In Aug. 1864, Howard’s Army of the Tenn. [US], after abandoning siege operations on the W. side of Atlanta, moved S. in a flanking march to cut the West Point R.R. at and below Shadnor Ch. On the 30th, the army moved E. toward Jonesboro to seize and destroy the Macon railroad. Ransom’s 16th and Blair’s 17th A.C. marched from Fairburn, and Logan’s 15th marched from Shadnor Ch., the three merging along this, the main rd. to Jonesboro. Armstrong’s and Ross’ cav. [CS] resisted the advance from this side of Bethsaida Ch. to and beyond Camp Cr. as far as Renfroe's, from which place the Federals reached Flint River at 10 P.M.