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Online Archive of ORs: Summary of Murfreesborough Campaign
War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
Series 1, Volume 20, Part 1 Page 166
DECEMBER 26, 1862-JANUARY 5, 1863.—The Stone's River or Murfreesborough, Tenn., Campaign.
SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS.
| Dec. |
26, 1862.—
|
Skirmish at Franklin, Tenn. |
| Skirmish at Nolensville, Tenn. | ||
| Skirmish at Knob Gap, Tenn. | ||
|
26-27, 1862.—
|
Skirmish at La Vergne, Tenn. | |
|
27, 1862.—
|
Skirmish on the Jefferson Pike, at Stewart's Creek Bridge, Tenn. | |
| Skirmish at Triune, Tenn. | ||
| Skirmish at Franklin, Tenn. | ||
| Skirmish on the Murfreesborough pike, at Stewart's Creek Bridge, Tenn. | ||
|
29, 1862.—
|
Skirmish at Lizard's, between Triune and Murfreesborough, Tenn. | |
| Skirmish at Wilkinson's Cross-Roads,* Tenn. | ||
|
29-30, 1862.—
|
Skirmishes near Murfreesborough, Tenn. | |
|
30, 1862.—
|
Skirmish at Jefferson, Tenn. | |
| Skirmish at La Vergne, Tenn. | ||
| Skirmish at Rock Spring, Tenn. | ||
| Skirmish at Nolensville, Tenn. | ||
|
31, 1862.—
|
Skirmish at Overall's Creek, Tenn. | |
| Dec. |
31, 1862-Jan. 3,
|
1863.—Battle of Stone's River, or Murfreesborough, Tenn. |
| Jan. |
1, 1863.—
|
Skirmishes at Stewart's Creek and La Vergne, Tenn. |
|
3, 1863.—
|
Skirmish at the Insane Asylum, or Cox's Hill, Tenn.** | |
|
4, 1863.—
|
Skirmish on the Manchester pike, Tenn. | |
| Skirmish at Murfreesborough, Tenn. | ||
| Jan. |
5, 1863.—
|
Murfreesborough occupied by Union forces. |
| Skirmish at Lytle's Creek, on the Manchester pike, Tenn. | ||
| Skirmish on the Shelbyville pike, Tenn. |
* Called also Wilkerson's Cross-Roads. **Called also Blood's.