Sherman cuts the Macon and Western at Jonesborough
August 31, 1864, Jonesborough, Georgia.
- Date
- August 31, 1864
- Where
- Jonesborough, Georgia
- What happened
- Cut
- Event
- 125 of 174
Sherman swung south of Atlanta to block the Macon and Western, the last railroad still open into the city. The battle ran August 31 to September 1.
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