Battlefield Caravan Tour

Meet the ranger at the flagpole in front of the visitor center.Follow a ranger in your car for a tour of the battlefield. The group will make several stops at key battle locations, and the ranger will tell the tale of one of the most important Union victories of the Civ......More

Meet the ranger at the flagpole in front of the visitor center.Follow a ranger in your car for a tour of the battlefield. The group will make several stops at key battle locations, and the ranger will tell the tale of one of the most important Union victories of the Civil War. (90 minutes) 

Self Evident Truths to a New Birth of Freedom

The fighting at Stones River was driven by President Abraham Lincoln's need for military success to support the Emancipation Proclamation. That document, bolstered by the bloody U.S. victory in Murfreesboro signaled a change that shaped our Civil War into a conflict bui......More

The fighting at Stones River was driven by President Abraham Lincoln's need for military success to support the Emancipation Proclamation. That document, bolstered by the bloody U.S. victory in Murfreesboro signaled a change that shaped our Civil War into a conflict buildingon the promises made through the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Join a ranger and explore the connections between the ideals expressed at our nation's founding 250 years ago and the expansion of liberty and civil rights made possible by the struggle that gripped our country more than 80 years later. (30-45 minutes)

Battlefield Caravan Tour

Meet the ranger at the flagpole in front of the visitor center.Follow a ranger in your car for a tour of the battlefield. The group will make several stops at key battle locations, and the ranger will tell the tale of one of the most important Union victories of the Civ......More

Meet the ranger at the flagpole in front of the visitor center.Follow a ranger in your car for a tour of the battlefield. The group will make several stops at key battle locations, and the ranger will tell the tale of one of the most important Union victories of the Civil War. (90 minutes) 

Self Evident Truths to a New Birth of Freedom

The fighting at Stones River was driven by President Abraham Lincoln's need for military success to support the Emancipation Proclamation. That document, bolstered by the bloody U.S. victory in Murfreesboro signaled a change that shaped our Civil War into a conflict bui......More

The fighting at Stones River was driven by President Abraham Lincoln's need for military success to support the Emancipation Proclamation. That document, bolstered by the bloody U.S. victory in Murfreesboro signaled a change that shaped our Civil War into a conflict buildingon the promises made through the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Join a ranger and explore the connections between the ideals expressed at our nation's founding 250 years ago and the expansion of liberty and civil rights made possible by the struggle that gripped our country more than 80 years later. (30-45 minutes)

Battlefield Caravan Tour

Meet the ranger at the flagpole in front of the visitor center.Follow a ranger in your car for a tour of the battlefield. The group will make several stops at key battle locations, and the ranger will tell the tale of one of the most important Union victories of the Civ......More

Meet the ranger at the flagpole in front of the visitor center.Follow a ranger in your car for a tour of the battlefield. The group will make several stops at key battle locations, and the ranger will tell the tale of one of the most important Union victories of the Civil War. (90 minutes) 

Self Evident Truths to a New Birth of Freedom

The fighting at Stones River was driven by President Abraham Lincoln's need for military success to support the Emancipation Proclamation. That document, bolstered by the bloody U.S. victory in Murfreesboro signaled a change that shaped our Civil War into a conflict bui......More

The fighting at Stones River was driven by President Abraham Lincoln's need for military success to support the Emancipation Proclamation. That document, bolstered by the bloody U.S. victory in Murfreesboro signaled a change that shaped our Civil War into a conflict buildingon the promises made through the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Join a ranger and explore the connections between the ideals expressed at our nation's founding 250 years ago and the expansion of liberty and civil rights made possible by the struggle that gripped our country more than 80 years later. (30-45 minutes)

Battlefield Caravan Tour

Meet the ranger at the flagpole in front of the visitor center.Follow a ranger in your car for a tour of the battlefield. The group will make several stops at key battle locations, and the ranger will tell the tale of one of the most important Union victories of the Civ......More

Meet the ranger at the flagpole in front of the visitor center.Follow a ranger in your car for a tour of the battlefield. The group will make several stops at key battle locations, and the ranger will tell the tale of one of the most important Union victories of the Civil War. (90 minutes) 

Self Evident Truths to a New Birth of Freedom

The fighting at Stones River was driven by President Abraham Lincoln's need for military success to support the Emancipation Proclamation. That document, bolstered by the bloody U.S. victory in Murfreesboro signaled a change that shaped our Civil War into a conflict bui......More

