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Kentucky-Tennessee, 1862 Western Theater: movements October–December 1862 (Stones River Campaign). After the Battle of Perryville in Kentucky on October 8, 1862, Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg's Army of Mississippi withdrew to Harrodsburg, Kentucky, where it was joined by Maj. Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith's army of 10,000 on October 10.
Bierce had been a staff officer in the 9th Indiana Volunteers, had known Hazen well, and had survived fighting at Stones River unscathed. As a topographic engineer, Bierce had had ample opportunity to view the monument when it was first completed in 1863. [10]
On the first day of the Battle of Stones River near Murfreesboro, December 31, 1862, Rosecrans and Bragg both intended to attack their opponent's right wing. [18] The Confederates attacked first and drove back Major General Alexander McCook's right wing. [ 19 ]
Seventy-Third Indiana Regimental Association. History of the Seventy-Third Indiana Volunteers in the War of 1861-65 (Washington, DC: Carnahan Press), 1909. Attribution. This article contains text from a text now in the public domain: Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Publishing Co.
Volunteers and National Park Service rangers lead programming to tell the story of the Battle of Stones River.
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Stones River of the American Civil War.The Confederate order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization [1] during the campaign, [2] the casualty returns [3] and the reports.
First Battle of Murfreesboro order of battle This article includes an American Civil War orders of battle-related list of lists . If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
The 13th-20th Louisiana first had to file through the farm, then move to take position on the brigade's right flank. When Adams' troops attacked, they became the target of four Union batteries. As the 13th-20th Louisiana advanced, it was hit in its exposed right flank by two Indiana regiments who overran and captured 78 Confederates.