Battle of Jonesborough
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The Battle of Jonesborough was fought between Union Army forces led by William Tecumseh Sherman and Confederate forces under William J. Hardee during the Atlanta campaign in the American Civil War. On
Ruins of rolling mill and railroad cars destroyed by Confederates on evacuation of Atlanta, Georgia
Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, USA
Gen. John B. Hood, CSA
Battle of Ezra Church
Jonesboro, Georgia
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Jonesboro is a city in and the county seat of Clayton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,235 in 2020.
Battle of Jonesborough
…repulsed with heavy losses. That evening, Hood ordered Hardee to send half his troops back to Atlanta. On the second day, five Union corps converged on Jonesborough (modern name: Jonesboro). For the only time during the Atlanta Campaign, a major Federal frontal assault succeeded in breaching the Confederate defenses…
Buildings in the Jonesboro Historic District