Winter Lightning: A Guide to the Battle of Stones River

by Matt Spruill and Lee Spruill

From December 31, 1862, to January 2, 1863, one of the Civil War's bloodiest battles raged as more than 42,000 Union troops led by General William S. Rosecrans met 37,000 Confederates under General Braxton Bragg near the small town of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The Battle of Stones River, which the Union declared as a victory, significantly boosted Union morale in the Western Theater.

Stones River has received scant attention in comparison to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157233598X
• ISBN13: 9781572335981
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"