Battle of Stones River

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American Civil War battle battle

The Battle of Stones River was a major and fiercely contested American Civil War engagement fought near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in late 1862 and early 1863, noted for its high casualties and strategic boost to Union morale.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Stones River canonical	17
Stones River	3
Stones River Campaign	3
Battle of Murfreesboro	1
Second Battle of Murfreesboro	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Civil War battle ⓘ battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Stones River ⓘ surface form: Battle of Murfreesboro Battle of Stones River ⓘ surface form: Second Battle of Murfreesboro
belligerent	Confederate States of America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States (Union)
campaign	Battle of Stones River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Stones River Campaign
casualtiesAndLosses	approximately 11,700 Confederate casualties ⓘ approximately 12,900 Union casualties ⓘ one of the highest percentage casualty rates of the war ⓘ
combatant	Army of Tennessee ⓘ Army of the Cumberland ⓘ
commander	Braxton Bragg ⓘ William Rosecrans ⓘ surface form: William S. Rosecrans
ConfederateCommander	Braxton Bragg ⓘ Leonidas Polk ⓘ William J. Hardee ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endDate	1863-01-02 ⓘ
followedBy	Tullahoma Campaign ⓘ
front	Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ surface form: Western Theater
geographicalFeature	Battle of Stones River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Stones River
historicalSignificance	influenced Lincoln’s decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation firmly ⓘ major Union victory in the Western Theater ⓘ
location	near Murfreesboro, Tennessee ⓘ
memorial	Stones River National Battlefield ⓘ
near	Murfreesboro, Tennessee ⓘ surface form: Murfreesboro
notableEvent	Confederate assaults on the Union right flank ⓘ Union counterattack on January 2, 1863 ⓘ Union stand at the Round Forest ⓘ heavy fighting on December 31, 1862 ⓘ
partOf	Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Perryville ⓘ
protectedBy	National Park Service ⓘ
result	Union strategic victory ⓘ
season	winter of 1862–1863 ⓘ
startDate	1862-12-31 ⓘ
state	Tennessee ⓘ
strategicImportance	boosted Union morale ⓘ helped secure Middle Tennessee for the Union ⓘ
theaterCommanderConfederate	Braxton Bragg ⓘ
theaterCommanderUnion	William Rosecrans ⓘ surface form: William S. Rosecrans
UnionCommander	Alexander McCook ⓘ George H. Thomas ⓘ Thomas L. Crittenden ⓘ William Rosecrans ⓘ surface form: William S. Rosecrans
year	1862 ⓘ 1863 ⓘ

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Philip Sheridan → notableBattle → Battle of Stones River ⓘ

Braxton Bragg → battle → Battle of Stones River ⓘ

Western Theater of the American Civil War → majorBattle → Battle of Stones River ⓘ

Leonidas Polk → participatedIn → Battle of Stones River ⓘ

Army of the Ohio → engagement → Battle of Stones River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stones River Campaign

24th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment → engagement → Battle of Stones River ⓘ

Edmund Pettus → participantIn → Battle of Stones River ⓘ

Patrick Cleburne → battle → Battle of Stones River ⓘ

Gideon J. Pillow → battle → Battle of Stones River ⓘ

Brigadier General Joshua W. Sill → battle → Battle of Stones River ⓘ

subject surface form: Joshua W. Sill

Joshua W. Sill → notableBattle → Battle of Stones River ⓘ

Joshua W. Sill → killedInAction → Battle of Stones River ⓘ

J. Percy Priest Lake → riverDammed → Battle of Stones River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stones River

Henry Ware Lawton → battle → Battle of Stones River ⓘ

Army of the Cumberland → engagement → Battle of Stones River ⓘ

Battle of Stones River → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Stones River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Murfreesboro

Battle of Stones River → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Stones River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Battle of Murfreesboro

Battle of Stones River → campaign → Battle of Stones River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stones River Campaign

Battle of Stones River → geographicalFeature → Battle of Stones River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stones River

Jefferson C. Davis → participatedIn → Battle of Stones River ⓘ

George H. Thomas → notableBattle → Battle of Stones River ⓘ

Tullahoma Campaign → precededBy → Battle of Stones River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stones River Campaign

August Willich → participantIn → Battle of Stones River ⓘ

William Rosecrans → notableBattle → Battle of Stones River ⓘ

Rutherford County → hasRiver → Battle of Stones River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stones River