Battles of Manassas • Tour the Battlefield • Monuments • Facts • The Armies
The monument to George T. Stovall is on the Matthews Hill Loop Trail which begins at Stop 4 on the Manassas Battlefield Driving Tour. The monument is next to the marker for the 8th Georgia Infantry.
From the monument:
This marble
marks the spot
where fell
George T. Stovall
of the Rome Light Guards,
8th Regt. Georgia Volunteers
in the battle of July 21, 1861.
Born at Augusta, GA, April 25, 1835.
His life he devoted to his God
and sacrificed in his country’s defence.
His last words were I am going to
heaven.
