National Cemetery Histories
Stones River National Cemetery contains the remains of almost 6100 Union soldiers from The Civil War and about 1000 burials related to veterans of foreign wars through 1973 when the cemetery was considered closed. But the expansive field of aligned headstones tell little about the formation of the cemetery and the people that are buried there.
The stories below discuss the little known history of the National Cemetery. Explore the stories and then come to the cemetery to walk the grounds understanding the history beyond the headstones there.