Stones River National Battlefield - Tennessee
N 35° 52.840 W 086° 26.098
16S E 551001 N 3970860
The entrance to this Civil War Battlefield is on Old Nashville Highway, formerly Dixie Highway, 3 miles NW of Murfreesboro, TN.
Waymark Code: WM1NZN
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 06/12/2007
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The Battle at Stones River took place on December 31, 1862. The 41,000 man Union Army under Braxton Bragg fought the 38,000 man Confederate Army under William S. Rosecrans. The battle was won by the Union Army. Casualties for both sides included over 25,000 men killed, wounded, taken prisoner, or missing. The Battle at Stones River was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War.