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  • The next day Arista fell back some six miles and repositioned his army for a follow-up battle at what was known as the Resaca de la Palma.

    A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

  • The next day Arista fell back some six miles and repositioned his army for a follow-up battle at what was known as the Resaca de la Palma.

    A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

  • Gen. Zachary Taylor won two battles, at Palo Alto and at Resaca del la Palma on May 8–9, 1846, driving Mexican regular army units out of Texas.

    Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

  • Gen. Zachary Taylor won two battles, at Palo Alto and at Resaca del la Palma on May 8–9, 1846, driving Mexican regular army units out of Texas.

    Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

  • Jule Medders This 540-acre farm in Resaca, Ga., sits in the middle of a Civil War battlefield, and every summer it is used for battle re-enactments, such as the one at left.

    In the Public Trust 2008

  • Warren, 19, of Resaca, Ga., died Nov. 9 from a non-hostile gunshot in Anbar province.

    November 2006 glimpses 2006

  • Lance Cpl. Kristopher C. Warren, 19, of Resaca, Ga., died Nov. 9 from a non-hostile incident in Al Anbar province, Iraq.

    Gulf War II 2006

  • Another property -- a 540-acre farm in Resaca, Ga. -- lies in the middle of a Civil War battlefield and is the site of a major battle re-enactment every summer.

    Real-Estate Drop Has a Green Lining 2008

  • Five miles ahead of the retreating army went the refugees, halting at Resaca, at Calhoun, at Kingston, hoping at each stop to hear that the Yankees had been driven back so they could return to their homes.

    Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell 1996

  • Johnston fought desperately at Resaca and repulsed the Yankees again, but Sherman, employing the same flanking movement, swung his vast army in another semicircle, crossed the Oostanaula River and again struck at the railroad in the Confederate rear.

    Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell 1996

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