- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Battle of Resaca
- Creator:
- Waud, Alfred R. (Alfred Rudolph), 1828-1891
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1895
- Subject:
- Battlefields--Georgia--Atlanta
Military uniforms--1860-1870--Confederate
Military facilities--Georgia - People:
- Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Georgia, Gordon County, 34.50336, -84.87575
United States, Georgia, Whitfield County, 34.80561, -84.96722 - Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of an illustration depicting the Battle of Resaca.
The Battle of Resaca was fought on May 13-15, 1864, near Gordon and Whitfield counties, Georgia, May 13–15, 1864. As part of the Atlanta Campaign, it ended inconclusively with the Confederate Army retreating. The battle was fought between the Military Division of the Mississippi, led by Major General William T. Sherman, on the side of the Union and the Army of Tennessee, General Joseph E. Johnston, for the Confederates. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.2716.001
ahc1702716001 - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/2363
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 5 x 7 1/2 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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