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
Cannon in the late afternoon sun
Union troops of Negley's division routing the remnants of the Confederate army at the closing stage of the battle
Kentucky-Tennessee, 1862
Limestone outcroppings in a cedar forest at Stones River National Battlefield, 2005
Braxton Bragg was an American military officer during the Second Seminole War and Mexican–American War. He later served as a Confederate general in the American Civil War, seeing action in the Western
Battle of Stones River
…ended in Union victory after the Confederate army's withdrawal on January 3, largely due to a series of tactical miscalculations by Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg, but the victory was costly for the Union army. Nevertheless, it was an important victory for the Union because it provided a much-needed boost in…
Bragg c. 1861–65
A Little More Grape, Capt. Bragg by N. Currier
Braxton Bragg, CSA
Initial movements in the Chickamauga Campaign, August 15 – September 8, 1863