✦ History

Part of American Civil War

Battle of Resaca

May 13–15, 1864 · Battle of Resaca

Result Union victory

First large battle of the Atlanta Campaign; Johnston withdrew south when Sherman turned his flank.

On the map Contemporaries

Union

Confederacy

United States
Confederate States of America
John Schofield military commander William Tecumseh Sherman military commander James B. McPherson military commander George H. Thomas military commander
John Bell Hood military commander Joseph E. Johnston military commander William J. Hardee military commander Leonidas Polk military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
98,787–110,00093,000
Casualties
2,747–4,0002,747
Missing
500
Strength
60,000–70,00052,000
Casualties
2,800–3,0002,800
Missing
3,000
Guns lost
4

Units

Army of the Cumberland XIV Corps (Union Army) Army of the Ohio Army of the Tennessee 14th Ohio Infantry Regiment 2nd Ohio Infantry Regiment 33rd Ohio Infantry Regiment 6th Indiana Infantry Regiment
Army of Tennessee