Sherman launches demonstration attacks against Johnston's position…

May 1864 CE

Sherman launches demonstration attacks against Johnston's position on the long, high mountain named Rocky Face Ridge while McPherson's Army of the Tennessee advances stealthily around Johnston's left flank toward the town of Resaca and Johnston's supply line on the Western & Atlantic Railroad.

Unfortunately for Sherman, McPherson encounters a small Confederate force entrenched in the outskirts of Resaca and cautiously pulls back to Snake Creek Gap, squandering the opportunity to trap the Confederate army.

As Sherman swings his entire army in the direction of Resaca, Johnston retires to take up positions here.

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Resaca Gordon Georgia United States View →

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George Henry Thomas View → James B. McPherson View → John Bell Hood View → John Schofield View → Joseph E. Johnston View → Joseph Wheeler View → Leonidas Polk View → Ulysses S. Grant View → William J. Hardee View → William Tecumseh Sherman View →

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Georgia, State of (U.S.A.) View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Confederate States of America (C.S.A.) View →

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American Civil War (War between the States, War of the Rebellion, War of Secession, War for Southern Independence) View → Western Theater of the American Civil War View → American Civil War & Reconstruction; 1864 through 1875 View → Resaca, Battle of View → Atlanta Campaign View →

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