Murfreesboro in Rutherford County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Battle at Stones River

— Stones River National Battlefield —

Photographed by Shane Oliver, January 16, 2021

1. Battle at Stones River Marker

Inscription.
Stones River National Battlefield preserves key portions of the ground where one of the most important battles of the Civil War raged from December 31, 1862 through January 2, 1863.

I can never forget… you gave us a hard earned victory, which, had there been a defeat instead, the nation could scarcely have lived over.
—President Abraham Lincoln to Major General William Rosecrans, August 1863

Erected 2019 by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is December 31, 1862.

Location. 35° 53.375′ N, 86° 26.602′ W. Marker is in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. It is on Old Nashville Highway 0.4 miles south of Thurston Drive, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located at the General Rosecrans Headquarters Monument. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Murfreesboro TN 37129, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Battle at Stones River (here, next to this marker); Headquarters (a few steps from this marker); Digging In! (approx. 0.7 miles away); A Patriotic Pulpit (approx. ¾ mile away); a different marker also named Battle at Stones River (approx. ¾ mile away); Why Fight Here? (approx. ¾ mile away); Stand Fast! (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Charge Kept Coming, Coming Like the Sea (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Murfreesboro.

Other markers no longer nearby. Pioneer Brigade Earthworks (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it); Chicago Board of Trade Battery (was approx. 0.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Related marker. Click here for another

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 7, 2021

2. Battle at Stones River Marker

marker that is related to this marker. This marker replaced an Old Marker At This Location also titled “Battle at Stones River".

Also see . . . Stones River National Battlefield. National Park Service (Submitted on September 21, 2021.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 311 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 13, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 2. submitted on September 8, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.