Battle of Resaca
Confederate Commander
Forces Engaged: 60,000 - 70,000
Casualties and Losses: 2,800- 3,000
May 13-15, 1864
Gordon and Whitfield Counties, Georgia
Inconclusive
Part of the Atlanta Campaign
Union Commander
Forces Engaged: 98,787 - 110,000
Casualties and Losses: 2,747-4,000
Confederate Officers
Maj. Gen. Alexander P. Stewart
Maj. Gen. Samuel S. French
Brig. Gen. Edward C. Walthall
Brig. Gen. Marcellus A. Stovall
Brig. Gen. Henry D. Clayton
Brig. Gen. Alpheus Baker
Brig. Gen. Randall L. Gibson
Brig. Gen. George E. Maney
Brig. Gen. Otho F. Stahl
Brig. Gen. John C. Carter
Brig. Gen. Alfred J. Vaughn
Brig. Gen. Lucius E. Polk
Brig. Gen. Mark P. Lowrey
Brig. Gen. Hiram B. Granbury
Brig. Gen. Thomas B. Smith
Brig. Gen. Joseph H. Lewis
Brig. Gen. Jesse J. Finley
Brig. Gen. Zachariah C. Deas
Brig. Gen. Arthur Manigault
Brig. Gen. William F. Tucker
Brig. Gen. John C. Brown
Brig. Gen. Alfred Cumming
Brig. Gen. Alexander W. Reynolds
Brig. Gen. Edmund W. Pettus
Brig. Gen. Winfield S. Featherston
Brig. Gen. John Adams
Brig. Gen. Thomas M. Scott
Brig. Gen. Matthew D. Ector
Brig. Gen. James Cantey
Brig. Gen. Daniel H. Reynolds
National Park Service
Battle of Resaca: A Discussion with Bob Jenkins
Battlefield Trust
Resaca: The Fight for Can Dan Corput's Battery
Map of Resaca and Vicinity
Battle of Resaca: Botched Union Attack
Resaca - May 14, 1864 - Afternoon
Resaca - May 14, 1864 - Evening
Van Dan Corput's Battery
Resaca Battlefield Organization
HistoryNet
Battle of Resaca: Botched Union Attack
Union Officers
Maj. Gen. Greenville M. Dodge
Brig. Gen. William Grose
Brig. Gen. George D. Wagner
Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Wood
Brig. Gen. William B. Hayes
Brig. Gen. Richard W. Johnson
Brig. Gen. James D. Morgan
Brig. Gen. Joseph F. Knipe
Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Ruger
Brig. Gen. John W. Geary
Brig. Gen. William T. Ward
Brig. Gen. Nathaniel C. McLean
Brig. Gen. Milo S. Hascall
Brig. Gen. Jacob D. Cox
Brig. Gen. James W. Reilly
Brig. Gen. Mahlon D. Moxson
Brig. Gen. Morgan L. Smith
Brig. Gen. Joseph A. J. Lighthouse
Brig. Gen. William Harrow
Brig. Gen. Charles C. Walcutt
Brig. Gen. James M. Corse
Brig. Gen. Elliott W. Rice
Brig. Gen. John W. Fuller
Brig. Gen. John W. Sprague
Brig. Gen. John Newton
Brig. Gen. Luther P. Bradley
Brig. Gen. August Willich
Brig. Gen. William B. Hazen
Brig. Gen. James D. Morgan
Brig. Gen. Alpheus G. Williams
Brig. Gen. Alvin P. Hovey
Brig. Gen. Charles R. Woods
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