- Date
- December 31, 1862 – January 2, 1863
- Location
- Near Murfreesboro, Tennessee
- Result
- Tactically Inconclusive; strategic Union victory due to Confederate withdrawal. See aftermath
- Part of
- American Civil War
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
About the battle
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. The battle ended in Union victory after the Confederate army's withdrawal on January 3, largely due to a series of tactical miscalculations by Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg, but the victory was costly for the Union army.
From the Wikipedia article “Battle of Stones River”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Result, date and location from the article’s infobox and Wikidata.
