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  Stones River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Stones River is a major stream of the eastern portion of Tennessee's Nashville Basin region.
Between Percy Priest Dam and the mouth of the Stones River it flows through Clover Bottom, a large flood plain and site of a former plantation whose mansion house, after many years of disuse, neglect, and vandalism, is now the headquarters for the Tennessee Historical Commission.
The Stones River is now thought of primarily in terms of its major impoundment, Percy Priest Lake, and is very important to the Nashville area.
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 Battle of Stones River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Stones River or Second Battle of Murfreesboro (in the South, simply the 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.
The Battle of Hartsville, at a crossing point on the Cumberland River about 40 miles (64 km) upstream from Nashville, due north of Murfreesboro, was an incident in Morgan's raid to the north, before Rosecrans had the bulk of his infantry forces on the move.
Murfreesboro was a small town in the Stones River Valley, a former state capital named for a colonel in the American Revolutionary War, Hardy Murfree.
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 Braxton Bragg's Report of Stones River (Murfreesboro)
Stone's River, at its then stage, was fordable at almost any point for infantry, and at short intervals perfectly practicable for artillery.
His reply to the first call represented the enemy crossing Stone's River in heavy force in his immediate front, and on receiving the second order he informed me they had already crossed in heavy force and were advancing on him in two lines.
Upon this flank, their strongest defensive position, resting on the river bank, the enemy had concentrated not less than twenty pieces of his heaviest artillery, masked almost entirely from view, but covering an open space in front of several hundred yards.
www.swcivilwar.com /BraggStonesRiverReport.html   (5050 words)

  
 Battle of Stones River
Stones River was more or less easy to wade across, but in many places its banks were steep and lined with trees.
By capturing the high ground east of Stones River near McFadden's Ford at Rosecrans' left, Wood's batteries would be able to enfilade the Rebels in front of Negley and Palmer.
This portion of Stones River National Battlefield and the areas south and west of it were scenes of intense fighting on the first day of the battle when confederate troops overwhelmed and drove back the right flank of Rosecran's army.
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 Stones River and the Tullahoma Campaign
The Stones River, the Nashville Turnpike, and the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad all sliced perpendicularly through his position.
Stones River was the most deadly battle of the war in proportion to the number of men involved.
Twice in three months, at Stones River and at Perryville, Kentucky, on October 8, 1862, the Confederate troops had routed the Federals only to have Bragg lose the momentum and retreat.
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Late in the afternoon the four other brigades of Breckinridge were brought south of the river and committed to action against "Hell's Half Acre." First Adams and Jackson, then Preston and Pillow were repulsed with heavy losses.
Reinforcements hurried across the river; Beatty rallied his troops for a counterattack; and Breckinridge was driven back to his line of departure.
Stones River was a tactical victory for the Confederates, but Bragg lacked the strength to destroy Rosecrans' larger army or drive it from the field.
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 American Civil War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The American Civil War (1861–1865) was a sectional conflict in the United States between the federal government (the "Union") and 11 Southern slave states that declared their secession and formed the Confederate States of America, led by President Jefferson Davis.
Alarmed at the loss, and in an attempt to prevent more slave states from leaving the Union, the U.S. Congress passed the Crittenden-Johnson Resolution on July 25 of that year, which stated that the war was being fought to preserve the Union and not to end slavery.
Braxton Bragg's second Confederate invasion of Kentucky was repulsed by Don Carlos Buell at the confused and bloody Battle of Perryville, and he was narrowly defeated by William S. Rosecrans at the Battle of Stones River in Tennessee.
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 Stones River (Murfreesboro)
Hardee was placed an equal distance to the northwest, across the river from Polk and extending from the east bank of the river through a series of hills to the Lebanon road.
When Crittenden approached Stones River in the late afternoon of December 29, he could plainly see a large portion of the Confederate army on the banks.
Stones River was proclaimed a victory by the Federals, and helped to secure Kentucky and NASHVILLE for future Union operations.
ehistory.osu.edu /ancient/BattleView.cfm?BID=38&WID=2   (4738 words)

