Honoring the 123rd New York Infantry, which on May 14, 1864 held a reserve ridge under heavy fire behind the XX Corps; two days later three of its companies advanced across this field to find the Confederate works abandoned. The marker was placed by reenactors.
123rd New York Infantry
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123rd New York Infantry is a historical marker in Resaca, Gordon County, erected in 2017. It is one of 65 historical markers documented in Gordon County, among 104 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.6121, -84.9447 near Resaca. The nearest cataloged historic site is Battle of Resaca (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Battle of Resaca, Battle of Resaca, Georgia, and Battle of Resaca.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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