8th Georgia Infantry

8th Georgia Infantry (HM690)

Location: Manassas, VA 20109
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 49.622', W 77° 31.705'

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— First Battle of Manassas —

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
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Date Added Monday, September 15th, 2014 at 7:10am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 280512 N 4300620
Decimal Degrees38.82703333, -77.52841667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 49.622', W 77° 31.705'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 49' 37.32" N, 77° 31' 42.30" W
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Area Code(s)703, 571
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5995 Sudley Rd, Manassas VA 20109, US
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