  
 Stones River National Battlefield - Stones River National Battlefield (U.S. National Park Service)
The Battle of Stones River began on the last day of 1862 and was one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Civil War.
Things To Do The park offers a variety of ways to explore the impact of the Battle of Stones River on soldiers and civilians as well as the opportunity to enjoy the battlefield for its natural beauty.
Joeseph Palmer, who commanded a Confederate brigade during the Battle of Stones River, had been the mayor of Murfreesboro prior to the outbreak of war.
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 StonesRiver   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Bragg received a promotion to full general and led the Army of Tennessee into action at the Battle of Perryville, Stones River, Chickamauga, and Chattanooga.
In October, 1862, Rosecrans was given the command of the Army of the Ohio which was renamed the Army of the Cumberland with responsibilities in the western theater.
Soon afterward, Rosecrans' army went on the offensive in Tennessee and fought the battle at Stones River.
www.collectorsnet.com /cwtimes/stonesri.htm   (525 words)

  
 The Battle of Stones River (or Murfreesboro), Tenn.
The Battle of Stones River (or Murfreesboro), Tenn.
The Stones River campaign is sometimes considered to include four other operations that are mostly treated separately: Halleck's advance on CORINTH, Miss.; BRAGG'S INVASION OF KENTUCKY; Kirby SMITH'S INVASION OF KENTUCKY; PERRYVILLE (or Chaplin Hills).
After his retreat from Perryville, Ky., Bragg ordered a concentration at Murfreesboro, Tenn. Both the North and the South were dissatisfied with the performance of their top commanders at Perryville, and both sides made changes in organization.
www.civilwarhome.com /stonesriver.htm   (1725 words)

  
 Stones River Watershed Association Home
To protect the streams, rivers, creeks, springs and wetlands comprising the Stones River watershed of Middle Tennessee for the benefit of the public and the welfare of the general environment.
To advance public awareness of the importance of the Stones River, its tributaries and associated wetlands for water supply, recreation, flood control, wildlife habitat, agriculture and other purposes.
To promote responsible stewardship of private and public lands in the watershed as a means of improving water quality in the Stones River and its tributaries.
stoneswatershed.org   (409 words)

  
 The Battle of Stones River: The Soldiers' Story
As one gazes across the narrow waters of Stones River today, it is difficult to imagine the carnage of a Civil War battle.
The battle at Stones River claimed 23,000 casualties--it was the second bloodiest battle fought west of the Appalachians during the Civil War.
This lesson is based on Stones River National Battlefield, one of the thousands of properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
www.cr.nps.gov /NR/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/40stones/40stones.htm   (268 words)

  
 William Rosecrans' Report of Stones River (Murfreesboro)
General Crittenden was ordered to suspend Van Cleve's movement across the river, on the left, and to cover the crossing with one brigade, and move the other two brigades westward across the fields toward the railroad for a reserve.
Starkweather's and Walker's brigades arriving near the close of the evening, the former bivouacked in close column, in reserve, in rear of McCook's left, and the latter was posted on the left of Sheridan, near the Murfreesborough pike, and next morning relieved Van Cleve, who returned to his position in the left wing.
General Crittenden immediately directed his chief of artillery to dispose the batteries on the hill on the west side of the river so as to open on them, while two brigades of Negley's division, from the reserve, and the Pioneer Brigade, were ordered up to meet the onset.
www.swcivilwar.com /RosecransStonesRiverReport.html   (3677 words)

  
 Battery B, 4th U.S. Light Artillery - The Battle of Stones River (Murfreesboro)
There were no major actions on New Year's Day; however, on 2 January the Confederates drove Union troops from high ground east of the river but were in turn driven back, with substantial casualties, by Federal counterattacks supported by 58 guns.
Probably fearing a reinforced Army of the Cumberland and a rising Stones River (unusually heavy December rains) that might isolate parts of his army, Bragg retreated during the night (3 January) toward Chattanooga.
Stones River, tactically inconclusive, was a strategic victory for the North because Bragg chose to abandon central Tennessee.
www.batteryb.com /battles/stones_river.html   (670 words)

