When Kilpatrick discovered that the Union prisoners at Camp Lawton had been taken to other unknown sites, he began to move southwest to join up with Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's headquarters.
Da Kilpatrick fandt ud af, at unionsfangerne i Camp Lawton var blevet ført væk til ukendte steder, begyndte han sin fremrykning mod sydvest for at slutte sig til generalmajor William T. Shermans hovedkvarter.