The Regular Brigade of the Fourteenth Army Corps, the Army of the Cumberland, in the Battle of Stone River, or Murfreesboro', Tennessee

The narrative opens with a solemn address from a veteran adjutant to his fellow survivors, setting a tone of remembrance for the Regular Brigade’s role in the winter clash at Murfreesboro. It lays out, in clear detail, how General Rosecrans reorganized scattered regular infantry battalions into a single, disciplined brigade, listing each company and its commander. The author then follows the troops’ march from Nashville through a series of hastily‑made camps, describing the cold evenings and the tense anticipation as they neared the battlefield on New Year’s Eve.

When the fighting begins at first light on December 31, the brigade takes its place in the center of the Union line, positioned behind seasoned divisions and ready to support the front. The account maps the early Confederate assaults across a dense cedar forest, illustrating how the Union formations responded and how the Regular Brigade held its reserve position. Through precise orders of battle and vivid observations, the work offers listeners a front‑row view of the opening hours of one of the Civil War’s bloodiest engagements.