United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Young, Kevin2010-06-18Encyclopedia 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: SS8H5engForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia EncyclopediaResaca, Battle of, Resaca, Ga., 1864Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--CampaignsBattle of ResacaText