Battle of Resaca
![May 14, 1864: The 20th Corps [USA] was shifted from Camp Creek Valley, 0.5 mi. W. & aligned across rd.~ the 2d & 3d Divs. In reserve; the 1st Div. prolonging Stanley´s Div. (4th A.C.) [USA] to the...](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/u0c_X7WPu_wMQ8PjWLFMjOSRejnBDrtylknEToqRu3_Y-MOsrEQur2kSVlX1M-FegKn5TYXLwCLnIeZVVwIf0a2nNSgQ2Q)
May 14, 1864: The 20th Corps [USA] was shifted from Camp Creek Valley, 0.5 mi. W. & aligned across rd.~ the 2d & 3d Divs. In reserve; the 1st Div. prolonging Stanley´s Div. (4th A.C.) [USA] to the State R.R., east.
May 15: Butterfield´s (3d) & Geary´s (2d) Divs. Of 20th A.C. [USA], astride rd., moved in assault on Hood´s line [CSA] 0.7 mi. S. in an attempt to break through.
Butterfield, W. of the rd. led off, followed by Geary, E. of the rd., 6 brigades in all. They failed to break Hood´s line [CSA], but seized & removed the 4 guns of Corput´s Cherokee Battery [CSA].
GHM 155-1 GEORGIA HISTORIC MARKER 1997
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.