Battle of Jonesborough

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The Battle of Jonesborough was a late-August 1864 American Civil War engagement near Atlanta, Georgia, whose Union victory forced the Confederates to abandon and ultimately led to the fall of Atlanta.

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Battle of Jonesboro 2
Battle of Jonesborough canonical 2

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instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Jonesboro
associatedWith Army of the Cumberland
Army of the Ohio
Army of the Tennessee
William Tecumseh Sherman
fall of Atlanta
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States of America
campaign Atlanta campaign
linked to: Atlanta Campaign
cause Union attempt to sever Confederate supply lines into Atlanta
combatant Confederate Army of Tennessee
linked to: Army of Tennessee

Union Army
commander George H. Thomas
John M. Schofield
linked to: John Schofield

Oliver O. Howard
linked to: Oliver Otis Howard

Patrick R. Cleburne
linked to: Patrick Cleburne

Stephen D. Lee
William J. Hardee
William T. Sherman
commanderOfConfederateCorps William J. Hardee
commanderOfUnionRightWing Oliver O. Howard
linked to: Oliver Otis Howard
conflict American Civil War
country United States
date 1864-08-31
endDate 1864-09-01
followedBy occupation of Atlanta by Union forces
historicalPeriod American Civil War era
location Clayton County, Georgia NERFINISHED
Jonesborough, Georgia
linked to: Jonesboro, Georgia
notableFor decisive Union success in Atlanta campaign
objective cut Confederate Macon & Western Railroad
outcome Confederate defeat south of Atlanta
partOf Atlanta campaign
linked to: Atlanta Campaign

Sherman’s Atlanta operations
linked to: Atlanta Campaign
precededBy Battle of Ezra Church
railway Macon and Western Railroad
result Union victory
startDate 1864-08-31
state Georgia
strategicConsequence forced Confederate evacuation of Atlanta
led to fall of Atlanta
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War
year 1864

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Atlanta Campaign notableBattle Battle of Jonesborough
Jonesboro, Georgia knownFor Battle of Jonesborough
Battle of Jonesborough alsoKnownAs Battle of Jonesboro
linked to: Battle of Jonesborough
Jonesboro Historic District associatedWithEvent Battle of Jonesboro
linked to: Battle of Jonesborough