Resaca Georgia resounds in
Confederation Civil War history. Its famous Battle of Resaca
involves a story about a young girl, Mary Green and her younger
sister, Pyatt, who found 2 soldiers who lay dying from wounds they
suffered during the battle. Along with two former slaves the girls
buried the bodies of the soldiers in their flower garden that had
just begun to bloom. As the story goes, their father, Col. John
Green, donated land to bury 450 other soldiers who had died here
during the battle. |
Each year a reenactment of
the Battle of Resaca, the first battle on Atlanta Campaign, is
held on the third weekend of May. Close by is the beautiful
Chattahoochee National Forest that cover over 749,000 acres in
north Georgia.
Another historic
attraction to see in Resaca is the Oostanaula River Bridge. The
bridge is one of two that was attacked by General Dodge during the
initial phase of the Battle of Resaca. Guarded by most of the
Rebels in the town, Dodge misread the resistance and thought a
large number of Confederates were occupying the city when less
than 8,000 were stationed there. Today you can still see the
pillars that are antebellum dated probably 1847. |
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