Stones River National Battlefield
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ggmorton
N 35° 52.142 W 086° 25.973
16S E 551197 N 3969570
This Michigan historical marker is in Murfreesboro, TN.
Waymark Code: WM25RG
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2007
Views: 79
Front Marker Text:
MICHIGAN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN HAS ERECTED THIS MARKER TO HER BRAVE AND COURAGEOUS SONS WHO FOUGHT AT STONES RIVER TO PRESERVE THE UNION.
Rear Marker Text:
This marker is dedicated to all the Michigan soldiers engaged in this great battle, to the seventy-one men who lost their lives and to the six regiments which fought bravely for their country:
21st Michigan Infantry, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel William B. McCreery (Flint), 18 killed, 89 wounded, 36 missing
11th Michigan Infantry, commanded by Colonel William Stoughton (Sturgis), 30 killed, 84 wounded, 25 missing
13th Michigan Infantry, commanded by Colonel Michael Shoemaker (Jackson), 17 killed, 72 wounded
4th Michigan Cavalry, commanded by Colonel Robert H. G. Minty (Detroit), 1 killed, 7 wounded, 12 missing
1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics, commanded by Colonel William P. Innes (Grand Rapids), 2 killed, 9 wounded, 5 missing
1st Michigan Artillery Battery, Company A, commanded by Colonel Cyrus O. Loomis (Coldwater), 1 killed, 10 wounded, 2 missing.
Michigan men fought at Stones River for the preservation and perpetuity of the Union.
Historical Date: 12/26/1862
Historical Name: Michigan Soldeier who fought at Stones River
Description:
Please see above
Parking nearby?: yes
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website: [Web Link]
Registered Site #: 279
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