- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Battle of Resaca
- Creator:
- Young, Kevin
- Date of Original:
- 2010-06-18
- Subject:
- Resaca, Battle of, Resaca, Ga., 1864
Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the Battle of Resaca. Fought on May 14-15, 1864, the Battle of Resaca was the first major engagement of the Atlanta campaign in the Civil War (1861-1865). Situated on the north bank of the Oostanaula River approximately seventy-five miles northwest of Atlanta, Resaca was located on the strategically important Western and Atlantic Railroad. The fighting at Resaca demonstrated that the outnumbered Confederate army could only slow but not stop the advance of Union forces into Georgia.
GSE identifier: SS8H5 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/battle-of-resaca/
- Language:
- eng
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- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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