Resaca Battlefield

[bankerpapaw]

Went back to the battlefield at Resaca, Georgia. This time I was prepared to walk the battlefield which I did. Again I was extremely disappointed. Some trails, however there are very, few interpretation markers and I found only one unit marker. There were 5500 casualties at this battle. Extremely hard to find battle lines and unit markers.

 

[bdtex]

A group of us at the 2018 CWT Chickamauga gathering made a side-trip to Resaca on Friday afternoon that weekend. Yeah...not many markers there but a lotta acreage preserved and it was kinda nice being there. We had the Blue & Gray Magazine back issue on Resaca with us which helped with orientation.

 

[bdtex]

Went back to the battlefield at Resaca, Georgia.

You had way better weather than we did in 2018. Great pictures too btw.

 

[Lubliner]

All this reminds me to stow a compass when I finally get to a battlefield site.
Lubliner.

 

[donna]

Nice photos. We were there several yeasrs ago. Did you go to the Cemetery? Just hoping it was okay. It is back on a dead end road but you never know about vandals.

 

[Gettmore]

Maybe this might be of some assistance

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAqjt-7sa00

 

[Michael C. Hardy]

I participated in the reenactment for years. Then, when I was working on my book on the 58th NC, I discovered that where we parked for the event was the ground they charged over during the battle.

 

[Seduzal]

Thanks for sharing this awesome article and photos. Enjoyed it.

 

[lupaglupa]

Seems like they have the wrong people in charge! Is there a parks and historic sites agency that could take it over?

 

[Buckeye Bill]

I love this battlefield!

Bill

 

[BronxYankee]

I was walking around Picketts Mill the other day. Resaca is the next battlefield I am going to visit. Nice pics

 

[Harms88]

Reminds me Camden Revolutionary War battlefield. Main difference is that Resaca looks more open than Camden, which is about half forest and you aren't quiet sure at park boundaries which aren't marked.

 

[uaskme]

There are several places outside the battlefield you can visit. CW Trust has bought some land. There is a fortification that is on a ridge and visible from someone's house. I visited that with a group led by Jim Ogden and David Powell a couple of years ago. Most of the portion of the Railroad cut is private land. Federal or State Government, I forget which has placed a rider on that property, where they can purchase those properties when they come up for sale. The Private Property owners allow use of their property for the re-enactments each year. It is closed the rest of the time.

So, this Battlefield is in its Infancy. Like all of the rest of em, much of it is on Private Land.

 

[bankerpapaw]

A group of us at the 2018 CWT Chickamauga gathering made a side-trip to Resaca on Friday afternoon that weekend. Yeah...not many markers there but a lotta acreage preserved and it was kinda nice being there. We had the Blue & Gray Magazine back issue on Resaca with us which helped with orientation.

Yes, it is quite beautiful and peaceful there.

 

[bankerpapaw]

Nice photos. We were there several yeasrs ago. Did you go to the Cemetery? Just hoping it was okay. It is back on a dead end road but you never know about vandals.

Oops!! I missed the cemetery. Didn't know it was there.