Nash Farm hosted the largest cavalry clash of the Atlanta Campaign in August 1864. The fight convinced Sherman his horsemen couldn't wreck railroads alone, pushing him toward the Jonesboro battle that finally forced Atlanta's fall.
Kilpatrick's Raid at the Nash Farm
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Kilpatrick's Raid at the Nash Farm is a historical marker in Hampton, Henry County. It is one of 17 historical markers documented in Henry County, among 84 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.4581, -84.2906 near Hampton. The nearest cataloged historic site is "The Old Bronze Gentleman of Lovejoy's Station" (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Locomotive Bell from the Nancy Hanks, The "Right Flank" on the McDonough Road, and Kilpatrick's Raid.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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