Battle of Jonesborough

August 31 – September 1, 1864

Contemporaries

Part of American Civil War

"Atlanta was occupied by Union troops the next day and the Atlanta campaign was concluded. Although Hood's army was not destroyed, the fall of Atlanta had far-reaching political as well as military effects on the course of the war." -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Jonesborough

Commanders

Union 3

William Tecumseh Sherman · 1820–1891 Oliver O. Howard · 1830–1909 George H. Thomas Major General, Commander of the Army of the Cumberland · 1816–1870

Confederates 3

John Bell Hood · 1831–1879 William J. Hardee Lieutenant General, Corps commander in the Army of Tennessee · 1815–1873 Stephen D. Lee Lieutenant General, Corps commander in the Army of Tennessee · 1833–1908

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