- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Polk's Line Withdrawn to Resaca historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--gordon County
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Battlefields - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Gordon County, Resaca, 34.58036, -84.94328
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: 2 mi. West of Resaca on Ga. 136 just west of I-75 interchange
Text fo marker: "POLK'S LINE WITHDRAWN TO RESACA. May 14, 1864. After being driven from hills W. of Camp Creek by troops of the 15th and 16th Corps [USA], Polk's A.C. [CSA] was aligned on the E. side of the creek, its center & left posted on a chain of hills S. of this road and overlooking the creek - its extreme left on the Oostanaula River.5:30 P.M., the Federals crossed the creek and carried Polk's line, forcing it E. to a position near U. S. Highway 41. Polk's repeated & unavailing attemps to recover his line prolonged the battle into the night. 064-14-2 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1953" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_polks-line-withdrawn-to-resaca
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_polks-line-withdrawn-to-resaca
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
