Battle of Stones River

The Battle of Stones River, also known as the Second Battle of Murfreesboro, was fought from December 31, 1862, to January 2, 1863, in Middle Tennessee, as the culmination of the Stones River Campaign in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. Of the major battles of the war, Stones River had the highest percentage of casualties on both sides. The battle ended in Union victory after the Confederate army's withdrawal on January 3, largely due to a series of tactical miscalculations by Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg, but the victory was costly for the Union army. Nevertheless, it was an important victory for the Union because it provided a much-needed boost in morale after the Union's recent defeat at Fredericksburg and also reinforced President Abraham Lincoln's foundation for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation, which ultimately discouraged European powers from intervening on the Confederacy's behalf.

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1862 — 1863  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Second Battle of Murfreesboro
battle, Confederate States of America, United States, 

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Location: 35.8685, -86.4306, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1862 — 1863 Battle of Stones River

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1862-07-13T00:00:00Z

1862 First Battle of Murfreesboro

1863-03-20T00:00:00Z

1863-03-20T00:00:00Z

1863 Battle of Vaught's Hill

1864-12-05T00:00:00Z

1864-12-07T00:00:00Z

1864 Third Battle of Murfreesboro

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Charge of the first brigade, commanded by Col. M.B. Walker, on the Friday evening of the battle of Stone River ... - sketched by A.E. Mathews, 31st. Reg., O.V.I. LCCN2003665201

Rosecrans at Stones River

Majr. Genl. William S. Rosecrans- at the Battle of Murfreesboro, Jany. 2nd 1863 LCCN2002710003

Currier & Ives - Great Battle of Murfreesboro, Tenn. - Jany, 2nd 1863

Great Battle of Murfreesboro, Tenn.-Jany, 2nd 1863- between the Union Forces, under Genl. Rosecrans, and the Rebel Army under General Bragg LCCN2001704250

"Battle of Murfreesboro - Capture of a Confederate Flag."

Lieutenant Colonel Francis (Frank) Erdelmeyer, Stone's River, Tennessee, January 1863 LCCN2017646854

Murfreesboro, Tenn., vicinity. Men repairing single-track railroad after Battle of Stone's River LOC cwpb.02136

Great Battle of Murfreesboro, Tenn. - Jany, 2nd 1863- between the Union Forces, under Genl. Rosecrans, and the Rebel Army under General Bragg LCCN2001702149

Annals of the Army of the Cumberland- (1864) (14762828145)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1862	First Battle of Murfreesboro	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1862	Battle of Stones River	United States, Confederate States of America, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Battle of Vaught's Hill	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Third Battle of Murfreesboro	battle	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1982	Barrett Firearms Manufacturing	organization, arms industry, weapons manufacturing company, business, enterprise	Wikidata
site	fort		Fortress Rosecrans	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		Charge of the first brigade, commanded by Col. M.B. Walker, on the Friday evening of the battle of Stone River ... - sketched by A.E. Mathews, 31st. Reg., O.V.I. LCCN2003665201		Commons
commons	image		Rosecrans at Stones River		Commons
commons	image		Majr. Genl. William S. Rosecrans- at the Battle of Murfreesboro, Jany. 2nd 1863 LCCN2002710003		Commons
commons	image		Currier & Ives - Great Battle of Murfreesboro, Tenn. - Jany, 2nd 1863		Commons
commons	image		Great Battle of Murfreesboro, Tenn.-Jany, 2nd 1863- between the Union Forces, under Genl. Rosecrans, and the Rebel Army under General Bragg LCCN2001704250		Commons
commons	image		"Battle of Murfreesboro - Capture of a Confederate Flag."		Commons
commons	image		Lieutenant Colonel Francis (Frank) Erdelmeyer, Stone's River, Tennessee, January 1863 LCCN2017646854		Commons
commons	image		Murfreesboro, Tenn., vicinity. Men repairing single-track railroad after Battle of Stone's River LOC cwpb.02136		Commons
commons	image		Great Battle of Murfreesboro, Tenn. - Jany, 2nd 1863- between the Union Forces, under Genl. Rosecrans, and the Rebel Army under General Bragg LCCN2001702149		Commons
commons	image		Annals of the Army of the Cumberland- (1864) (14762828145)		Commons