Also Known As
- Battle of Jonesboro
Date
- August 31–September 1, 1864
Location
- Clayton County, near Jonesborough, Georgia, along the Macon and Western Railroad
Campaign
Principal Union Commanders
- Major General William T. Sherman (overall)
- Major Oliver O. Howard
- Major General John M. Schofield
- Major General George H. Thomas
Principal Confederate Commanders
- General John Bell Hood
- Lieutenant General William J. Hardee
Union Forces Engaged
- Army of the Tennessee
- Army of the Ohio
- Army of the Cumberland
Confederate Forces Engaged
- Hardee’s Corps (Army of Tennessee)
- Lee’s Corps (Army of Tennessee)
Number of Union Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 70,000
Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 24,000
Estimated Union Casualties
- 1,149 (killed, wounded, and missing/captured)
Estimated Confederate Casualties
- 2,000 (killed, wounded, and missing/captured)
Result
- Union victory
Significance
- Following the Battle of Jonesborough, Confederate General John B. Hood evacuated the Army of Tennessee from Atlanta, enabling Union forces to occupy the city on September 2, 1864.
Timeline of the Atlanta Campaign
These are the main battles and events of the Atlanta Campaign in order.
- May 7–13, 1864 — Battle of Rocky Face Ridge
- May 9, 1864 – Battle of Buzzard’s Roost
- May 13–15, 1864 — Battle of Resaca
- May 17, 1864 — Battle of Adairsville
- May 25–26, 1864 — Battle of New Hope Church
- May 26–June 1, 1864 — Battle of Dallas
- May 27, 1864 — Battle of Pickett’s Mill
- June 9–July 3, 1864 — Operations around Marietta
- June 22, 1864 — Battle of Kolb’s Farm
- June 27, 1864 — Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
- July 20, 1864 — Battle of Peachtree Creek
- July 22, 1864 — Battle of Atlanta
- July 28, 1864 — Battle of Ezra Church
- August 5–7, 1864 — Battle of Utoy Creek
- August 14–15, 1864 — Second Battle of Dalton
- August 20, 1864 — Battle of Lovejoy’s Station
- August 31–September 1, 1864 — Battle of Jonesborough
