Battle of Jonesboro: The First Day
![Aug. 31, 1864. This immediate area was occupied by the Army of the Tenn. [US], commanded by Gen. O. O. Howard. These troops, Logan´s 15th, Ransom´s 16th & Blair´s 17th corps, marched to this...](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4XDN1upj1-ItlrzMva5uzIo201wwze_pgl98wSLOQNkaW1s6jeY7ffVh6b8NCHgz39pIl_fNpJu3ulXgBEhFaxKyOoq5zA)
Aug. 31, 1864. This immediate area was occupied by the Army of the Tenn. [US], commanded by Gen. O. O. Howard. These troops, Logan´s 15th, Ransom´s 16th & Blair´s 17th corps, marched to this position from Fairburn the previous day; the 15th & 17th cast up intrenched lines on this side of Flint river, the 16th, W. of it.
S. D. Lee´s A. C. [CS], moving from lines W. of the town, attacked 15th & 17th A. C. fronts while Hardee´s corps assailed the refused flank of the 15th & part of the 16th (which had been shifted E. of the river) a drawn battle that awaited final conclusion until the nest day.
GHM 031-26 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1958
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.