Year Erected: 1958
Marker Text: Aug. 1864. Howard's Army of the Tenn. (US), having abandoned siege operations on the W. side of Atlanta, moved S. in a flanking march to cut the West Point R.R. at & below Shadnor Ch. On the 30th, the army moved E. toward Jonesboro to seize and destroy the Macon railroad.
Ransom's 16th & Blair's 17th A.C. marched from Fairburn; Logan's 15th, from Shadnor Ch., the 3 merging along this, the main rd. to Jonesboro. Armstrong's & Ross' cav. (CS), resisted the advance from this side of Bethsaida Ch. to & beyond Camp Cr. as far as Renfroe's, from which place Federals reached Flint River at 10 P.M.
Tips for Finding This Marker: On Bethaisda Road, near Bethaisda Drive in Riverdale.
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