Year Erected: 1997

Marker Text: During the advance of Sherman's forces S. from Resaca, May 16-17, 1864, the [US] 4th, followed by the 14th Corps, marched by this and nearby roads, pursuing Johnston's forces [CS] which had evacuated Resaca the night before.

Newton's Div., leading 4th Corps [US] was aligned across the road, his right on hill to the west.

A spirited rear-guard action followed, in which Francis T. Sherman's Brigade assaulted detachments of Cheatham's Div. [CS] at the Saxon house, near the County Line.