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Union Approach

Name: Union Approach
Start: 1862-12-26
Location: Murfreesboro

When: December 26, 1862
Where: Murfreesboro
Part of: Event of 1862: Battle of Stones River opens near Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Rosecrans's Army of the Cumberland marched from Nashville to challenge Bragg's Army of Tennessee at Murfreesboro.

The armies bivouacked only 700 yards from each other, and their bands started a musical battle that became a non-lethal preview of the next day's events.

Sources

Battle of Stones River Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04

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