  
 Civil War Battle History of Stone River, Tennessee
With its 23,000 casualties, Stones River can be mentioned in the same breath as the bloodbaths of Antietam and Shiloh.
With only 17% of the original battlefield protected, Stones River is located in the fastest growing county in Tennessee.
The battlefield terrain around Stones River had a decisive influence on the course of the battle, and with each acre lost our ability to understand this crucial turning point in the Civil War is further eroded.
www.civilwar.org /historyclassroom/hc_stonesriverhist.htm   (519 words)

  
 Stones River National Cemetery - History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The federal government established Stones River National Cemetery by means of an order issued by Major General George H. Thomas to Brigadier General Horatio Van Cleve on March 29, 1864.
During 1865 and 1866, the 111th Regiment United States Colored Troops performed the arduous and gruesome labor of disinterring and then reburying Union soldiers’ remains in Stones River National Cemetery.
Earnshaw reports that he oversaw the process of disinterring the bodies of Union soldiers from various locations such as Stones River battlefield, Murfreesboro, Franklin, Shelbyville, Tullahoma, and Cowan, within approximately ninety miles of the cemetery.
www.stonesrivernc.org /history.htm   (139 words)

  
 Stones River Civil War Battlefield
The Battle of Stones River, which was fought near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, occurred in late December of 1862 and lasted through January 2, 1863.
Nearby the battlefield is the Stones River National Cemetery, one of the oldest national cemeteries in the country.
In the end, the battle at Stones River was declared a Confederate victory, although casualties were so high there was little cause to celebrate.
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 Stones River Software: Tomatl, FireStones, Stonecast, ...
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 Greenway Trail Sculpture Project- Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The Stones River Art Foundry has a vision.
We want to build a sculpture garden along the banks of the Stones River, on the same property that the foundry is on.
Well, it turns out that Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation would like to purchase this property in order to use it as a sort of Ranger Station for the new leg of the Greenway that is being built along the river.
www.stonesriverart.com   (182 words)

  
 Stones River National Cemetery - Areaparks.com
In July 1862, Congress passed legislation giving the President of the United States the authority to purchase land for the establishment of cemeteries "for the soldiers who shall die in the service of their country." This legislation effectively began the National Cemetery system.
Stones River National Cemetery was established in 1865 and has more than 6,000 Union graves.
In 1933 responsibility of the cemetery was transferred from the War Department to the National Park Service.
stonesriver.areaparks.com   (95 words)

  
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 :: Welcome to River Stones...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
River flowing through Upington in the Northern Cape region.
Millions of years ago these stones were formed by volcanic activity in this region and grinded over the ages into these smooth earth gems by the natural forces of the river.
These stones makes the ideal decorations and can help you create that picture perfect landscaping feature in your garden or in your home.
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 Fine River Stones
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 eHistory.com - Medicine: Stones River Medical Report
The enemy was strongly intrenched behind earthworks, extending from the river on our extreme left across our front in almost a direct line; then, far along our right, but receding from the Wilkinson to the Franklin pike, through heavy timber.
In the mean time my attention was drawn to a large number of wagons, ambulances, caissons, andc., moving from different points to the river, more to the left.
I soon learned they had come in disorder from the right, and were looking for safety, over an uneven rocky ford, on the opposite river bank.
ehistory.osu.edu /uscw/features/medicine/cwsurgeon/stonesriver.cfm   (2815 words)

  
 stones_river_meetings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Minutes of the December 7, 2004 Stones River Stakeholders Meeting are available here as a PDF download, opens in a new window.
Minutes of the October 14, 2004 Stones River Stakeholders Meeting are available here as a PDF download, opens in a new window.
Since the Cumberland River Basin is 18,000 square miles (the size of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and two Rhode Islands), the Compact decided that working one watershed at a time, with citizen support, would be most effective.
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 Stones River National Battlefield.
Mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
Vast central plain, mountains in west, hills and low mountains in east; rugged mountains and broad river valleys in Alaska; rugged, volcanic topography in Hawaii.
The location of a Visitor Center on a map of Stones River National Battlefield.
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