Confederate Cemetery Resaca

Established shortly after the war by Miss Mary J. Green & Associates for burial of Confederate soldiers who fell at the battle of Resaca.

May 14, 1864, Maj. Gen. A. P. Stewart´s Div., Hood´s A. C. (rt. Of Johnston´s line) [CS], posted 600 yds. N. E., attacked Stanley´s Div., 4th A. C. [US] near Nance´s Spring and drove it N. W. to old Union Ch. above the County Line.

May 15. Stewart again attacked the Federals posted ¼ mi. S. of the County Line (near Scale´s house) but failed to dislodge Williams´ Div., 20th Corps [US].

Marker is on Confederate Cemetery Road 0.4 miles east of U.S. 41, on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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