United States, Georgia, Gordon County, Resaca, 34.58036, -84.943281708/2022The first major engagement of Union general William T. Sherman's Atlanta campaign occurred in 1864 at Resaca, near Dalton. Through the efforts of the Georgia Civil War Commission, which seeks to preserve sites associated with the war, the state purchased 508 acres of the battlefield in 2000.Photograph of the Resaca battlefield in Gordon County, Georgia. A wooden fence stands on the left side of the field, which is surrounded by trees. The first major engagement of Union general William T. Sherman's Atlanta campaign occurred in 1864 at Resaca. Through the efforts of the Georgia Civil War Commission, which seeks to preserve sites associated with the war, the state purchased 508 acres of the battlefield in 2000.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/georgia-civil-war-commissionForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/georgia-civil-war-commissionForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaBattlefields--Georgia--ResacaFences--Georgia--ResacaWooden fences--Georgia--ResacaTrees--Georgia--ResacaHistoric sites--Georgia--ResacaUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--BattlefieldsAtlanta Campaign, 1864Resaca BattlefieldStillImage