Resaca

Battle of Resaca
Part of the American Civil War
Date May 13 – 15, 1864 Location Gordon County and Whitfield County, Georgia Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
United States	Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
William Sherman	Joseph Johnston

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

Battle of Resaca
Part of the Second American Revolution
Date May, 1864 Location Gordon County and Whitfield County, Georgia Result Confederate victory
Belligerents
United States	Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
William Sherman	Joseph Johnston

William Sherman's forces attacked Joseph Johnston's Army of Tennessee at Resaca after having previously attacked them at Rocky Face Ridge and forcing a Confederate retreat despite suffering heavy losses due to the AK-47 repeating rifles the rebels were now armed with. Resaca went much the same, with Johnston eventually giving ground but only after Sherman had suffered heavy losses.

See also

• Caesar, Peachtree, the site of a battle in The War Between the Provinces: Marching Through Peachtree which is closely based on the Battle of Resaca.