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War Between The States(WBTS) History of the Nash Farm Property
Two
major actions associated with the Atlanta Campaign took place on and
around the approximately 200-acre track of land now owned by Henry
County and formerly part of the old Nash Farm:
Minty's cavalry saber
charge during Kilpatrick's Raid, one of the most dramatic moments of
the campaign and often cited as one of the largest cavalry saber
charges of the war and certainly of the Atlanta Campaign, and one of
the few that was somewhat successful; and the infantry Battle of
Lovejoy, a rather hotly fought contest involving the bulk of the two
armies across well-fortified lines, which is overshadowed in the
historical literature by the previous day's action at Jonesboro.
Both of these engagements were significant events in the last weeks
of General William T. Sherman's Atlanta Campaign, and the Battle of
Lovejoy represented the last battle of that campaign, ending over
four months of nearly continuous marching and fighting.
Along these major actions, on several other occasions in August and
September 1864, troops from both sides moved through the area in
force, and were engaged in skirmishing, scouting, and foraging.
After Sherman's withdrawal, Stephen D. Lee's Corps of Confederate
soldiers camped on and around Nash farm for approximately two weeks
while Sherman and Confederate John B. Hood prepared for the next
campaign.
The War Between the States at Lovejoy, Nash Farm and the surrounding
areas will be discussed in the following sections in order they were
fought during the late summer & fall of 1864.
They are listed in order:
- McCook and Stoneman's Raid - July 29, 1864
- Kilpatrick's Raid and Minty's Cavalry Charge - August 20, 1864
- The Infantry Battle of Lovejoy - September 2, 6, 1864
- Kilpatrick's Right Flank on Sherman's March to the Sea - November 16-17, 1864
