Stones River National Battlefield
Civil War
Murfreesboro, TN
A fierce battle took place at Stones River between December 31, 1862 and January 2, 1863.  General Bragg's Confederates withdrew after the battle, allowing General Rosecrans and the Union army to control middle Tennessee.  Although the battle was tatically indecisive, it provided a much-needed boost to the North after the defeat at Fredricksburg.  Lincold later wrote to General Rosecrans, "I can never forget [...] you gave us a hard-earned victory, which had there been a defeat instead, the nation could scarcely have lived over." 

This 584-acre National Battlefield includes Stones River National Cemetery, established in 1865, with more than 6,000 Union graves; and the Hazen Brigade Monument, believed to be the oldest, intact Civil War monument still standing in it's original location.

Everything you see in the pictures below are the ORIGINAL equipment, monuments, etc . . . . . nothing has been touched from the way it was left after the battle back in 1862. . . . the preservation society assured us that they have kept the grounds cut, etc - but have not touched or moved any battlefield remnants.
To the right is the Stones River National Cemetery mentioned above, where over 6,000 Union soldiers were buried when the Civil War ended in 1865.

Below is the Hazen Brigade Monument, believed to be the oldest intact Civil War monument still standing in it's original location.  It was built by the Confederate Brigade under General Hazen after a vicious defeat at one of the battle locations at Stones River.
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