Battle at Stones River

One of the most important battles of the Civil War raged at Stones River from December 31, 1862 through January 2, 1863, and President Abraham Lincoln later told Major General William Rosecrans that the hard-earned victory was one the nation could scarcely have survived without. After the battle, Union troops fortified a vast area just outside downtown Murfreesboro and named their fortress for Rosecrans, their popular commander. Three miles of walls protected the encampments and warehouses of the Army of the Cumberland, and the fort remains mostly untouched by modern development.

Murfreesboro, Tennessee · United States