Just off Highway 41 - Stones River National Battlefield

So, Highway 41 goes past the Stones River National Battlefield outside Murfreesboro, and that's what we'll see next.  The Battle of Stones River was the largest winter battle of the Civil War, and if I'm wrong about that, I'd be surprised. 

Battlefield Map

A short summary of the battle

Let's look around!

First cannon I could find on the battlefield - guarding a "Do Not Enter" sign.




Lone rifleman in a field - I do not know what this represents. (Pan to the right)




More cannons near the Visitor Center.




Artillery Monument - the white obelisk - this is in a separate section from the largest part of the battlefield park.  Spin around the image to find it.




McFadden's Ford.  Here's what happened there:  "4:45 p.m. Jan. 2, 1863. Mendenhall saves the day. Capt. John Mendenhall of Gen. T.L. Crittenden's division is asked to provide artillery support for Union troops under attack on the riverfront. He responds by quickly massing 58 cannons, which open fire on Breckinridge's Confederates as they crest a hill at McFaddens Ford. More than 1,800 Confederate soldiers are killed or wounded in the conflagration."




Bridge over the West Fork of the Stones River.




General Rosecrans Headquarters site - now marked with a pyramid of cannonballs.



On the road again ...