Force of a Cyclone: The Battle of Stones River, December 31, 1862-January 2, 1863 (Caroline Ann Davis, Robert M. Dunkerly - CWC legacy hat The stakes being gambled outside

The stakes being gambled outside Murfreesboro were enormous

--Ralph Peters

allowing us to remember them as something more than a stilted pose

On the crossroads of slavery and freedom

and capability of the enemy

Force of a Cyclone: The Battle of Stones River, December 31, 1862-January 2, 1863 (Caroline Ann Davis, Robert M. Dunkerly - CWC legacy hat The stakes being gambled outsideby Caroline Ann Davis Robert M. Dunkerly All of Middle Tennessee held its breath when the new year dawned in 1863. One day earlier on December 31, Braxton Braggs Confederate Army of Tennessee faced off against William Rosecranss Federal Army of the Cumberland just outside Murfreesboro along Stones River. The commanders, who led armies nearly equal in size, had prepared identical attack plans, but Bragg struck first. His morning attack bent the Federal