Talk:Battle of Stones River

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[edit] Victory?

What is the case for Confederate victory? It seems like a rather decisive defeat. MarcusGraly 18:48, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

Well, this is a case of my paying attention to editing the text of the article and not to the battle box. Stones River was tactically inconclusive because the two sides merely pounded each other into exhaustion, although in a formal sense Bragg was the loser of the battle because he withdrew first. However, it was a strategic Union victory in a number of senses, including pushing back the Confederates farther south into Tennessee, but also because of the positive effect it had on Union morale. Hal Jespersen 19:08, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

As a child, we made a family trip to the Carter House, a plantation home that served as hospital during the Battle of Franklin, one of the South's worst defeats. Our tour was led by an elderly Southern lady. During the tour, someone asked our docent, "Who won the battle?" She replied, "Well . . .It was kind of a draw." Moral of the story: In the South, all battles were either won by the Confederacy or fought to an honorable stalemate. Sayeth 19:46, 6 February 2006 (UTC)