Why The South Lost The Battle Of Stones River

The Battle of Stones River
Do you know about the battle of Stones River? Did you know that there was one of the most violent charges in the entire civil war in the battle of Stones River? Are you aware of the struggles of this battle? How about the generals in the battle? I will cover all of these in my essay about the battle of Stones River.
Generals
In the near end of 1862 General Braxton Bragg was a troubled man due to the fact that he lost the respect of his troops. His lieutenants didn’t respect him anymore then his troops did. While on union’s army General William Rosecrans had great ideas and strategic ability. In fact the reason why the battle of Stones River was considered a union victory was because of General Rosecrans strategy (Cozzens, 1990).
Struggles in battle
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The biggest problem however were that the false reports caused huge confusion. Due to the confederates thinking that the Union would retreat. This was of course false because come January 2nd the union was holding their ground. These false reports continued ending in the south losing the battle.
There were quite a few reasons why the south lost the battle of Stones River. The biggest problem however were that the false reports caused huge confusion. Due to the confederates thinking that the Union would retreat. This was of course false because come January 2nd the union was holding there ground. These false reports continued ending in the south losing the battle.
Casualties
The battle of Stones River was a very violent one. Over 10,000 casualties total for Union. The confederate army had over 9,000 casualties total. In fact, Major Breckinridge’s charge was one of the most violent charges in the war. (Cozzens, 1990)Thankfully the union had more men and better strategy. This was a tragic battle. A large amount of death and wounded men. That is why this victory is very valuable