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00000174-b11b-ddc3-a1fc-bfdbb1a20000The Schreiner University Department of History is honoring the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War with a series of short vignettes focusing on events from 1861 through 1865. The Civil War was the most destructive conflict in American history, but it was also one of our most defining moments as a people and as a nation. Let us know what you think about "This Week in the Civil War." E-mail your comments to Dr. John Huddleston at jhuddles@schreiner.edu.Airs: Weekdays at 5:19 a.m., 8:19 a.m., 4:19 p.m. on KTXI and 4:49 a.m., 9:29 p.m. on KSTX.

This Week in the Civil War - 476

On January 3, 1863, the three-day Battle for Stone’s River concluded.  The battle had seen Confederate General Braxton Bragg attempt to assume a commanding position in middle Tennessee. 

Twice, Bragg moved against Union positions under the command of Major General William J. Rosecrans.  With the benefit of artillery and superior positioning, Rosecrans prevailed both times, and Bragg finally withdrew.  After having faced a string of disappointments in the previous year, the Union enjoyed a boost in morale in the battle’s aftermath. 

With over 20,000 dead, wounded or missing on both sides, the battle represented one of the bloodiest events of the entire war.  A headline running in the New York Times described a “terrible battle.”  A telegraph from the front concluded that “the losses are reported to be enormous.”