STONES RIVER NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD
Transcript of STONES RIVER NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD
Franklin Road
Wilkinson Pike
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Asbury Lane
Nashville Pike
Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad
F O R T R E S SR O S E C R A N S
McFadden’sFord
Hord House(main Union fieldhospital)
Harker’sCrossing
Wayne’s Hill (Confederateartillery position)
(Unionartilleryposition)
James House (site)(Polk Headquarters)
Earnshaw School andJames Chapel
(site)
CowanHouse
(site)
Harding House (site)
Blanton House(site)
Brick kiln (site)
Bragg 1st Headquarters(site)
McCulloch House (site)(Hardee Headquarters)
Jenkins House (site)(temporary Union
field hospital)
Gresham House(site)
(Union fieldhospital)
Widow Burris House(Union field hospital)
McGregor House(Union field hospital)
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Bragg 2nd Headquarters (site)
Stones River Greenway
Stones River Greenway
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Gateway Boulevard
Medical Center Parkway
Overall St
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Old Nashville Highway
New Nashville Highw
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Asbury Road
Franklin Road
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Gresham Lane
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John Rice Boulevard
Old Fort Parkway
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Medical Center Parkw
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Wilkinson Pike
W College St
Mercury Blvd
River Rock Boulevard
SE Broad Street
Oaklands HistoricHouse Museum
Key UnitedMethodist Church
HistoricRutherfordCountyCourthouse
Rutherford CountyChamber of
Commerce
Extent of original battle
Extent of original battle
M U R F R E E S B O R O
ArtilleryMonument
General RosecransHeadquarters Site
General BraggHeadquarters Site
McFaddenFarm
NationalCemetery
RedoubtBrannan
Lunette Thomas
Lunette Palmer
Curtain Wall No. 2
STONES RIVERNATIONAL
BATTLEFIELD
HazenBrigadeMonument
CSX Transportation
OLD FORT GOLF COURSE
EVERGREENCEMETERY(Graves of
Confederatesoldiers)
OLD FORTPARK
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Exit 76
Exit 55
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C
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CottonFieldTrail
Pioneer BrigadeEarthworks Trail
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Visitor Center
January 2, 1863, duskMassed Union artillery fire crushed the Confederate attack.
January–June 1863Union constructed Fortress Rosecrans as supply depot for planned capture of rail junctions at Chattanooga and Atlanta.
January 5, 1863Union Army occupies Murfreesboro.
December 31, 1862, noonUnion troops made a determined stand along Nashville Pike andin Round Forest, protecting their lifeline to Nashville.
December 31, 1862 mid-morningUnion forces bought time for the army to regroup with intense fighting on both sides of Wilkinson Pike.
January 3, 1863Confederates withdrew fromthe battlefield and Murfreesboro.
December 31, 1862early morningConfederate troops assaulted Union right flank; heavy fight-ing near Harding House.
December 31, 1862, dawn Battle started on Franklin Road when Confederate troops overwhelmed the Union right flank.
January 2, 1863, afternoonA Confederate bayonet charge drove Union troops from their hillside positions east of Stones River.
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Stones RiverNational Battlefield
Shaded area indicatesextent of original battle.
Stones River/LytleCreek greenways
Parking area forStones River/LytleCreek greenways
Trail
Original extent ofFortress Rosecrans
Features from the time of the battle—road names, structures, and Fortress Rosecrans—are shown in GRAY. Some of these features can still be seen today.
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