Battle of Resaca
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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 Tenn
Geary's Second Brigade attacking Confederate positions
William T. Sherman
George H. Thomas, who in 1846 fought at the Battle of Resaca de la Palma, for which Resaca, Georgia was named
James B. McPherson
Resaca, Georgia
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Resaca is a town in Gordon County, Georgia, United States, with unincorporated areas extending into Whitfield County. Resaca lies along the Oostanaula River. The town population is 1,142 as of the 202
Battle of Resaca
…compelled to abandon Dalton when the Union Army of the Tennessee under James B. McPherson seized the unguarded Snake Creek Gap on May 8, threatening Resaca from the west. Johnston retreated to Resaca where he was joined by reinforcements gathering there; he was pursued by Sherman, most of whose forces…
Resaca in 2022
Adolph Metzner's depiction of a view inside a confederate fortification at Resaca