The Stones River Campaign

by Matthew Forney Steele

As 1862 drew to a close, President Abraham Lincoln was desperate for a military victory. His armies were stalled, and the terrible defeat at Fredericksburg spread a pall of defeat across the nation. There was also the Emancipation Proclamation to consider. The nation needed a victory to bolster morale and support the proclamation when it went into effect on January 1, 1863.The Confederate Army of Tennessee was camped in Murfreesboro, Tennessee only...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150323570X
• ISBN13: 9781503235700
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 28 Pages
• Weight: 0.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"