General Lee, this is no place for you. These men behind you are Georgians and Virginians. They have never failed you and will not fail you here. Will you boys?

Gordon's troops formed a bucket brigade and managed to prevent the further destruction of the town. There is a statue of Gordon on the lawn of the Thomaston Georgia courthouse. Ulysses S.

S. He also served as the 53rd Governor of Georgia from 1886 to 1890.