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On January 2, 1863, Braxton Bragg decides to break the stalemate at the Battle of Murfreesboro and orders Leonidas Polk to attempt an attack on Union General Thomas' Division. They are repulsed with heavy losses. Just as defeat seems certain, General Patrick Cleburne demands that he attempt to flank the Union lines. Bragg reluctantly acquiesces. Confederate batteries open up and Cleburne's troops charge the Federal right. Soon Union General Rosecrans indignantly orders a withdrawal. The norhern troops trudge back to Nashville, bested by the Army of the Tennessee for the first time.

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  • The First Stone
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  • On January 2, 1863, Braxton Bragg decides to break the stalemate at the Battle of Murfreesboro and orders Leonidas Polk to attempt an attack on Union General Thomas' Division. They are repulsed with heavy losses. Just as defeat seems certain, General Patrick Cleburne demands that he attempt to flank the Union lines. Bragg reluctantly acquiesces. Confederate batteries open up and Cleburne's troops charge the Federal right. Soon Union General Rosecrans indignantly orders a withdrawal. The norhern troops trudge back to Nashville, bested by the Army of the Tennessee for the first time.
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  • On January 2, 1863, Braxton Bragg decides to break the stalemate at the Battle of Murfreesboro and orders Leonidas Polk to attempt an attack on Union General Thomas' Division. They are repulsed with heavy losses. Just as defeat seems certain, General Patrick Cleburne demands that he attempt to flank the Union lines. Bragg reluctantly acquiesces. Confederate batteries open up and Cleburne's troops charge the Federal right. Soon Union General Rosecrans indignantly orders a withdrawal. The norhern troops trudge back to Nashville, bested by the Army of the Tennessee for the first time.
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