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Sherman in North GeorgiaThe Battle of Resaca

VOLUME XXXI ISSUE 4

4 BLUE & GRAY MAGAZINE—Vol. XXXI, #4

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THE General’s TOUR

Stephen Davis

DRIVING TOUR—The Battle of Resaca................................................................................51by Dave Roth, with Ken Padgett, President, Friends of Resaca Battlefield

The Friends ofResaca Battlefield

COVER: Oostanaula River at Resaca, Ga.(Dave Roth of B&G)

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WILEY SWORD’S WAR LETTERS SERIES—Lt. Nathaniel Howard Talbot, 58thMassachusetts Vol. Inf., Describes In Breathless Detail the Final Major Battle atPetersburg, Va. — The Union Assault on Fort Mahone............................................................29

ATLANTA CAMPAIGN MAPS

Federals March South, May 5-7, 1864....10May 8-9, 1864....11May 10, 1864....12May 11-12, 1864....13

BATTLE OF RESACA MAPS

Union Approach, May 13, 1864....14XV Corps Deploys, May 13, 1864....15

BATTLE OF RESACA MAPS

Union Lines Extend North, May 13, 1864....16Battle Begins, Overview, May 14, 1864....56Sherman Attacks, May 14, 1864....57Battle Resumes, May 15, 1864....58Sherman Attacks, May 15, 1864....59Armies March South, May 16-17, 1864....60

TOUR MAP....54