- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Battle of Resaca historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Whitfield County
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Whitfield County, 34.80561, -84.96722
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: private side road S. from E. Nance Spring Rd, .4 mi. E. of U.S. 41
Text of marker: "BATTLE OF RESACA. May 15,1864. The 23d A.C [USA] was shifted from Camp Cr., 1.5 mi. W., to this vicinity where it extended the left of Sherman's line [USA] to the Conasauga River. Hovey's (1st) div. supported Williams' (1st) div., 20th A.C. [USA], between the Scales house and R.R., during Stewart's [CSA] 2d attack. May 16. Johnston's forces [CSA] evacuated his position and withdrew S. followed by 4th and 14th A.C. [USA]. The 20th, and 1st and 2d divs., 23dA.C. [USA] moved S.E. to the Coosawatte River; Cox's (3d) div. [USA] moved N. to Hogan's Ford, Conasauga R. near Tilton and via Holley to Field's Mill, Coosawatte R. 155-4 GEORGIA HISTORIC MARKER 1986" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_battle-of-resaca
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_battle-of-resaca
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
