Oothcaloga Valley
During the advance of Sherman´s forces S. from Resaca, May 16-17, 1864, the 4th, followed by the 14th Corps, marched by this and nearby roads, pursuing Johnston´s forces which had evacuated Resaca the night before. Newton´s Div., leading 4th Corps was aligned across the raod, his right on hill to the west. A spirited rear-guard action followed, in which Francis T. Sherman´s Brigade assaulted detachments of Cheatham´s Div. at the Saxon house, near the County Line.
GHM 064-1 Georgia Historical Marker 1997
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.