and doubled it up. In a moment the blue line quivered and went to pieces."
-Pvt. Alexander Hunter
17th Virginia Infantry
Marker is at the intersection of Chinn Ridge Loop and Sudley Road (Virginia Road 234), on the right when traveling west on Chinn Ridge Loop.
Courtesy hmdb.org
