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Battle of Stones River Books
The Battle of Stone's River also known as
Murfreesboro
was fought in Rutherford County, Tennessee on December 31, 1862 - January
2, 1863. Commanding Union forces was Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans. Commanding Confederate forces was
Gen. Braxton Bragg. This Battle resulted in a Union victory. Below you will find Shiloh souvenirs,
books and prints. These links will re-direct you to our affiliate,
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The Battle for Stones River - DVD
The Fight for Murfreesboro
Following Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg's retreat
from Kentucky in October, 1862, his army reorganized near Murfreesboro,
Tennessee, where they were met by Maj. Gen. William Rosencrans' Union army
on December 31, 1862. Through photographs, detailed maps and a reenactment
with more than 5,000 soldiers in full battle regalia, this program brings
the bloodiest fight in the Civil War's "Western Theater" to life as well
as tells the stories of the commanders and their soldiers and why it was
such a pivotal battle. Color, 50 minutes. |
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Cannoneers in Gray
The Field Artillery of the Army of Tennessee
Daniel. Tracing the four-year history of the Army of Tennessee's artillery
branch, this book discusses the role artillery played in the Western
theater, giving special emphasis to Stones River,
Kennesaw Mountain and
Shiloh; its effectiveness as a
defensive and offensive weapon; and its importance to the overall
strategy. "…For Southern partisans, academics, wargamers, or today's
military personnel, this book should be must reading." - Blue & Gray. 274
pages, illustrations and maps, 6"x 9", softcover. |
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Stone's River
Bloody Winter in Tennessee. McDonough. This book presents excerpts from
diaries, letters, and memoirs of men who fought at Stone's River to give a
soldier's-eye view of this tremendously violent campaign. Tactics,
strategies, and commanding officers are also examined to reveal how the
personal strengths and weaknesses of the opposing generals,
Bragg and Rosecrans, shaped the course of
the battle. 271 pgs., 6"x 9", sfbd. |
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Great Battles of the Civil War
Macdonald. For the first time, state-of-the-art 3D graphics are used to
recreate the most important battles of the Civil War - from Antietam to
Gettysburg and Stone's River to the Wilderness. This, together with
contemporary anecdotes and eyewitness accounts, contributes to a complete
picture of every aspect of every battle - from the state of the terrain to
the often-crucial weather conditions - showing you why this was the first
great modern war. 200 pgs., 9½"x 12", hdbd. |
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No Better Place to Die
The Battle of Stones River. Peter Cozzens. Book meticulously traces
the chain of events as the Army of the Cumberland and the Army of
Tennessee meet in Middle Tennessee on New Year's Eve 1862 in one of the
bloodiest encounters of the Civil War. "All serious students of the Civil
War will want to read this book….It provides us with our best account so
far of one of the largest battles….Highly recommended." - Journal of
Military History. 293 pgs., 10 B&W photos, 10 maps, 6"x 9", sfbd. |
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Spirits of the Civil War
Taylor. A fascinating guide to the strange history and the ghostly
locations of the Civil War, this book takes you to dozens of haunted sites
in both the North and the South. You'll witness the haunts of slavery and
the Underground Railroad, the haunted prisons and prison camps, the
spirits of the Lincoln Assassination, and the war's haunted battlefields,
including Antietam, Stones River, Gettysburg and others. 244 pages, 7½"x
9¼", softcover. |
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Banners to the Breeze
The Kentucky Campaign, Corinth, and Stones River. Hess. Following a
series of devastating Confederate defeats at the hands of Ulysses S. Grant
in the spring of 1862, three major Civil War campaigns ensue. This book
details the Confederate armies' advance into the divided state of
Kentucky, their attempt to recapture a key rail junction at Corinth, and
their failure to destroy Union forces at Stones River. Dramatic narrative,
new analysis, and unpublished photographs bring these campaigns together.
253 pages, maps and illustrations, 6¼"x 9¼", hardcover. |
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Civil War in Tennessee
Steve Cottrell. Beginning with Shiloh, Lookout Mountain, Chickamauga, and
Stones River and ending with the terrible carnage that was Franklin, this
easy-to-read, broad overview revisits the main battles - with a sampling
of the smaller actions also included - that occurred in the Volunteer
State during the Civil War. 142 pgs., 40 B&W illustrations by artist Andy
Thomas, 5½"x 8¼", sfbd. |
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