Ka dib markii ay ka baxeen Rocky Face Ridge, Johnston's Army of Tennessee waxay ku lug lahaayeen dagaal dagaal iyo dagaal, kaas oo Johnston uu marka hore ka qodayo meel difaac ah, ka dibna Sherman wuxuu bilaabi lahaa weerarro kala goyn ah oo ku saabsan ciidankiisa yar, halka uu garab ka helayo Confederates meelo kale. Magaalada Resaca
33aad Alabama waxaa la geeyay inta kale ee Hardee's Corps oo ku teedsan Camp Creek, waqooyi galbeed magaalada; taxane weerarro Federaal ah oo ku saabsan khadkooda ayaa si weyn looga adkaaday, illaa Sherman uu awooday inuu garab galo Johnston oo ku qasbo inuu dib u laabto mar kale. Dagaalo dheeri ah oo ka dhacay Adairsville iyo New Hope - inkasta oo kii dambe uu ahaa guushii Confederate - waxba iskama badalin xaaladda istiraatiijiyadeed, maadaama Sherman uu aad iyo aad ugu dhowaa Atlanta. Markii ay u dhaqaaqeen aagga Dallas 26-kii Maajo, Federaalku waxay weerareen garabka midig ee Johnston ee Pickett's Mill 27-kii Maajo.