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Murfreesboro was a small town in the Stones River Valley, a former state capital named for a colonel in the American Revolutionary War, Hardy Murfree. All through the war it was a center for strong Confederate sentiment, and Bragg and his men were warmly welcomed and entertained during the month of December.
24th Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), state civil service Ivan N. Walker (February 3, 1839 – November 25, 1905) was an American soldier who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and as the 24th Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic , 1895–1896.
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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.
[7] In 1864 two experienced stone cutters from the regiment carved the inscriptions, including names of the regimental officers killed at Stones River and the earlier Battle of Shiloh. On the south face the stone cutters inscribed the words, HAZEN'S BRIGADE/ TO THE MEMORY OF ITS SOLDIERS WHO FELL AT STONES RIVER, DEC. 31ST 1862/ THEIR FACES ...
From 1861 to 1865, the 32nd Indiana was attached to the first Army of the Ohio and the Army of the Cumberland, where it served in the Western Theater. The regiment's major engagements included the Battle of Rowlett's Station , the Battle of Shiloh , and Battle of Stones River during 1861 and 1862.
Stones River National Cemetery in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Within park boundaries is Stones River National Cemetery, [ 11 ] 20.09 acres (81,300 m 2 ) with 6,850 interments (2562 unidentified). Just outside the cemetery proper is the Hazen Brigade Monument (1863), the oldest surviving American Civil War monument standing in its original location.
The regiment, as part right flank of the army, was overrun in a surprise attack at dawn on December 31, with the 2nd division overall suffering over 50% casualties. [2] Colonel Sheridan P. Read, the regimental commander of the 79th Illinois, as well as Brig. Gen. Edward N. Kirk , the commander of the 2nd Brigade, were both killed during the battle.