"Brave to Madness"
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N 37° 16.942 W 077° 24.729
18S E 286155 N 4128924
Confederate soldiers defended critical supply lines near this location.
Waymark Code: WM7W0C
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/10/2009
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"Nearby on 9 May 1864, Brig. Gen. Johnson Hagood's South Carolina Brigade attacked advancing elements of the Union X and XVIII Corps. As the 11th S.C. Infantry Regiment engaged the Federals across Swift Creek near Arrowfield Church, the 21st and 25th S.C. crossed the creek and charged up the hill to attack Brig. Gen. Charles A. Heckman's "Star" Brigade. Repulsed with a loss of 137 casualties, the South Carolinians were praised in an official report as "brave to madness." Their gallant charge succeeded, however, in saving from destruction the turnpike and railroad bridges that crossed Swift Creek and formed vital links in Lee's supply line."
Marker Number: S-31
Marker Title: "Brave to Madness"
Marker Location: US 1
County or Independent City: Colonial Heights
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: National Register documentation for the Swift Creek Mill
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