Wars and Battles
Murfreesboro
December 31, 1862-January 2, 1863
President Lincoln replaced D.C. Buell with William S. Rosecrans as head of the Army of the Cumberland. Beginning in the final days of December 1862, Rosecrans engaged Braxton Bragg on the banks of the west fork of the Stones River, near Murfreesboro in central Tennessee. No clear victor emerged from the battle. Both sides suffered heavy casualties estimated at 9,000 each. The encounter was significant because the Confederates were forced out of central Tennessee. In addition, Philip Sheridan emerged as a promising Union military figure.
Off-site search results for "Murfreesboro"... Tennessee Civil War Battle Murfreesboro American Civil War
... 2, Hood had ordered Bate to destroy the railroad and blockhouses between Murfreesboro and Nashville and join Forrest for further operations; on December 4, Bate's division attacked Blockhouse No. 7 protecting the railroad crossing at Overall ...
http://americancivilwar.com/statepic/tn/tn037.html
Tennessee Civil War Battle Murfreesboro American Civil War
The Murfreesboro garrison was camped in three locations around town and included detachments from four units comprising infantry, cavalry, and artillery, under the command of Brig. General Thomas T. Crittenden who had just arrived on July 12 ...
http://americancivilwar.com/statepic/tn/tn006.html
Historical Map Archive - Hand Drawn Maps of the Civil War
... About this site | Main Author: Title/Description: The Battle at Murfreesboro, Tennessee (December 31, 1862 - Jan 2, 1863) Publication Info: Unpublished, hand drawn Date: no date Scale: 1:63,000 Original Source ...
http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/civilwar/murfreesboro.html
Sponsors of U-S-History.com:
Sponsor this site
| 
