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One of five stone pavilions built in the 1930s to commemorate Sherman's drive on Atlanta, this one marks Resaca, the May 13-15, 1864 clash that opened the campaign and pitted Sherman's armies against Joseph Johnston's entrenched Confederates.
Atlanta Campaign is a historical marker in Resaca, Gordon County. 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 34.6036, -84.9489 near Resaca. The nearest cataloged historic site is Battle of Resaca (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Resaca Confederate Cemetery, Mary Jane Green, and Mary J. Green.
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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