Archer's Brigade trailside marker

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The Archer’s Brigade trailside marker is along the Unfinished Railroad, reached from Stop 6 on the Manassas Battlefield Driving Tour.

From the trailside marker:

August 29, 1862
5:30 p.m.

A.P. Hill’s Division, Left Wing (Jackson)
Army of Northern Virginia, CSA

Archer’s Brigade
Brig. Gen. James J. Archer
1st Tennessee 19th Georgia
7th Tennessee 5th Alabama Battalion
14th Tennessee

“As my leading files entered the railroad cut, I saw the enemy advancing up it from the left. I ordered the 1st Tennessee to fire, which it did with great effect. This first fire was answered by a furious assault upon my whole front. For 20 minutes or more we gallantly resisted the attack until other troops came up in time to save me from being flanked.”
– Brig. Gen. James J. Archer

CSA Second Battle of Manassas

The Archer's Brigade trailside marker is along the Unfinished Railroad, reached from Stop 6 on the Manassas Battlefield Driving Tour.