Review

After Confederate General Braxton Bragg’s defeat at Perryville, Kentucky, in October of 1862 he and his Confederate army retreated and reorganized near Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Major General William Rosecrans’ Union army followed Bragg from Kentucky to Nashville. In December Rosecrans’ 44,000-man army left Nashville to defeat Bragg’s 37,000 rebels. At dawn on December 31, the two armies clashed in a deadly struggle along the banks of Stones River.

The Union army’s ultimate victory boosted Union morale and solidified that much of the state would remain in Union control. In total, more than 23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded, missing or captured, making December 31, 1862 Tennessee’s deadliest day in history, and the bloodiest fight in the “Western Theater” of the American Civil War.

Wide Awake Films brings The Battle Of Stones River to life through original photos, maps, and the backdrop of one of the largest reenactments ever held in Tennessee with an impressive cast of over 5,000 “soldiers” in full battle regalia. Learn about the commanders and their soldiers that fought the Battle of Stones River, and see why it was such a pivotal fight.