Charge on Griffin’s Guns wayside marker

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The “Charge on Griffin’s Guns” wayside marker is on Henry Hill near the Manassas National Battlefield Park Visitor Center.

The Charge on Griffin's Guns wayside marker is on Henry Hill near the Manassas National Battlefield Park Visitor Center.

Text from the wayside marker:

The Charge on Griffin’s Guns

Raw Recruits: The 33rd Va. Infantry

The Virginians were waiting, tense, here at the wood’s edge—their first time under bombardment. Shells from Ricketts’ battery exploded in the boughs overhead and plowed up the ground in front. When the two Union cannon rolled into position on top of the rise only 100 yards away, Col. A. C. Cummings gave the order to charge. Better to get the men moving, the colonel figured, before they panicked and before the Union guns could do more damage.

Caption at the bottom of the page:

You are about to follow in the footsteps of the charging Confederates. If the two cannon had turned and used canister at this range, they would have shredded the regiment. For some reason the artillery did not fire, as if the Virginians were invisible. 

The Charge on Griffin's Guns wayside marker is on Henry Hill near the Manassas National Battlefield Park Visitor Center.

Location of the marker

The marker is about 50 yards southeast of the parking lot for the Henry Hill Visitor Center. (38°48’44.1″N 77°31’14.0″W)