Printed Map of Johnson's and Darden's Movements in the Battle Before Murfreesborough

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Description

This map shows the movements of Brig. Gen. Bushrod R. Johnson’s troops and Cpt Putnam Darden’s Jefferson (Mississippi) Artillery in the battle before Murfreesboro (also known as the Second Battle of Murfreesboro or the Battle of Stones River) on December 31, 1862. This printed map is apparently based on a manuscript map showing the same.

It one of several maps created by the Confederate States of America that were acquired by the U.S. War Department by capture or surrender during the Civil War, or by donation or purchase after the War.

Citation

This primary source comes from the War Department Collection of Confederate Records.

National Archives Identifier: 70653094

Full Citation: Map TN-6; Printed Map Showing the Movements of Johnson’s Brigade and Darden’s Attached Battery in the Battle Before Murfreesborough December 31, 1862; 12/31/1862; Tennessee; Confederate Maps, 1861 – 1876; War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/printed-map-before-murfreesboro/, April 6, 2026]

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