On May 14 and 15, 1864, this property played a major role in the outcome of the Battle of Resaca between General Joseph E. Johnston's Confederate forces and Federal General William T. Sherman's forces. The site had the second largest number of casualties during the battle. On May 14, Confederate forces attacked the weak Federal left flank but failed to exploit their advantage. On May 15, Confederate forces repeated the attack on the reinforced Federal left and failed after heavy casualties. During this time, Federal forces attacked and captured the Confederate Cherokee four-gun artillery battery. During the night of May 15, the Confederate army withdrew because of the danger of being cut off from retreat.