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An overview of the battle: outflanked at Dalton via Snake Creek Gap, Johnston fell back to Resaca and held off Sherman's assaults for two days before a Union river crossing at Lay's Ferry forced his retreat south to Calhoun on May 16, 1864.
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 34.5772, -84.9527 near Resaca. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Road to Resaca (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Crossing the Oostanaula at Lay's Ferry, Resaca — A Defensible Position, and Logan's XV Corps to the South.
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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