    
Title: Union Troopers Destroy Railroad Tracks at Sandtown, Georgia Description: Union troopers commanded by General H. Judson Kilpatrick (Hugh Judson Kilpatrick; AKA: Kill-Cavalry; January 14, 1836-December 4, 1881) destroy railroad tracks at Sandtown, Georgia, August 20, 1864, during Kilpatrick's Raid to Jonesboro, Georgia, one that proved a near disaster for the Union cavalry leader in that he was trapped behind Rebel lines and had to fight his way back to Union lines while losing many of his best troopers; Kilpatrick made extravagant claims of inflicting widespread damage during his raid, but the destruction brought about by his force proved to be ineffective; Category: American Civil War Keywords: American Civil War, Atlanta Campaign, (January-October, 1864), damages, destruction, Federal soldiers, Federal troopers, Kilpatrick's Raid to Jonesboro (August 18, 1864-August 22, 1864), railroad tracks, Union soldiers, Union troopers, War Against the South: War Between the States, War for the South, War for the Southern Confederacy, War for the Union, War of the Rebellion. Orientation: Landscape Dimensions: 2100 x 1108 (2.33 MPixels) (1.90) Print Size: 17.8 x 9.4 cm; 7.0 x 3.7 inches File Size: 6.68 MB (7,008,488 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000375570 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection |
