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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP1W_abandoned-artillery_Murfreesboro-TN.html
These two Wiard rifled cannon represent two of the four guns lost by Lt. Alexander Marshall of Battery G 1st Ohio Light Artillery (originally two 12 pdr. howitzers, two 12 pdr Wiard rifles, and two six pdr. Wiard rifles.) These guns valiantly but …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP1U_sheridans-stand_Murfreesboro-TN.html
Here, General Phil Sheridan's Union division made a stand against the onrushing Confederates. His men, together with those of General George Thomas' divisions, hurled back repeated attacks before being forced to withdraw. The delaying action gave …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP1S_michigan_Murfreesboro-TN.html
(Front):TheState of Michiganhas erectedthis markerto her brave andcourageous sonswho fought atStones River topreserve the union(Back):This marker is dedicated to all the Michigan soldiers engaged in this great battle, to the 71 men who lost their …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP17_december-31-1862_Murfreesboro-TN.html
Despite stiffening Union resistance, the Confederate tide swept on. The Federals made stand after stand, only to give ground again. Take this short trail to a Union position among the woods and rock outcroppings.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP13_parsons-battery_Murfreesboro-TN.html
The most powerful federal battery on this field armed with four 3" Ordnance rifles and four 12 pdr. howitzers. This battery of battle hardened regulars poured charge after charge of canister at less than 600 yards into the oncoming grey ranks - he…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP0Z_the-federal-rally-turns-the-tide_Murfreesboro-TN.html
Many of my Regiment got within 60 yards of the enemy guns, but were compelled to give back for want of support. It seemed the Commanders expected our Brigade and the Texas Brigade that fought beside us to rout thee entire Federal army... at the od…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP0X_pioneer-brigade-earthworks_Murfreesboro-TN.html
The trenches before you were built by the Pioneer Brigade of the Union Army of the Cumberland. After the fighting on the first day of the Battle of Stones River, December 31, 1862, both armies piled dirt, logs, and stone to protect themselves from…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP0W_chicago-board-of-trade-battery_Murfreesboro-TN.html
Panic-stricken Union troops bolted out of the woods, closely pressed by cheering Texans. Canister from the battery's six guns, placed on this rise, forced back the attackers. Reinforced by a second battery, the Union artillerymen repulsed a second…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP0U_god-has-granted-us-a-happy-new-year_Murfreesboro-TN.html
God has granted us a Happy New Year!Braxton Bragg, general commanding the Army of the Tennessee, in a telegram to Confederate President Jefferson Davis
On New Year's Eve the fighting had raged from dawn to dusk. Here on the edges of this broad,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP0T_why-fight-here_Murfreesboro-TN.html
Here in the quiet fields and forests along Stones River outside Murfreesboro, two great armies fought - and spilled the blood of tens of thousands of Americans in one of the most costly battles of the Civil War. Why here?
The answer is found in…