United States. Congress. Senate. Report of the Secretary of War, communicating, In answer to a resolution of the Senate of the 10th instant, a copy of Major General Rosecrans's report of the Battle of Murfreesboro', or Stone River, Tennessee.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.330 Author/Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Place Written: Washington, D. C. Type: Book Date: 1863 Pagination: 1 v. : 577 p. ; 22.7 x 14.7 cm. Order a Copy
Cover is missing. Contains a report transmitted to the Senate by Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War, concerning the Battle of Stones River, or Murfreesboro. Comprises the full report of the battle, issued by General William Starke Rosecrans. Among other topics, contains reports of the Chief of Artillery, the chief quartermaster, and the chief commissary of subsistence; a list of officers who distinguished themselves during the battle; fold-out battle field maps; a report on flags captured during battle, and a percentage of losses in brigades, division, and corps.
The Battle of Stones River, which took place between 31 December 1862 and 2 January 1863 resulted in a Union victory.
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