The Friends of the Stones River National Battlefield invite you and your family to our Open House!
Friends of the Stones River Battlefield Open House, Thursday, June 22, 6PM Please join the Friends of the Stones River National Battlefield at the Battlefield Visitor Center, 3501 Old Nashville Hwy., Thursday, June 22, 2017 beginning at 6PM. A brief program will be followed by light refreshments, information and an…
Harber’s History Lesson: Slaughter Pen was preeminent in Civil War history at Stones River
Susan Harber, The Daily News Journal, June 19, 2017 The term “slaughter” emanates cold chills down the spine of any individual in Rutherford County. Yet, slaughter was unending on December 31, 1862, with the perilous, bloodiest encounter of Union and Confederate troops in a heavy forest near the Stones River.…
Decoration Day, May 6, 2017
Saturday, May 6, 2017, marked the second annual ‘Decoration Day’ at the Stones River National Battlefield. Approximately 75 people of different races and walks of life participated the 2017 Decoration Day at the Ebenezer Primitive Baptist Church as well as the Stones River National Battlefield. Decoration Day began on May…
Clean-up day at Fortress Rosecrans (Old Fort Park), April 1, 2017
Stones River National Battlefield and more than a dozen local partners invite you to join thousands of volunteers as we work together to preserve Civil War, Revolutionary War, and War of 1812 battlefields and historic sites across the nation on Saturday April 1, 2017. Registration begins at 8:30 AM at…
The Stones River National Battlefield celebrates 90 years!
March 3, 1927, Congress authorized money to acquire land for the Stones River National Military Park.