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Franklin Road Wilkinson Pike McFadden’s Lane Asbury Lane Nashville Pike Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad FORTRESS ROSECRANS McFadden’s Ford Hord House (main Union field hospital) Harker’s Crossing Wayne’s Hill (Confederate artillery position) (Union artillery position) James House (site) (Polk Headquarters) Earnshaw School and James Chapel (site) Cowan House (site) Harding House (site) Blanton House (site) Brick kiln (site) Bragg 1st Headquarters (site) McCulloch House (site) (Hardee Headquarters) Jenkins House (site) (temporary Union field hospital) Gresham House (site) (Union field hospital) Widow Burris House (Union field hospital) McGregor House (Union field hospital) Historic trace of McFadden’s Ln. Round Forest Bragg 2nd Headquarters (site) Sto n e s R i v e r G r e enway Stones Riv er Greenway Lytle Creek Greenway S t o n e s Riv er G re e n w a y Thompson Lane Thompson Lane Gateway Boulevard Medical Center Parkway Overall St Garrison Drive Brinkley Ave Van Cleve Lane Old Nashville Highway New Nashville Highway Asbury Road Franklin Road Gresham Lane Gresham Lane Cason Lane John Rice Boulevard Old Fort Parkway Old Fort Parkway Memorial Blvd E Main St W Main St Maney Avenue Greenland Drive Highland Avenue E Clark Blvd W Clark Blvd Northfield Blvd S Church St New Salem Road State Street W College St Lebanon Road Golf Lane NW Broad Street NW Broad Street Hord Road Asbury Lane W College St M edical Center Parkway Wilkinson Pike W C o l le ge St M ercury Blvd River Rock B o u l e v ard SE Broad Street Oaklands Historic House Museum Key United Methodist Church Historic Rutherford County Courthouse Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce E x t e n t o f o rigin al b attle E x t e n t o f o r i g i n al battl e MURFREESBORO Artillery Monument General Rosecrans Headquarters Site General Bragg Headquarters Site McFadden Farm National Cemetery Redoubt Brannan Lunette Thomas Lunette Palmer Curtain Wall No. 2 STONES RIVER NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD Hazen Brigade Monument CSX Transportation OLD FORT GOLF COURSE EVERGREEN CEMETERY (Graves of Confederate soldiers) OLD FORT PARK Exit 78 Exit 76 Exit 55 B o u n d a ry Tr a il C o tton Fie ld T r a il Cotton Field Trail Pioneer Brigade Earthworks Trail To Nashville To To Chattanooga 24 To 40 Visitor Center January 2, 1863, dusk Massed Union artillery fire crushed the Confederate attack. January–June 1863 Union constructed Fortress Rosecrans as supply depot for planned capture of rail junctions at Chattanooga and Atlanta. January 5, 1863 Union Army occupies Murfreesboro. December 31, 1862, noon Union troops made a determined stand along Nashville Pike and in Round Forest, protecting their lifeline to Nashville. December 31, 1862 mid-morning Union forces bought time for the army to regroup with intense fighting on both sides of Wilkinson Pike. January 3, 1863 Confederates withdrew from the battlefield and Murfreesboro. December 31, 1862 early morning Confederate troops assaulted Union right flank; heavy fight- ing near Harding House. December 31, 1862, dawn Battle started on Franklin Road when Confederate troops overwhelmed the Union right flank. January 2, 1863, afternoon A Confederate bayonet charge drove Union troops from their hillside positions east of Stones River. W e s t F o r k S t on e s R i v e r O v e r a l l C r e e k L y t l e C r e e k W e s t F o r k S t o n e s R i v e r Sinki n g C r e ek 24 840 268 99 96 96 96 10 10 41 70S 231 231 41 P P P P P P P P North 0 0 0.5 Mile 0.5 Kilometer Tour stop Stones River National Battlefield Shaded area indicates extent of original battle. Stones River/Lytle Creek greenways Parking area for Stones River/Lytle Creek greenways Trail Original extent of Fortress Rosecrans Features from the time of the battle—road names, structures, and Fortress Rosecrans—are shown in GRAY. Some of these features can still be seen today. Please respect private property. P

