This map shows the Resaca battlefield, with the modern Interstate 75 running through it.  The map shows the I-75 mile markers.

The 112th Illinois (William Shore's unit) was part of the 1st Brigade, in Cox's Division, 23rd Army Corps.

They were positioned on both sides of what now is the I-75 highway.  Their position was just 0.4 mile north of the Mile 322 marker.

They advanced with bayonets, in the face of artillery fire from both flanks.

(See "The Battle at the Angle", near the top of the map.)

They advanced through the open field, across a creek and up its embankment.  They climbed the far slope and took part of the high ground that was held by the Confederate forces.

William T. Shore's unit (Reilly's brigade) was positioned at the fork of Dry Creek and Camp Creek.

The commander of one Federal regiment described what his men faced as they approached the Confederate entrenchments:  "chest-high breastworks, thick enough to stop bullets, imbedded with wooden, pointed stakes jutting out at a 45 degree angle."

Click the image below for a close view of the Federal advance.

This engraving of the Resaca battle shows some of what the fight was like.

It is seen from the Confederate side, with their forces holding the high ground.

At the left side, the Federal troops are climbing the slope.

In the distance, more Federal troops have just crossed the creek and are continuing their advance across the field.

Here is the same scene.

The photo was taken in 2005.

In 1864, most of the trees were shorn of their branches by the intense shelling from both sides.

The Confederates occupied the high ground in the foreground.

The Federal troops advanced toward them across the open field.  The creek can be seen running from left to right across the field.

Here is a closer view of the same scene, taken in 2005.

As in the photo and engraving above, it is seen from the Confederate position on the high ground.

A Confederate account of the Federal troops advancing toward them across the open field described it as a "harvest" for their rifles.

Here is a view of the creek.  The photo was taken in 2005.

In 1864, the Federal troops waded through the creek under steady fire from the Confederate rifles and artillery.

The creek was waist-deep, and the water was churned into mud by so many troops crossing.  The men had to hold their weapons and cartridge boxes aloft to keep them dry while crossing.

Their advance was from left to right across the creek.

Here is another engraving showing one of the Confederate positions, with the Federal troops advancing toward them.

Here is a contemporary photograph.

It was taken from the high ground on the Confederate side.

It shows the field after the battle.