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2 dated records on file

On December 31st

1862 to 1862 — what the record says happened on this date, in the order the years gave it to us.

  1. 1862history
    Stones River National Battlefield

    The Battle of Stones River (Dec 31, 1862–Jan 2, 1863) produced ~24,000 casualties. The documented date is 1862-12-31–1863-01-02. Stones River National Battlefield's past is on record — the entry belongs to the verified layer the museum itself interprets. It's verified history: the dossier's load-bearing detail. Sources including 'Stones River National Battlefield' carry the record. It is the kind

    Murfreesboro, Tennessee
  2. 1862event
    Stones River National Battlefield

    Across New Year's 1862-63, Rosecrans and Bragg bled each other at Stones River — roughly 24,000 combined casualties in three days, one of the war's highest-percentage bloodbaths. Union control of Murfreesboro held; the 'Slaughter Pen' and the Hazen Brigade Monument — the war's oldest surviving battlefield monument — mark the field.

    Murfreesboro, Tennessee