Resaca

Resaca is a town in Gordon County, Georgia, United States, with unincorporated areas extending into Whitfield County. Resaca lies along the Oostanaula River. The population was 544 at the 2010 census. In 1864, during the American Civil War, the Battle of Resaca was an important stop on General William Sherman's march toward Atlanta.

Resaca in The Guns of the South
Due to the introduction of AK-47 repeating rifles to Joseph Johnston's Army of Tennessee, the Battle of Resaca was a decisive Confederate victory. William Sherman's Union army never stood a chance.