| Stones River National Battlefield | |
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| Location | Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States |
| Coordinates | 35°52′34″N 86°25′51″W / 35.87611°N 86.43083°W |
| Area | 709.49 acres (287.12 ha)[1] |
| Established | March 3, 1927[2] |
| Visitors | 206,425 (in 2005) |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Website | Stones River National Battlefield |
Stones River National Battlefield, a 570-acre (2.3 km2) park along the Stones River in Rutherford County, Tennessee, three miles (5 km) northwest of Murfreesboro and twenty-eight miles southeast of Nashville, memorializes the Battle of Stones River. This key battle of the American Civil War occurred on December 31, 1862 and January 2, 1863, and resulted in a strategic Union victory.[3]
- ^ "Listing of acreage – December 31, 2020" (XLSX). Land Resource Division, National Park Service. Retrieved 2021-08-15. (National Park Service Acreage Reports)
- ^ "Park Anniversaries". Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ Sean M. Styles, Stones River National Battlefield Historic Resource Study (National Park Service, 2004),1.