Howard's March to Jonesboro
Aug. 1864. Howard’s Army of the Tenn. [US], having abandoned siege operations on the W. side of Atlanta, moved S. in a flanking march to cut the West Point R.R. at & below Shadnor Ch. On the 30th, the army moved E. toward Jonesboro to seize and destroy the Macon railroad.
Ransom’s 16th & Blair’s 17th A.C. marched from Fairburn; Logan’s 15th, from Shadnor Ch., the 3 merging along this, the main rd. to Jonesboro.
Armstrong’s & Ross’ cav. [CS], resisted the advance from this side of Bethsaida Ch. to & beyond Camp Cr. as far as Renfroe's, from which place the Federals reached Flint River at 10 P.M.
Marker is on Bethsaida Road 0.1 miles west of Bethsaida Drive, on the left when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
