The Stones River National Battlefield, located three miles northwest of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is administered by the National Park Service. A driving tour, walking trails, museum, bookstore and living history events are offered from the Visitor Center. Much of Fortress Rosecrans, a major Union logistics base, has been preserved in town. More than 6,100 Union soldiers are buried in Stones River National Cemetery. Of these, 2,562 are unknown. Some Confederate dead are buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Murfreesboro.
Stones River Battlefield: What's Nearby
Murfreesboro, TN
Slave Markets, Colored Troops, Freedman’s Bank and Exodusters
Nashville, TN
Preservation
Save 139.9 acres at Stones River and Fort Heiman Battlefields.
Save 45 acres at Fredericksburg and Stones River Battlefields.
The American Battlefield Trust and our members have saved more than 106 acres at Stones River Battlefield.
