Battle of Resaca Marker

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Resaca in Gordon County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Battle of Resaca
May 14, 1864

Battle of Resaca Marker Photo, Click for full size

By David Seibert, November 14, 2008

1. Battle of Resaca Marker

Inscription. The Battle of Resaca was one of the few places where the entire armies of Sherman and Johnston faced each other in the Atlanta Campaign. Judah´s (2nd) Div., 23rd Army Corps & part of the 14th Corps [US] moved from the high bluff west of Camp Creek ¾ mile west to the valley floor & attempted to carry Confederate works east of the stream.

Met by blazing musketry & artillery fire from Hindman´s and Bates Divs. [CS], posted on the ridge (east) the Federals sought refuge in the stream-bed & made no further progress. This tragic & futile episode is unique in the annals of the Atlanta Campaign.

Erected 1997 by Georgia Department of Natural Resources. (Marker Number 064-7.)

Location. 34° 36.223′ N, 84° 56.948′ W. Marker is in Resaca, Georgia, in Gordon County. Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 41 and Confederate Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 41. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Resaca GA 30735, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Atlanta Campaign (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Cemetery Resaca (approx. 0.3 miles away); Miss Mary Green (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Resaca (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Resaca (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Battle of Resaca (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Battle of Resaca (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Resaca (approx. 0.9 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Resaca.

Credits. This page originally submitted on November 27, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 659 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on November 27, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.