Stones River
Murfreesboro, Tennessee

December 31, 1863 - January 2, 1863

After Gen. Braxton Bragg's defeat at Perryville, Kentucky, October 8, 1862, he and his Confederate Army of the Mississippi retreated, reorganized, and were re-designated as the Army of Tennessee. They then advanced to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and prepared to go into winter quarters.  Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans's Union Army of the Cumberland followed Bragg from Kentucky to Nashville. Rosecrans left Nashville on December 26, with about 44,000 men, to defeat Bragg's army of more than 37,000.  He found Bragg's army on December 29 and went into camp that night, within hearing distance of the Rebels. At dawn on the 31st, Bragg's men attacked the Union right flank. The Confederates had driven the Union line back to the Nashville Pike by 10:00 am but there it held. Union reinforcements arrived from Rosecrans's left in the late forenoon to bolster the stand, and before fighting stopped that day the Federals had established a new, strong line. On New Years Day, both armies marked time. Bragg surmised that Rosecrans would now withdraw, but the next morning he was still in position. In late afternoon, Bragg hurled a division at a Union division that, on January 1, had crossed Stones River and had taken up a strong position on the bluff east of the river. The Confederates drove most of the Federals back across McFadden's Ford, but with the assistance of artillery, the Federals repulsed the attack, compelling the Rebels to retire to their original position. Bragg left the field on the January 4-5, retreating to Shelbyville and Tullahoma, Tennessee. Rosecrans did not pursue, but as the Confederates retired, he claimed the victory. Stones River boosted Union morale.  The Confederates had been thrown back in the east, west, and in the Trans-Mississippi.

Result(s):  Union victory

Location: Rutherford County

Campaign: Stones River Campaign (1862-63)

Date(s): December 31, 1863 - January 2, 1863

Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans [US]; Gen. Braxton Bragg [CS]

Forces Engaged: Army of the Cumberland [US]; Army of Tennessee [CS]

Estimated Casualties: 23,515 total (US 13,249; CS 10,266)

Norris/Frost BG Mods Available, PBEM only:

Files:

How to install:

Go into your << C:\Talonsoft\BGC >> folder.  Copy your MB  folder, and rename the new folder MBNF.   Download the BGCMBScen(NF) files and unzip them into the BGC\MBNF folder.  Start your game by C:\BGC\BGC.EXE and choose the MBNF module.

Scenario files -

  BGCMBScen(NF).zip (13 Kb)

For information concerning this system click here – New System.doc

How to install:

Note: Steps 1-3 and 5 are the same for all of the Norris/Frost HPS Corinth Mods.  However, step 5 may have to be updated as new games become available.

1. Copy your Campaign Corinth folder << C:\HPSSimulations\Campaign Corinth >> and then paste it into the same directory.  You send end up with this << C:\HPSSimulations\Copy of Campaign Corinth >> .

2. Rename the copied folder to ACW-Corinth, << C:\HPSSimulations\ACW-Corinth >> .

3. Go into the ACW-Corinth folder and delete all the scenario files (*.scn).

4. Download the CCMBOthers(NF).zip and CCMBScen(NF).zip files from the right and unzip them into your << C:\HPSSimulations\ACW-Corinth >>  folder.

5. Follow the link to Ken Miller's Corinth site and download the Corinth Leader.bmp and the Corinth Units.bmp files and unzip it into your  << C:\HPSSimulations\ACW-Corinth/info >>  folder.  Note:  These files should be compatible with all Corinth Mods as well as the original game.

6. Optional files:  Download the 2D features and hexsides files and unzip it into your << C:\HPSSimulations\ACW-Corinth/map >>  folder.  Note:  These files should be compatible with all Corinth Mods as well as the original game.

How to Start:

Go into your << C:\HPSSimulations\ACW-Corinth >> folder and double click the cpo.exe file.  This will start the game and you can then simply follow the on-screen directions.

Others-

  CCMDOthers(NF).zip (21 kb)

Scenario files -

  CCMBScen(NF).zip (34 Kb)

Link to Leaders and Units files-

  Ken Miller's Corinth Files

2D Features and Hexsides files (optional)-

  2DFeatures&Hexsides.zip (74 kb)

For information concerning this system, battle parameters, scenarios, and changes to the OOB etc. click here –

  MurfreesboroDocs(NF).zip