Battle of Stones River

When

31 Dec 1862 – 2 Jan 1863

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

35.87° N, 86.43° W

Description

1862 battle of the American Civil War

Major battle of the American Civil War

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. Of the major battles of the war, Stones River had the highest percentage of casualties on both sides.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Battle of Stones River opens near Murfreesboro, Tennessee”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Schlacht am Stones River beginnt”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “début de la bataille de la Stones River”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• American Civil War12 Apr 1861 · Civil war