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U. S. CIVIL WAR
PHOTOGRAPHS
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MURFREESBORO
(STONES RIVER)
PAGE 1 OF 6 PAGES
Stones River - 2002.
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December 31, 1862 - January 2, 1863
Estimated Casualties : 23,515
total (US 13,249; CS 10,266)
PRELUDE TO THE BATTLE
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CSA General
Braxton Bragg
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USA Maj. Gen.
William S. Rosecrans
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After Gen. Braxton Bragg's defeat at Perryville, Kentucky, October 8, 1862,
he and his Confederate Army of the Mississippi retreated, reorganized, and
were redesignated as the Army of Tennessee. They then advanced to Murfreesboro,
Tennessee, and prepared to go into winter quarters.
Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans’ Union Army of the Cumberland followed Bragg
from Kentucky to Nashville. Rosecrans left Nashville on December 26, with about
44,000 men, to defeat Bragg's army of more than 37,000. He found Bragg's army
on December 30 and went into camp that night, within hearing distance of the
Rebels.
Location of (not "Direction of") the photographs in the section
Letters at the photographs in this section refer to this map
(Click on any letter above to see a representative photograph)
A -
Rosecran's Headquarters
B -
Union Artillery Monument
C -
Hazen's Artillery
D -
Stones River
E -
Chicago Board of Trade Battery
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F -
The Cotton Field
G -
Parson's Battery
H -
Abandoned Union Cannon
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Hazen's Monument
J -
Bragg's Second Headquarters
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K -
National Cemetery
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DECEMBER 31, 1862
December 31, 1862
The Confederates seized the advantage by striking first. At dawn, on December 31,
two of Lt. Gen. William J. Hardee's divisions, supported by divisions of Lt.
Gen. Leonidas Polk, assaulted the Union right wing under Maj. Gen. Alexander M.
McCook. By 10 a.m. the Southerners had driven it and part of the center back
through the surrounding cedar woods almost to Nashville Pike. Only stubborn
fighting by units under Brig. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan and Brig. Gen. James S.
Negley prevented a Union rout.
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