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This 6-mile trail preserves the hills where roughly 100,000 of Sherman's men met some 55,000 of Johnston's in the opening major clash of the 1864 Atlanta Campaign. Earthen fortifications dug for the May 14-15 battle still scar the ridges here.
Resaca Battlefield State Historic Site 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 34.5952, -84.9623 near Resaca. The nearest cataloged historic site is Picturing a 19th-century Battle (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Did You Know That Both Sides Used Red, White and Blue Flags?, Site of Action — Judah's Division, and Stories from the Wild Hills of Resaca.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Resaca Battlefield State Historic Site” names 2 distinct records in Gordon County. This page is the historical marker in Resaca. The others:
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