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Battles of Manassas • Tour the Battlefield • Monuments • Facts • The Armies

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A stone position marker and a trailside marker for the 7th Georgia Infantry Regiment are on the Henry Hill walking tour north of the Manassas National Battlefield Visitor Center. Another stone position marker for the regiment is to the east of the Visitor Center.

After the 1905 reunion of the 7th Georgia Infantry Regiment was held on the Manassas battlefield they placed seven stone position markers around Henry Hill. Only two still survive today.

“Captured Rickett’s Battery” marker for the 7th Georgia Infantry

Text from the marker:

Trailside Marker for the 7th Georgia Infantry stone markers

The original marker was replaced with updated text. The photos show the original marker.

Text from the current trailside marker:

Veterans of the 7th Georgia Infantry selected Manassas Battlefield as the site of their annual reunion in 1905. During their visit the group erected seven marble markers to denote the different positions occupied by the regiment at both battles. All seven were located on or near Henry Hill. Most of these memorial markers vanished over the last century. This is one of only two markers to survive on the field.

Caption for the photograph

Veterans of the 7th Georgia Infantry at an early 1900s reunion. Image courtesy of the Georgia Archives, Vanishing Georgia Collection.

Text from the original trailside marker:

7th Georgia Markers

Sometime after 1903, veterans of the 7th Georgia Infantry erected at least six markers on the Manassas battlefield to locate battle positions. Only this marker and one other approximately 350 yards southeast of here survive. Colonel Francis S. Bartow (see monument) was killed while leading the 7th Georgia against Captain James B. Ricketts’ battery. During the battle the 7th Georgia suffered 153 casualties out of 580 men present.

Location of the “Captured Rickett’s Battery” stone marker and the “7th Georgia Infantry” wayside marker

The markers are about 120 yards north of the Visitor Center along the Henry Hill walking trail. (38°48’50.1″N 77°31’20.3″W)

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Text from the 5th position marker for the Seventh Georgia Infantry:

5th Position
7th GA Regt.
July 21, 1861.

Location of the marker

The 5th position marker is about 700 yards northeast of the Visitor Center parking lot. From the northeast end of the parking area follow the Henry Hill walking trail 110 yards to the line of artillery. Instead of turning north to follow the Henry Hill trail continue straight ahead to the treeline, where the path curves to the right and continues due east. Continue into and through the woods. The path leaves the woods and turns northeast about 85 yards to where the path branches at the edge of a large open field. Take the left branch (NOT the branch to Portici and Stone Bridge) along the edge of the woods about 150 yards where it turns to follow the edge of the woods. The marker is at the foot of a large tree that stands out separate from the woods.

See more information on the history of the 7th Georgia Infantry Regiment in the Civil War.