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As the Civil War unfolded, Murfreesboro became hotly contested by Confederate and Union forces. Both sides occupied the town for significant periods, with power changing hands as the fighting raged. Punctuated by events like Nathan Bedford Forrest's raid on Union forces in July 1862, Jefferson Davis's visit and the wedding of General John Hunt Morgan and Martha Ready, wartime Murfreesboro saw no shortage of drama. As combat escalated, the bloody Battle of Stones River and the Nashville Campaign brought more destruction. Yet at war's end, the resilient locals remained and rebuilt their town from the rubble. Authors and Civil War historians Michael Bradley and Shirley Farris Jones tracks the tumult of the proceedings to recount the compelling story of Murfreesboro during the Civil War. Book jacket.

Acknowledgements	p. 9
The Storm Clouds Gather	p. 11
The Storm Breaks in Murfreesboro	p. 25
A Bold Flash of Lightning	p. 41
A Southern Wind Before Winter	p. 55
Stormy Weather	p. 75
After the Storm	p. 95
Appendix. Famous Civil War Figures from Murfreesboro	p. 99
Notes	p. 115
Bibiliography	p. 125
About the Authors	p. 128
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In February1861, political opinion was divided in middle Tennessee, especially Murfreesboro. Opinions varied upon whether or not the state should secede or remain part of the Union. By June 1861, however, the choice was clear. Secession, and all the consequences associated with this course of action, would be the path of Tennessee. Murfreesboro, like so many other communities in Tennessee, and the South, would have to live through the tumult of Civil War.
Units were raised in Murfreesboro and the town saw a great deal of action during the War. Authors Michael Bradley and Shirley Farris Jones look at Murfreesboro in the Civil War chronologically, beginning with Union occupation in the spring of 1862, Forrest's raid on the town in July 1862, Confederate re-occupation in the fall of that year, the visit of Jefferson Davis to the town, and the wedding of General John Hunt Morgan to Martha Ready. The battle of Stones River, life under the subsequent Union occupation, and the significant ways it affected Murfreesboro, are pulled into sharp focus. The return of the Confederate army during the Nashville Campaign led to more fighting around Murfreesboro, and more trouble for the local citizenry.
The final chapter examines life at the end of the war, showing the economic and social changes in the town. This chapter includes the establishment of the National Cemetery at Stones River and the Confederate burial site at Evergreen Cemetery where the Southern dead from Stones River are interred.

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Murfreesboro in The Civil War

Murfreesboro in The Civil War

1609494598

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