Lee's Corps Withdrawn - Jonesboro GA - Battlefields on Waymarking.com

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Aug. 31, 1864. When Gen. Hood in Atlanta heard that Federal forces had seized the railroad at Rough and Ready & suspecting an attack from that quarter, he ordered Gen. S. D. Lee’s A.C. [CSA] to move back toward Atlanta to support Stewart’s A.C. there. This order was issued before Hood learned that Hardee’s & Lee’s troops had been engaged with Howard’s forces [USA] all that afternoon at Jonesboro.

Sept. 1. Lee began his march at 2 A.M. on this road which joins the McDonough-Atlanta road six miles N. E. This left Hardee’s corps singly & alone to face six Federal corps in the final battle of the Atlanta Campaign.

Name of Battle: Battle of Jonesboro Name of War: U.S. Civil War Date(s) of Battle (Beginning): 09/01/1864 Entrance Fee: Not Listed Parking: Not Listed Date of Battle (End): Not listed

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