1864 Antique Prints- Civil War in Georgia - Battle of Resaca - Kingston Refugees

Description

Three original engravings on two pages relating to the Civil War in Georgia, published in Harper's Weekly and entitled as follows:
"The Campaign in Georgia - Robinson's Brigade of Hooker's Corps, saving the Fifth Indiana Battery, May 14, 1864" - dated June 18, 1864 - this was the Battle of Resaca - see below
"The Campaign in Georgia - Geary's Division digging the guns out of a Rebel Battery before Resaca, on the night of May 15, 1864
"
- dated June 18, 1864
"Arrival of Union refugees Kingston, Georgia" - cover page dated December 10, 1864
Good condition - minor edge tears
- see scans
. Unrelated text to the reverse. Page size 11 x 16
inches
These are original antique prints and not reproductions . Great collectors item for the civil war historian - see more of these in Seller's Other Items
.
Battle of Resaca
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Battle of Resaca
Part of the
American Civil War
Battle of Resaca
, by Kurz and Allison, 1889.
Date
May 13, 1864–May 15, 1864
Location
Gordon County
and
Whitfield County, Georgia
34°34′53″N
84°56′19″W
Coordinates
:
34°34′53″N
84°56′19″W
Result
Inconclusive
Belligerents
United States
(
Union
)
CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
William T. Sherman
Joseph E. Johnston
Units involved
Military Division of the Mississippi
Army of Tennessee
Strength
98,787
60,000
[1]
Casualties and losses
4,000-5,000
2,800
The
Battle of Resaca
was part of the
Atlanta Campaign
of the
American Civil War
. The battle was waged in both
Gordon
and
Whitfield
counties,
Georgia
, May 13–15, 1864. It ended inconclusively with the
Confederate Army
retreating. The engagement was fought between the
Military Division of the Mississippi
(led by
Maj. Gen.
William T. Sherman
) on the side of the
Union
and the
Army of Tennessee
(
Gen.
Joseph E. Johnston
) for the
Confederates
.
Contents
1
Background
2
Battle
3
Aftermath
4
Resaca Battlefield State Historic Site
5
In popular culture
6
See also
7
Notes
8
References
9
Further reading
10
External links
Background
[
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]
Sherman's Atlanta Campaign
Confederate
Union
Confederate earthworks overlooking the battlefield at Resaca, 1864.
In early May 1864, the Confederate government granted Johnston's request for reinforcements to his camps around
Dalton, Georgia
. As the brigade of
Brig. Gen.
James Cantey started to move through the city on May 7, cavalry scouts alerted Johnston that a large number of Union troops were moving towards
Rome, Georgia
, on roads that led through Resaca. During the remainder of May 7 and the day of May 8 Cantey's brigade had time to entrench and set up defenses.
On May 9, the
Army of the Tennessee
under the command of
James B. McPherson
moved out of Snake Creek Gap and immediately ran into a Confederate cavalry brigade ordered to scout the area the day before under the command of Colonel Warren Grigsby. After a fierce battle, Brig. Gen.
Thomas W. Sweeny
formed a defensive line and drove the Confederates back to Resaca, several miles to the east.
Sherman's plan, as written in his memoirs, was to hold the railroad and telegraph lines south of Dalton so that Johnston would either evacuate his position at Dalton or detach a section of his army to fight Sherman on a ground that had more of an advantage to Sherman. He devoted the Army of the Tennessee for this, while the
Army of the Cumberland
and the
Army of the Ohio
, commanded by Maj. Gens.
George H. Thomas
and
John M. Schofield
, respectively, would feign attacks in the Confederates's front.
As McPherson's two Corps left the woods, they skirmished with Confederate cavalry for a while until the cavalry was able to withdraw to a line of fortifications on the outer edge of the city, where they were reinforced by the 37th Mississippi, a regiment in James Cantey's brigade.
In the evening, McPherson sent his only cavalry, the 9th Illinois Mounted Infantry, northeast to scout out the best route to the
Western & Atlantic Railroad
. Meanwhile, skirmishers in Maj. Gen.
Grenville M. Dodge
's
XVI Corps
moved to attack a line of fortifications along Camp Creek, held by Confederate cavalry, the remainders of Cantey's Division, two batteries (eight cannons) of Confederate-manufactured
12-pound
Napoleon guns and a fresh brigade under Confederate Brig. Gen.
Daniel H. Reynolds
, which was the lead of the column of 20,000 men sent out from Dalton by Joseph E Johnston.
[2]
Battle
[
edit
]
Map of Resaca Battlefield core and study areas by the
American Battlefield Protection Program
.
"Come on boys!"
Benjamin Harrison
during the Battle of Resaca.
Johnston had withdrawn his forces from
Rocky Face Ridge
to the hills around
Resaca
.
[3]
On May 13, the Union troops tested the Confederate lines to pinpoint their whereabouts. The next day full-scale fighting occurred, and the Union troops were generally repulsed except on the Confederate right flank where Sherman did not fully exploit his advantage. On May 15, the battle continued with no advantage to either side until Sherman sent a force across the
Oostanaula River
, at Lay's Ferry, using newly delivered
Cumberland pontoon bridges
and advanced towards Johnston's railroad supply line. Unable to halt this Union turning movement, Johnston was forced to retire.
Aftermath
[
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]
Unable to halt the Union turning movement caused by Sherman's crossing of the Oostanaula, Johnston was forced to retire, burning the railroad span and a nearby wagon bridge in the early morning of May 16.
[4]
After the Union repaired the bridges and transported more men over, they continued in the pursuit of the Confederates, leading to the
Battle of Adairsville
on May 17. There were 6,100 combined casualties: 3,500 for the Union and 2,600 for the Confederacy.
Resaca Battlefield State Historic Site
[
edit
]
The battlefield is preserved as the
Resaca Battlefield State Historic Site
.
[5]
The
Civil War Trust
, a division of the
American Battlefield Trust
, and its partners have acquired and preserved 1,044 acres of the Resaca battlefield.
[6]
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