Chronology
Civil War
Aug 31, 1864 · afternoon

Jonesboro, first day (off the map)

Name: Jonesboro, first day (off the map)
Start: 1864-08-31

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What happened

Hardee attacked Howard's entrenched Army of the Tennessee near Jonesboro and was repulsed. The same day other Federal troops reached the Macon railroad farther north and began tearing it up. That night Hood recalled a corps (Lee's) toward Atlanta.

Date: Aug 31, 1864
Time: afternoon
Units: CS Hardee's & S.D. Lee's corps. US Army of the Tennessee (Howard); other Federal corps on the railroad to the north
Losses: Jonesborough, Aug 31–Sept 1: US 1,149, CS 2,000 (NPS estimate)

This happened off the map.