Kilpatrick's Raid

Kilpatrick's Raid (HM6C3)

Location: Hampton, GA 30228 Clayton County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 27.559', W 84° 17.47'

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After the failed McCook and Stoneman raids, Union Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman mounted one last effort to cut Atlanta's railroads with his cavalry. Just before dark, August 18, 1864, Brig. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick led 4,500 troupers of the 2nd and 3rd Cavalry Divisions from their bivouac at Sandtown. Crossing Camp Creek they collided with Brig. Gen. Sul Ross's Texas cavalry and a running fight began as the outnumbered Texans grudgingly retreated toward the Atlanta & West Point R.R. After tearing up the track near Fairburn, Kilpatrick's men fought their way into Jonesboro on August 19, where they wrecked four miles of the Macon & Western R.R. As Confederate forces closed in, the raiders quietly slipped away, reaching Lovejoy the next morning. Overtaken by Rebel infantry and Ross's pursuing cavalry, Kilpatrick formed his compact columns on a ridge just west of the Nash farm. With sabers drawn and bugles blaring, they rode over Ross's Texans in one of the most dramatic cavalry charges of the Civil War. Escaping across South River, the raiders reached Sherman's lines on August 22. By that time, hasty Confederate repairs to the railroads already had trains rolling into Atlanta again.
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HM NumberHM6C3
Series This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series
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Placed ByHenry County, Georgia
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Date Added Monday, September 15th, 2014 at 5:43am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 751765 N 3705491
Decimal Degrees33.45931667, -84.29116667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 27.559', W 84° 17.47'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 27' 33.54" N, 84° 17' 28.20" W
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Area Code(s)770, 678
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2790 McDonough Rd, Hampton GA 30228, US
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