Kilpatrick's Raid Marker

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Hampton in Henry County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Kilpatrick's Raid

By David Seibert, March 1, 2008

1. Kilpatrick's Raid Marker

Inscription. After the failed McCook and Stoneman raids, Union Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman mounted one last effort to cut Atlanta's railroads with his cavalry. Just before dark, August 18, 1864, Brig. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick led 4,500 troupers of the 2nd and 3rd Cavalry Divisions from their bivouac at Sandtown. Crossing Camp Creek they collided with Brig. Gen. Sul Ross's Texas cavalry and a running fight began as the outnumbered Texans grudgingly retreated toward the Atlanta & West Point R.R. After tearing up the track near Fairburn, Kilpatrick's men fought their way into Jonesboro on August 19, where they wrecked four miles of the Macon & Western R.R. As Confederate forces closed in, the raiders quietly slipped away, reaching Lovejoy the next morning. Overtaken by Rebel infantry and Ross's pursuing cavalry, Kilpatrick formed his compact columns on a ridge just west of the Nash farm. With sabers drawn and bugles blaring, they rode over Ross's Texans in one of the most dramatic cavalry charges of the Civil War. Escaping across South River, the raiders reached Sherman's lines on August 22. By that time, hasty Confederate repairs to the railroads already had trains rolling into Atlanta again.

Erected by Henry County, Georgia.

Location. 33° 27.55′

By David Seibert, March 1, 2008

2. Kilpatrick's Raid Marker

N, 84° 17.45′ W. Marker is in Hampton, Georgia, in Henry County. Marker is on Jonesboro Road 0 miles west of Babbs Mill Road, on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is at the Nash Farm Battlefield Park. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4361 Jonesboro Rd, Hampton GA 30228, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Clayton County (approx. 5.7 miles away); Heritage Place (approx. 5.8 miles away); Lee's Corps Withdrawn (approx. 5.8 miles away); The Johnson-Blalock House (approx. 5.8 miles away); Diverted Attack (approx. 5.9 miles away); Two Days of Battle at Jonesboro (approx. 6.1 miles away); The Warren House (approx. 6.2 miles away); Battle of Jonesboro The Second Day (approx. 6.3 miles away).

Also see . . . Nash Farm Battlefield. A very well documented site detailing the battlefield. (Submitted on August 3, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.)