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Marks the close of the battle: on May 16, 1864 Johnston's Confederates slipped across the Oostanaula and burned the bridges behind them, while Sherman's corps rebuilt the spans and fanned out in pursuit toward Rome and the Coosawattee crossings.
Battle of Resaca is a historical marker in Resaca, Gordon County, erected in 1953. 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 34.5804, -84.9432 near Resaca. The nearest cataloged historic site is Taylor, William, House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Resaca Cemetery, History of Fort Wayne, and Henry C. Wayne.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Battle of Resaca” names 9 distinct records in Gordon County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1953 in Resaca. The others:
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