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Franklin Road

Wilkinson Pike

McF

add

en’s

Lan

e

Asbury Lane

Nashville Pike

Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad

F O R T R E S SR O S E C R A N S

McFadden’sFord

Hord House(main Union fieldhospital)

Harker’sCrossing

Wayne’s Hill (Confederateartillery position)

(Unionartilleryposition)

James House (site)(Polk Headquarters)

Earnshaw School andJames Chapel

(site)

CowanHouse

(site)

Harding House (site)

Blanton House(site)

Brick kiln (site)

Bragg 1st Headquarters(site)

McCulloch House (site)(Hardee Headquarters)

Jenkins House (site)(temporary Union

field hospital)

Gresham House(site)

(Union fieldhospital)

Widow Burris House(Union field hospital)

McGregor House(Union field hospital)

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RoundForest

Bragg 2nd Headquarters (site)

Stones River Greenway

Stones River Greenway

LytleCreek

Greenway

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Thom

pson

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Gateway Boulevard

Medical Center Parkway

Overall St

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rison

Driv

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Brinkley

Ave

Van

Cle

ve L

ane

Old Nashville Highway

New Nashville Highw

ay

Asbury Road

Franklin Road

Gre

sham

Lan

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Gresham Lane

Cas

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Lan

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John Rice Boulevard

Old Fort Parkway

Old Fort Parkway

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E Main StW Main St

Man

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Greenland

Drive

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Ave

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E Clark Blvd

W Clark Blvd

Northfield Blvd

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State Street

W College St

Leb

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Go

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NW Broad Street

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Broad Street

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Asb

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Lan

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W College St

Medical Center Parkw

ay

Wilkinson Pike

W College St

Mercury Blvd

River Rock Boulevard

SE Broad Street

Oaklands HistoricHouse Museum

Key UnitedMethodist Church

HistoricRutherfordCountyCourthouse

Rutherford CountyChamber of

Commerce

Extent of original battle

Extent of original battle

M U R F R E E S B O R O

ArtilleryMonument

General RosecransHeadquarters Site

General BraggHeadquarters Site

McFaddenFarm

NationalCemetery

RedoubtBrannan

Lunette Thomas

Lunette Palmer

Curtain Wall No. 2

STONES RIVERNATIONAL

BATTLEFIELD

HazenBrigadeMonument

CSX Transportation

OLD FORT GOLF COURSE

EVERGREENCEMETERY(Graves of

Confederatesoldiers)

OLD FORTPARK

Exit 78

Exit 76

Exit 55

Boun

dary

Tra

il

C

otton Field Trail

CottonFieldTrail

Pioneer BrigadeEarthworks Trail

To Nashville

To

To Chattanooga

24

To 40

Visitor Center

January 2, 1863, duskMassed Union artillery fire crushed the Confederate attack.

January–June 1863Union constructed Fortress Rosecrans as supply depot for planned capture of rail junctions at Chattanooga and Atlanta.

January 5, 1863Union Army occupies Murfreesboro.

December 31, 1862, noonUnion troops made a determined stand along Nashville Pike andin Round Forest, protecting their lifeline to Nashville.

December 31, 1862 mid-morningUnion forces bought time for the army to regroup with intense fighting on both sides of Wilkinson Pike.

January 3, 1863Confederates withdrew fromthe battlefield and Murfreesboro.

December 31, 1862early morningConfederate troops assaulted Union right flank; heavy fight-ing near Harding House.

December 31, 1862, dawn Battle started on Franklin Road when Confederate troops overwhelmed the Union right flank.

January 2, 1863, afternoonA Confederate bayonet charge drove Union troops from their hillside positions east of Stones River.

West Fork Stones River

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Lytle C

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Sinking Creek

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Tour stop

Stones RiverNational Battlefield

Shaded area indicatesextent of original battle.

Stones River/LytleCreek greenways

Parking area forStones River/LytleCreek greenways

Trail

Original extent ofFortress Rosecrans

Features from the time of the battle—road names, structures, and Fortress Rosecrans—are shown in GRAY. Some of these features can still be seen today.

Please respect private property.

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