The Civil War For Dummies by Keith D. Dickson

Author:Keith D. Dickson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

The Results of the Battle

The Battle of Murfreesboro, or Stones River as the Confederates called it, was tactically indecisive. The Union could claim victory; after all, they had intended to capture the town of Murfreesboro, and they did. Bragg had never intended to fight, but did attack Rosecrans’s army when he had the opportunity and had come very close to winning, but lost heart and retreated. These were two veteran armies who had fought before. Neither side was giving in or falling back. Both armies had suffered tremendous losses as a result. Union casualties amounted to 13,000 out of 45,000 engaged. Confederate losses were 10,000 out of 38,000 engaged. Many Confederate regiments suffered 40 percent losses; most of their regimental commanders were killed also. One-quarter of the Confederate Brigade Commanders had been killed or wounded as well. If this battle was a victory, as Bragg claimed, he could not afford another such success.

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