- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Enroute to Jonesboro historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Fulton County
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Fairburn Rd. north of Cascade Rd. and Utoy Creek
Text of marker: "ENROUTE TO JONESBORO. Aug. 26, 1864. The Federal Army of the Tenn., (15th, 16th & 17th corps) enroute to Fairburn & Jonesboro, camped on, and near, the Wilson plantation. Gen. John A. Logan (15th A.C.) had h'dq'rs at the Judge Wm. A. Wilson residence. The 4th, 14th & 23rd A.C. marched by other rds. Atlanta siege operations (July 22 - Aug. 25) having failed, the Federals were shifted S. to cut the two railroads entering from the S.W. This change of base resulted not only in destruction of the West Point & the Macon railroads, but two days of battle at Jonesboro & the consequent evacuation of Atlanta (Sept. 1) which ended the campaign. 060-164 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1958" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_enroute-to-jonesboro
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_enroute-to-jonesboro
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
