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Stones River
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
December 31, 1863 - January 2, 1863
After Gen. Braxton Bragg's defeat at Perryville, Kentucky, October 8, 1862,
he and his Confederate Army of the Mississippi retreated, reorganized, and
were re-designated as the Army of Tennessee. They then advanced to
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and prepared to go into winter quarters. Maj. Gen.
William S. Rosecrans's Union Army of the Cumberland followed Bragg from
Kentucky to Nashville. Rosecrans left Nashville on December 26, with about
44,000 men, to defeat Bragg's army of more than 37,000. He found Bragg's
army on December 29 and went into camp that night, within hearing distance
of the Rebels. At dawn on the 31st, Bragg's men attacked the Union right
flank. The Confederates had driven the Union line back to the Nashville Pike
by 10:00 am but there it held. Union reinforcements arrived from Rosecrans's
left in the late forenoon to bolster the stand, and before fighting stopped
that day the Federals had established a new, strong line. On New Years Day,
both armies marked time. Bragg surmised that Rosecrans would now withdraw,
but the next morning he was still in position. In late afternoon, Bragg
hurled a division at a Union division that, on January 1, had crossed Stones
River and had taken up a strong position on the bluff east of the river. The
Confederates drove most of the Federals back across McFadden's Ford, but
with the assistance of artillery, the Federals repulsed the attack,
compelling the Rebels to retire to their original position. Bragg left the
field on the January 4-5, retreating to Shelbyville and Tullahoma,
Tennessee. Rosecrans did not pursue, but as the Confederates retired, he
claimed the victory. Stones River boosted Union morale. The Confederates
had been thrown back in the east, west, and in the Trans-Mississippi.
Result(s): Union
victory
Location: Rutherford
County
Campaign: Stones River Campaign (1862-63)
Date(s): December 31, 1863 - January 2, 1863
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans
[US]; Gen. Braxton Bragg [CS]
Forces Engaged: Army of the Cumberland [US]; Army of
Tennessee [CS]
Estimated Casualties:
23,515 total (US 13,249; CS 10,266)
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About the files:
These are modifications for the HPS Campaign Corinth
game, but use the Norris/Frost rules.How to install:
Note: Steps 1-3 and 5 are the same for all of the Norris/Frost HPS
Corinth Mods. However, step 5 may have to be updated as new games
become available.
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Copy your Campaign Corinth folder
<<C:\HPS
Simulations\Campaign Corinth>>
and then paste it into the same directory. You send
end up with this <<C:\HPS
Simulations\Copy of Campaign Corinth>> .
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Rename the copied folder to ACW-Corinth,
<<C:\HPS
Simulations\ACW-Corinth>> .
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Go into the ACW-Corinth folder and delete all
the scenario files (*.scn).
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Download the CCMBOthers(NF).zip and
CCMBScen(NF).zip files from the right and unzip them into your
<<C:\HPS
Simulations\ACW-Corinth>> folder.
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Follow the link to Ken Miller's Corinth site
and download the Corinth Leader.bmp and the Corinth Units.bmp files and
unzip it into your <<C:\HPS
Simulations\ACW-Corinth/info>>
folder. Note: These files should be
compatible with all Corinth Mods as well as the original game.
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Optional files: Download the 2D features
and hexsides files and unzip it into your <<C:\HPS
Simulations\ACW-Corinth/map>>
folder. Note: These files should be
compatible with all Corinth Mods as well as the original game.
How to Start:
Go into your <<C:\HPS
Simulations\ACW-Corinth>> folder and double
click the cpo.exe file. This will start the game and you can then
simply follow the on-screen directions. |
Others-
CCMDOthers(NF).zip (21 kb)
Scenario files -
CCMBScen(NF).zip
(34 Kb)
Link to Leaders and Units files-
Ken Miller's Corinth Files
2D Features and Hexsides files (optional)-
2DFeatures&Hexsides.zip (74 kb)
For information concerning this system, battle
parameters, scenarios, and changes to
the OOB etc. click here –
MurfreesboroDocs(NF).zip
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