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Saved from development, this park protects the ground where Sherman first grappled with Johnston's army on May 14-15, 1864. Walking trails wind past surviving Confederate and Federal earthworks built across the Camp Creek valley.
Historical Marker
Resaca Battlefield State Historic Site (marker-171003)
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About this site
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 34.5868, -84.9552 near Resaca. The nearest cataloged historic site is Civil War Fighting Men (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Why Fight at Resaca?, Resaca's Confederate Cemetery / Resaca's Fort Wayne, and South Toward Atlanta.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Also at or near Resaca, Gordon County
“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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Nearby in Gordon County
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Civil War Fighting Men
Resaca
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Why Fight at Resaca?
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Resaca's Confederate Cemetery / Resaca's Fort Wayne
Resaca
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South Toward Atlanta
Resaca
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Dancers in the Red Clay Minuet
Resaca
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Logan's XV Corps to the South
Resaca
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How to Tell the Yankees from the Rebels!
Resaca
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Site of Action — Carlin's Brigade
Resaca