The fighting at Stones River was driven by President Abraham Lincoln's need for military success to support the Emancipation Proclamation. That document, bolstered by the bloody U.S. victory in Murfreesboro signaled a change that shaped our Civil War into a conflict buildingon the promises made through the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Join a ranger and explore the connections between the ideals expressed at our nation's founding 250 years ago and the expansion of liberty and civil rights made possible by the struggle that gripped our country more than 80 years later. (30-45 minutes)

Stones River National Cemetery Memorial Day Flag Placement Event

Registration RequiredScouting and other youth organizations from middle Tennessee will place American flags on more than 7,000 graves in Stones River National Cemetery. Volunteers will park in the overflow parking area near the visitor center and check-in near the walk-......More

Registration RequiredScouting and other youth organizations from middle Tennessee will place American flags on more than 7,000 graves in Stones River National Cemetery. Volunteers will park in the overflow parking area near the visitor center and check-in near the walk-in entrance to Stones River National Cemetery. No volunteer parking in the cemetery.Volunteers must register at https://forms.office.com/g/cDvg8zqbpy by Wednesday May 20th. You will receive a confirmation email with your section assignment and additional check-in details.Volunteers should plan on arriving by 9:30 AM to ensure they have adequate time to check-in before the event begins. Volunteers will confirm their section assignments and receive flags at check-in.Volunteer groups may pre-register for a commemorative patch through the Middle Tennessee Council - Boy Scouts of America.

Battlefield Caravan Tour

Meet the ranger at the flagpole in front of the visitor center.Follow a ranger in your car for a tour of the battlefield. The group will make several stops at key battle locations, and the ranger will tell the tale of one of the most important Union victories of the Civ......More

Meet the ranger at the flagpole in front of the visitor center.Follow a ranger in your car for a tour of the battlefield. The group will make several stops at key battle locations, and the ranger will tell the tale of one of the most important Union victories of the Civil War. (90 minutes) 

Self Evident Truths to a New Birth of Freedom

The fighting at Stones River was driven by President Abraham Lincoln's need for military success to support the Emancipation Proclamation. That document, bolstered by the bloody U.S. victory in Murfreesboro signaled a change that shaped our Civil War into a conflict bui......More

The fighting at Stones River was driven by President Abraham Lincoln's need for military success to support the Emancipation Proclamation. That document, bolstered by the bloody U.S. victory in Murfreesboro signaled a change that shaped our Civil War into a conflict buildingon the promises made through the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Join a ranger and explore the connections between the ideals expressed at our nation's founding 250 years ago and the expansion of liberty and civil rights made possible by the struggle that gripped our country more than 80 years later. (30-45 minutes)

Battlefield Caravan Tour

Meet the ranger at the flagpole in front of the visitor center.Follow a ranger in your car for a tour of the battlefield. The group will make several stops at key battle locations, and the ranger will tell the tale of one of the most important Union victories of the Civ......More

Meet the ranger at the flagpole in front of the visitor center.Follow a ranger in your car for a tour of the battlefield. The group will make several stops at key battle locations, and the ranger will tell the tale of one of the most important Union victories of the Civil War. (90 minutes) 

Memorial Day Program

Visitors are invited to gather at the national cemetery rostrum to remember the sacrifices of soldiers, past and present. The event will include patriotic music, a wreath laying ceremony and a a three-volley salute presented by the Ninth Kentucky Infantry, US. Park in ......More

Visitors are invited to gather at the national cemetery rostrum to remember the sacrifices of soldiers, past and present. The event will include patriotic music, a wreath laying ceremony and a a three-volley salute presented by the Ninth Kentucky Infantry, US. Park in the visitor center and recreational/overflow parking lots.

Stones River National Cemetery

Self Evident Truths to a New Birth of Freedom

The fighting at Stones River was driven by President Abraham Lincoln's need for military success to support the Emancipation Proclamation. That document, bolstered by the bloody U.S. victory in Murfreesboro signaled a change that shaped our Civil War into a conflict bui......More

The fighting at Stones River was driven by President Abraham Lincoln's need for military success to support the Emancipation Proclamation. That document, bolstered by the bloody U.S. victory in Murfreesboro signaled a change that shaped our Civil War into a conflict buildingon the promises made through the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Join a ranger and explore the connections between the ideals expressed at our nation's founding 250 years ago and the expansion of liberty and civil rights made possible by the struggle that gripped our country more than 80 years later. (30-45 minutes)