Complete information on visiting the Stones River National Battlefield is now on National Park Planner!
The Stones River National Battlefield preserves a small portion of the battlefield where Union General William Rosecrans’ Army of the Cumberland and Confederate General Braxton Bragg’s Army of the Tennessee clashed on December 31, 1862, through January 2, 1863. It is located just northwest of downtown Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The battle gets its name from the Stones River, the river on which the final and most bloody fighting took place on January 2nd.
STONES RIVER NATIONAL CEMETERY
BATTLE OF STONES RIVER HISTORY
DIRECTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
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Last updated on March 24, 2019
