Framed The Battle of Resaca by Kurz and Allison

The Battle of Resaca by Kurz and Allison depicts the battle fought on May 13–15, 1864, during General William T. Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign in Georgia. True to the firm’s style, the print dramatizes the clash with sweeping smoke, brightly colored uniforms, charging cavalry, and close combat between Union and Confederate troops. The scene is not meant to be a precise rendering of the battlefield but rather a patriotic, theatrical image that emphasizes the scale, chaos, and valor of the engagement. Like many Kurz and Allison prints, it reflects late 19th-century interest in memorializing Civil War battles through vivid and accessible imagery rather than strict historical accuracy.