Historical Marker

Lee's Corps Withdrawn

Jonesboro · Clayton County · Erected 1956

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The Story

On September 1, 1864, Hood — unaware a battle was raging — ordered Lee's corps back toward Atlanta to meet a feared attack; the premature withdrawal left Hardee alone to face the Federals, a blunder that sealed the city's fate.

About this site

Lee's Corps Withdrawn is a historical marker in Jonesboro, Clayton County, erected in 1956. 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 33.5239, -84.3542 near Jonesboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Johnson-Blalock House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Clayton County, Battle Of Jonesborough, and In Memoriam Fr. Emmeran Bliemel, O.S.B. Chaplain.

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

📍 33.5239, -84.3542 · Jonesboro, Clayton County

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