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Two Days of Battle at Jonesboro
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By Michael Dover, July 3, 2010 | |
| | | 1. Two Days of Battle at Jonesboro Marker | | |
Inscription. In this vicinity were fought the engagements that ended the Atlanta Campaign of 1864. Confederate forces under Gen. Hardee, endeavoring to defend the remaining R.R. to Atlanta, against outnumbering Federal troops, Aug. 31 & Sept. 1 were forced to withdraw to Lovejoy's The area within the enclosure was a burial place of Confederate soldiers who died in local hospitals during the war. After its close, Confederate casualties (buried on the battlefields where they fell) were removed to this hallowed ground which was designated at the time, The Pat Cleburne Cemetery.
Erected 1956 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 03-11.)
Marker series. This marker is included in the Battlefield Trails - Civil War marker series.
Location. 33° 31.812′ N, 84° 21.221′ W. Marker is in Jonesboro, Georgia, in Clayton County. Marker is at the intersection of Johnson Street and North McDonough Street, on the left when traveling east on Johnson Street. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jonesboro GA 30236, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Warren House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hardee’s Corps at Jonesboro (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battle of Jonesboro The Second Day (approx. 0.3 miles away); Attack by Lee's Corps (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Johnson-Blalock House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lee's Corps Withdrawn (approx. 0.4 miles away); Heritage Place (approx. half a mile away); Clayton County (approx. half a mile away). Click for a list of all markers in Jonesboro.| | | | 
By David Seibert, April 12, 2009 | |
| | | 2. Two Days of Battle at Jonesboro Marker and Confederate Cemetery Entrance | | |
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. The Battle of Jonesboro by Markers.
Also see . . . Chapter XII Jonesboro and the Fall of Atlanta. (Submitted on October 10, 2008, by David Tibbs of Resaca, Georgia.)
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By David Seibert, April 12, 2009 | |
| | | 3. Two Days of Battle at Jonesboro Marker | | North McDonough Street and beyond that, Old Morrow Highway (GA 54 are in the background. | | |
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By David Tibbs, April 12, 2008 | |
| | | 4. Two Days of Battle at Jonesboro - Cemetery Arch | | |
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By David Tibbs, April 12, 2008 | |
| | | 5. Two Days of Battle at Jonesboro-Confederate Dead | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on October 10, 2008, by David Tibbs of Resaca, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,471 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on January 1, 2011, by Michael Dover of Ellerslie, Georgia. 2, 3. submitted on August 29, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 4, 5. submitted on October 10, 2008, by David Tibbs of Resaca, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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