Resaca Confederate Cemetery, Gordon Co. GA Submitted by Kaye Nicholson kay@ocsonline.com ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Resaca Confederate Cemetery Resaca Confederate Cemetery Located 1.8 miles North of Resaca on U.S. 41. Only three graves bear dates. The Battle of Resaca lasted two days, for the sake of the conformity 14 May 1864 is listed as the death for all. There are 424 graves marked "Unknown". This is a beautiful cemetery surrounded by a rock wall. Burford, Charles M. "b in Coneculi Co. Ala., killed in battle at this place, sacrificed for our lost cause, erected by brother" Mobley, John 3rd Cav. Regt. Alabama Bland, W. J. Co. C. 29th Regt. Alabama Newberry, D. Alabama Stalter, Lt. D.T. Co. C. 32 Regt. Alabama Bone, S. Co. H. 32 Regt. Alabama Dixon, J. Co. F. 32 Regt. Alabama Harp, R. D. 18th Regt. Alabama Daugherty, ? Alabama Dailey, ? Alabama Elliott, J. M. Co. B. 42 Ala. "Erected by his daughters Barnard, D. G. Co. B. 42 Regt. Alabama Henderson, G. H. 18th Regt. Alabama Smith, W. J. 18th Regt. Alabama Parker, Lt. B. F. 17th Regt. Alabama McAlister, P. L. Alabama Palmer, William M. Co. C. 31st Regt. Alabama ?, Bob Alabama Parkman, D. Co. C. 54 Regt. Alabama Reece, E. Co. I. 36 Regt. Alabama Shelterfield, M. 36 Regt. Alabama Gordon, Lt. W.P.H. b. 9-2-1827 Co. B. Regt. Alabama d. 5-20-1864 Died from wounds received at the Battle of Resaca on May 15, 1864, stone erected by B.F. Gordon" Fair, Jasper 50th Regt. Alabama Russel, J. J. 30th Regt. Mississippi Mayo, H.L. 29th Regt. Mississippi Bell, W.J. 22 Regt. Mississippi Parham, William S. 15th Regt. Mississippi Branan, Jake Co. D. 14th Regt. Mississippi Andrews, John Co. B. 14th Regt. Mississippi Johnson, W. J. Co. E. 10th Regt. Mississippi Williams, J. L. Co. E. 10th Regt. Mississippi Newman, J. F. Co. C. 9th Battalion Mississippi Martin, J. H. 43rd Regt. Georgia Smith, James 38th Regt. Georgia Hix, J. Co. G. 34th Regt. Georgia Collins, H. B. C. Co A. 4th Battalion Georgia Lively, Sgt. Thomas 4th Calvary Regt. Georgia Harris, A.G. 43rd Regt. Georgia B---, Rufus 40th Regt. Georgia Youngblood, J. B. 43rd Regt. Georgia Steadman, ? 40th Regt. Georgia Estes, W.P. 41st Regt. Georgia Ayers, B. B. 42nd Regt Georgia ?, J. B. 42nd Regt. Georgia Simmons, Elizabeth J. Dewberry Wife of J. W. April 6, 1836-----September 9, 1907 married December 3, 1868 (Mrs. Simmons was instrumental in acquiring a monument and many improvements for the cemetery. At her request, she was buried among those she had worked for so tirelessly.) Matthews, J. Co. B. 47th Regt. Georgia Mann, J. N. Co. H. 40th Regt. Georgia Williams, J. Co. I. 52nd Regt. Georgia Mayfield, Corp. R.S. Co. B. 42nd Regt. Georgia Howard, Lewis 9th Cav. Regt. Kentucky Granger, Fred 6th Regt. Kentucky Rader. P. W. C.S.A Johnson, W.W. C.S.A. Gilmore, Sgt. S.G. 37th Regt. Mississippi ?, Corp. J.P. 37th Regt. Mississippi McGill, W.W. Co. B. 37th Regt. Mississippi Baynes, R. 37th Regt. Mississippi Land, Isaac 37th Regt. Mississippi Scurlock, J.L. Co. I. 43rd Regt. Mississippi Williams, J.W. Co. H. 63rd Regt. Alabama Butterworth, S.A. Co. H. 58th Regt. Alabama Barter, J. C. 45th Regt. Alabama McHenry, Thomas Forrest's Cav. Crutchfield, W.A. Co. D. Tennessee Jackson, W. J. 3rd Cav. Regt. Tennessee Durham. Lt. W.C. 3rd Regt. Tennessee Gambele, J. 3rd Regt. Tennessee Sackston, G. Co. G. 32rd Regt. Tennessee Benson, J.K.P. Co. D. 41st Regt. Tennessee Brown, N.B. 47th Regt. Tennessee S?, J.G. 50th Regt. Tennessee Simonton, A.W. 9th Regt. Tennessee Ingles, John Co. D. 8th Regt. Tennessee Theeton, A. 8th Regt. Tennessee Savage, J. H. 8th Regt. Tennessee Lester, J. W. Co. G. 29th Regt. Tennessee Gilmore, J. A. Co. B. 45th Regt. Tennessee Russel, F. Co. A. 45th Regt. Tennessee Woody, J. H. 32nd Regt. Tennessee Rathers, J. W. Co. C. 8th Regt. Tennessee Tucker, T.B. 3rd Regt. Tennessee Campbell, J. 3rd Regt. Tennessee Chinowith, Thomas L Pvt. Co. C 16th Regt. Louisana Jones, Col. ? 37th Regt. Mississippi Bowen, Capt ? 34th Regt. Mississippi Watts. Lt. J.T. Co. B. 35th Regt. Mississippi Reid, Lt. J.S. 24th Regt. Mississippi Clark, Lt. L.M. Co. G. 8th Regt. Mississippi Graham, William C.S.A. Parker, B. C.S.A. Goda, Hancock C.S.A. Galey, Charley W. Co. A. 2nd Regt. Kentucky Herret, Bob Sgt. Co. A. 2nd Regt. Kentucky Serannay, W.H. Lt. C.S.A. Bethune, D. C.S.A. Russel, S.T. Corp. 5th Co. Washington Artillery N.O. Louisana Daughtery, J. Co A. 4th Battalion Louisana Boyd, William Co. B. 18th Regt. Texas Sykes, J.J. Co A. 2nd Regt. Arkansas Stokes, ? Army of Tennessee Miller, John Army of Tennessee