In which we continue to set the stage for the Battle of Stones River, which took place outside Murfreesboro, Tennessee from December 31, 1862 to January 2, 1863.

In which we start to set the stage for the Battle of Stones River, which took place outside of Murfreesboro, Tennessee from December 31, 1862 to January 2, 1863.

In which we look at how Burnside's January offensive succumbed to the Virginia mud.

In which we look at the political and military fallout after the Federal defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862.