Resaca Confederate Cemetery in Resaca, Georgia is the burial place of over 450 confederate soldiers who died during the American Civil War. This particular cemetery is designated for the soldiers that fought in the Battle of Resaca which took place May 14 and 15, 1864. From the two days of battle there are only three graves where the death date is listed as May 15, 1864. The remaining graves are listed as May 14, 1864. Many of the soldiers were identified but there are still 424 graves marked 'unknown'.
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“During the Civil War the area became a refuge for service- dodging Texans, and gangs of bushwhackers, as they were called, hid in its fastnesses. Conscript details of the Confederate Army hunted the fugitives and occasional skirmishes resulted.”
—Administration in the State of Texa, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
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