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Map of the land where the battles were fought.
Total casualties in the battle were 23,515: 13,249 on the Union side and 10,266 for the Confederates.
The casualty rate was second only to the Battle of Gettysburg. |
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PRENTICE, JOSEPH R.
Citation: Voluntarily rescued the body of his commanding officer, who had fallen mortally wounded. He brought off the field his mortally wounded leader under direct and constant rifle fire.
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Chicago Board of Trade Battery |
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Cotton Field |
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Sheridan's Stand
All three of Sheridan's brigade commanders were killed that day and more than one third of his men were casualties in four hours of fighting in a cedar forest. |
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The Fight For The Cedars |
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Abandoned Artillery |
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McFadden Farm Artillery Monument |
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McFadden Farm Area |
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Stones River National Cemetery
The site of 6,000 Union interments
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Flagpole in Stones River National Cemetery |
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