First Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Ramsey's)
"I Will Give Them One More Shot"
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 Kalers Ford on Shavers Fork of the Cheat River.  General Garnett's army (including the First Georgia) passed from right to left across the river at this point.  Just beyond the ford, Colonel Ramsey fought a rear-guard action against Union troops.

 

 

Recommended Reading

 
Camp Fires of Georgia’s Troops, 1861-1865; William S. Smedlund, Kennesaw Mountain Press, Marietta, Georgia, 1994.

Georgia’s Confederate Sons, Volume I, Dr. David N. Wiggins, University of West Georgia Press, Carrolton, Georgia, 2007.
 
Hallowed Banners, Historic Flags in the Georgia Capitol Collection, Dr. Keith Bohannon, et. al., Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State, Atlanta, Georgia, 2005.
 
Memoirs of a Confederate Veteran 1861-1865, Isaac Hermann, Byrd Printing Company, Atlanta, Georgia, 1911. Reprinted 1975 by CSA Press, Lakemont, Georgia.
 
Rebels at the Gate, Lee and McClellan on the Front Line of a Nation Divided, W. Hunter Lesser, Sourcebooks, Inc., Napierville, Illinois, 2004.
 
Under the Stars and Bars, or Memories of Four Years Service with the Oglethorpes, of Augusta, Georgia, Walter A. Clarke, The Chronicle Printer, Augusta, Georgia, 1900. Reprinted 2001 Eastern Digital Press, Clearwater, South Carolina.