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TTHN Ep 28 - The Massacre of the Orphans (The Battle of Stones River)

TTHN Ep 28 - The Massacre of the Orphans (The Battle of Stones River)

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We'd love to hear what you think!The Battle of Stones River was one of the bloodiest major engagements of the Civil War—and one of the most consequential battles fought in Tennessee for multiple reasons.In December 1862, Braxton Bragg’s Army of Tennessee waited around Murfreesboro while William Starke Rosecrans prepared the Army of the Cumberland to advance from Nashville. Rain, mud, swollen streams, and Confederate cavalry under Joseph Wheeler turned the roughly thirty-mile march into a difficult four-day ordeal.By the evening of December 30, approximately seventy-five thousand Union and Confederate soldiers were camped outside Murfreesboro. In some places, only a few hundred yards separated them.That night, military bands answered one another with patriotic songs before reportedly joining together to play “Home, Sweet Home.” Thousands of soldiers listened and sang along. Many would be dead before the following night.Both Bragg and Rosecrans planned to attack the other army’s right flank on December 31. The Confederates moved first. After success on almost the entire battlefield on December 31, Bragg believed the Union army was retreating. But Rosecrans had merely fallen back to consolidate his forces.On January 1, Rosecrans tightened his lines and moved Samuel Beatty’s division across Stones River onto high ground above McFadden’s Ford. The following day, Bragg ordered Major General John C. Breckinridge to drive the Federals away.What resulted from that order ultimately decided the battle.The human cost was staggering. Of approximately seventy-six thousand men engaged, more than twenty-three thousand became casualties. That was roughly three out of every ten men who fought at Stones River—one of the highest casualty rates of any major battle of the Civil War.In this episode, we follow the fighting from the Slaughter Pen and Hell’s Half Acre to the climactic assault at McFadden’s Ford—the Massacre of the Orphans.📚 SourcesLarry J. Daniel, Battle of Stones River: The Forgotten Conflict Between the Confederate Army of Tennessee and the Union Army of the CumberlandPeter Cozzens, No Better Place to Die: The Battle of Stones RiverJames Lee McDonough, Stones River: Bloody Winter in TennesseeDaniel A. Masters, Hell by the Acre: A Narrative History of the Stones River CampaignCaroline Ann Davis and Robert M. Dunkerly, Force of a Cyclone: The Battle of Stones RiverMatt Spruill and Lee Spruill, Decisions at Stones RiverMichael R. Bradley and Shirley Farris Jones, Murfreesboro in the Civil WarMajor Henry Myron Kendall, The Battle of Stone River, presented before the District of Columbia Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States in 1903Peter Cozzens, The Battle of Stones River, illustrated history published by the National Park ServiceThe Battle of Stones River: The Soldiers’ Story, National Park ServiceThe Stones River National Battlefield website, battlefield markers, visitor-center exhibits, and interpretive movieBattle summaries, biographical material, and related articles from the American Battlefield TrustWilliam B. Kurtz, “The Battle of Stones River,” Essential Civil War CurriculumThe Tennessee EncyclopediaHistory.comArticles preserved by the Rutherford County Tennessee Historical Society, including its account of the Battle of the BandsConversations with Civil War historian and artifact dealer Larry Hicklen and Bill Wilson—better known as Mr. MurfreesboroIf you’re interested in contacting Larry Hicklen about Civil War artifacts and relics:www.midtenrelics.comlarryhicklen@comcast.net615-893-3470🎙️ CreditsHosted by Big John SummersProduced by Summers Media EnterprisesMusic by Big John Summers📣 Follow & SupportFollow The Tennessee History Nerd on Facebook, Instagram, and X for additional Tennessee history content, including on-location videos, historical interpretation, behind-the-scenes research, and stories from across the Volunteer State.Questions, comments, corrections, or story suggestions may be sent to:📧 john.summers@summersmediaenterprises.com🔗 Links🧢 Merch & Apparel:https://www.summersmediaenterprises.com/merch📘 Follow on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TheTennesseeHistoryNerd/🏝️ Check out Dauphin Island Diaries:https://www.summersmediaenterprises.com/podcasts/did🎧 Visit The Tennessee History Nerd:https://www.summersmediaenterprises.com/podcasts/tthnCheck out and follow Mr. Murfreesboro on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. Enter BIGJOHN as the discount code in the comment field when you reserve a cabin or cottage at Birdsong for 20% off the reservation price! Be sure to listen each week in October to the latest update for The Tennessee History Nerd...and catch up on any Season 1 episodes you may have missed! Check out our sister podcast Dauphin Island Diaries wherever you're listening right now! Be sure to click follow or share in your podcast app to make sure you never miss an episode of The Tennessee ...
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