. Popular history of the civil war . rfrees-boro with all its valuable stores. Bragg had left Chatta-nooga in October, and marched toward Nashville. Rosecranshastened forward to re-enforce Major-General James , who had been left in command there. But Braggonly went as far as Murfreesboro, where he took upwinter-quarters, believing that Rosecrans had made himselfcomfortable in the same manner at Nashville. There was anotable assembly of celebrities in Murfreesboro at thistime. It was a gay winter at the Confederate and balls followed each other in rapid
. Popular history of the civil war . rfrees-boro with all its valuable stores. Bragg had left Chatta-nooga in October, and marched toward Nashville. Rosecranshastened forward to re-enforce Major-General James , who had been left in command there. But Braggonly went as far as Murfreesboro, where he took upwinter-quarters, believing that Rosecrans had made himselfcomfortable in the same manner at Nashville. There was anotable assembly of celebrities in Murfreesboro at thistime. It was a gay winter at the Confederate and balls followed each other in rapid Davis and the courtly General John C. Breck-enridge were among the distinguished guests at the mar-riage of General John H. Morgan, the guerilla chief, to the 332 Young Folks History of the Civil War. [1862. daughter of an ex-congressman, Mr. Charles Ready. Thesoldier-bishop, General Polk, performed the ceremony. Thebridal party danced upon a carpet made of Union flags, toshow how they despised the National banner. Although. KEEP OUT OF THE DRAFT. Bragg did not expect an attack, he was too good a soldierto be unprepared for one. When, therefore, he heard thatRosecrans was advancing, he chose his own battle-field. Near Murfreesboro, between it and the approachingarmy, flowed the Stone River. It was very low: still withits wooded banks, it was a sort of defence. The enemy i862.] Crumbs picked 7ip. 333 encamped on the north side of Stone River, on the night ofDec. 30, while the Union army stretched itseh in a long lineon the opposite bank. The two armies were so near thateach could see the others camp-fires. Rosecrans force didnot exceed forty-three thousand. Braggs army was aboutfifty-one thousand strong; but Morgan and Forrest were offon their raids at this time, reducing the rebel army on thefield to forty-six thousand six hundred. The Rebels werealways stronger in cavalry than the Nationals. Very earlyon Wednesday morning, the 31st, both armies were ex
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