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The Battle of Resaca, from May 13 to 15, 1864, formed part of the Atlanta Campaign during the American Civil War, when a Union force under William Tecumseh Sherman engaged the Confederate Army of Tennessee led by Joseph E. Johnston.
Clayton County, GA | Aug 31 - Sep 1, 1864. Our Battle of Resaca page contains battle maps, history articles, photos, commander bios, recommended books, web links and more on this Civil War battle in the 1864 Atlanta Campaign.
Resaca Battlefield. See It Now! Though partially destroyed by Interstate 75, much of the battlefield along the Confederate lines has been preserved. The Friends of Resaca Battlefield, Gordon County and the Georgia Battlefields Association have created a battlefield park comprising more than 500 acres along Camp Creek that allows visitors to see ...
May 13, 2021 · May 13 - 15, 1864. The Battle of Resaca. On May 5, Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston ordered Brig. Gen. James Cantey’s infantry brigade to Resaca, a small town along the Western & Atlantic Railroad on the north bank of the Oostanaula River, five and a half miles east of Snake Creek Gap.
Jun 18, 2010 · The Battle of Resaca, which took place on May 14-15, 1864, in Gordon County, represented the first major engagement of Union general William T. Sherman's Atlanta campaign. The Union army suffered around 2,800 casualities, as did Confederate forces led by General Joseph E. Johnston.
Mar 17, 2024 · The Battle of Resaca was the second encounter between William T. Sherman's Union forces and Joseph E. Johnston's Confederate forces during the Atlanta Campaign. The engagement took place in Gordon and Whitfield counties, Georgia, near the town of Resaca, from May 13 - May 15, 1864.
Jun 12, 2006 · Battle of Resaca: Botched Union Attack. William Tecumseh Sherman waited expectantly to hear that his accomplished young protégé, James B. McPherson, had successfully gotten astride the railroad at Resaca and cut off the Confederate line of retreat. Hours went by with no word from McPherson.
