MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — Thanks to a nearly $4.8 million dollar grant, an additional 37 acres of land could be protected at the Stones River National Battlefield.
According to the American Battlefield Trust, the site is associated with the Confederate attack on the Union right flank at the Battle of Stones River. It’s remembered as having the highest casualty percentage of the American Civil War.
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“[The land] could become part of the City of Murfreesboro; it could become part of other organizations,” Ben Hayes, Superintendent of the Stones River National Battlefield told News 2. “It doesn’t automatically become part of the national battlefield. In fact, it’s up to Congress — what our boundaries are.”
Hayes said the Stones River National Battlefield is also gearing up to celebrate 100 years since the battlefield became federally protected land…