Historic Redwine - GHM 069-4 - Hall Co. GA
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N 34° 13.386 W 083° 51.345
17S E 236928 N 3790582
Historic Redwine Historic Marker located on Popular Springs Rd (Ga 332), at the Redwine United Methodist Church.
Waymark Code: WM3Y8A
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 06/04/2008
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Historic Redwine
Co. D 27th Ga. Inf., Colquitt's Brig., CSA, organized here in early 1861, fought at Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Seven Days Battles. At South Mtn., Md., Sept. 14, 1862, against great odds, men of this Co. withstood four atacks by a heavy force of Federals in a great display of bravery. Later, they fought at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancelorsville, Charleston. At Olustte, Fla., Feb. 20, 1864, they helped drive the Federals from Fla. Until Lee's arrival, they helped hold in check Grant's army at Petersburg, Va. They fought last at Bentonville, N.C. and surrendered at Durham, N.C., Apr. 26, 1865.
GHM 069-4 Georgia Historical Commission 1956
Monument to Co. D 27th Ga. Inf., Colquitt's Brig., CSA, located at the church.