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The Battle of Stones River, also known as the Second Battle of Murfreesboro, was fought from December 31, 1862, to January 2, 1863, in Middle Tennessee, as the culmination of the Stones River Campaign in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.
Milton T. Russell (also known as Milton F. Russell, 25 September 1836 - 2 July 1908) was a captain in the United States Army who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Honor for gallantry during the American Civil War. Russell was awarded the medal on 28 September 1897 for actions performed at the Battle of Stones River in Tennessee on 29 ...
Stones River National Battlefield, a 570-acre (2.3 km 2) park along the Stones River in Rutherford County, Tennessee, three miles (5 km) northwest of Murfreesboro and twenty-eight miles southeast of Nashville, memorializes the Battle of Stones River. This key battle of the American Civil War occurred on December 31, 1862, and January 2, 1863 ...
The Battle of Stones River was the bloodiest battle of the war in terms of percentages of casualties. Both Rosecrans and Bragg planned to attack the other's right flank, but Bragg moved first, early in the morning of December 31, driving the Union army back into a small defensive perimeter.
Just northwest of Murfreesboro along the West Fork is the Stones River National Battlefield, site of the Battle of Stones River, a major Civil War battle that was fought from December 31, 1862, to January 2, 1863.
The northernmost battle in the Civil War. July 28, 1863: Battle of Stony Lake: North Dakota (Dakota Territory at the time) D: Union: Dakota War of 1862: Sioux forces escape Union forces in pursuit. August 17 – September 9, 1863: Second Battle of Fort Sumter: South Carolina: B: Confederate: Union's massive bombardment and naval attack fails to ...
The Stones River Campaign of the American Civil War lasted from November 1862 to January 1863. The campaign [clarification needed] was tactically a draw but was a strategic Union victory due to the Confederate retreat after the Battle of Stones River.
George Washington Roberts (October 2, 1833 – December 31, 1862) was an American soldier who served as colonel and commanding officer of a Union Army brigade in the Army of the Cumberland during the American Civil War. Roberts was killed in action leading his troops to repel Confederate attacks at the Battle of Stones River in 1862.