Historical Marker

Battlefield Landmark

Jonesboro · Clayton County · Erected 1958

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The Story

The deep gully here shaped the August 31, 1864 fighting: Hardee's divisions attacking from below found it a fatal obstacle against the entrenched Union refused line, and their repulse signaled Lee's doomed assault on the 15th Corps front.

About this site

Battlefield Landmark is a historical marker in Jonesboro, Clayton County, erected in 1958. It is one of 48 historical markers documented in Clayton County, among 75 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.5255, -84.3635 near Jonesboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Diverted Attack (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Attack by Lee's Corps, The March to the Sea, and Battle of Jonesboro The First Day.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.5255, -84.3635 · Jonesboro, Clayton County

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