National Battlefields - Tennessee

Stones River National Battlefield

2/8/1995 Started back to Nashville; stopped on the way at Stones River National Battlefield. Saw a slide show, and a "whelming" short drive around the battlefield.

The park sign

A view across the battlefield

5/29/2025 The National Battlefield memorializes the Battle of Stones River. This key battle of the Civil War occurred on December 31, 1862, and January 2, 1863, and resulted in a strategic Union victory. Although the main auto route through the park was closed, there were stops along the public road as well, where we could see a period (i.e. during the war, not decades later) monument to fallen soldiers and some cannons. Back at the VC area we saw more cannons and caissons, and of course interpretive signage.

One of the park signs

An area away from the VC

The requisite cannon ...

... and interpretive ...

... signage

Civil War-era memorial

Interesting view

Graves ...

... and monument

VC area park sign

Double caisson

Cannons and sign

More cannons ...

... and caissons

Me and Ken and cannon