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Two armies fought at this tiny village in May 1864 because of what it held: the Western & Atlantic Railroad, the Oostanaula River, and defensible ridges. Johnston hoped to lure Sherman south and wreck his supply line, a plan that ultimately failed.
Why Fight at Resaca? 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 Resaca Battlefield State Historic Site, 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.
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