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On Aug. 26, 1864, after 35 days of futile siege operations, the Federals withdrew from their lines north and west of Atlanta and, by a wide flanking march, moved against the two railroads entering the city from the southwest. The 15th, 16th, and 17th corps of the Army of the Tenn. began their march on the old Lick Skillet Road. Their objectives were the West Point R.R. at Shadnor Ch. and Fairburn and the Macon R.R., now the Central of Georgia, at Jonesboro. The 4th corps, from north of the city, and the 14th and 23d, from the upper Utoy Creek valley, followed other routes. The 20th withdrew to Chattahoochie River crossings to guard communications.
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