Status - John Baer - 40th Indiana Regiment - Crittenden's Corps - Wood's Division - Wagner's Brigade
Battle of Stones River (Part 2)
January 1st passed quietly as both armies regrouped and tended to the wounded. Early on the 2nd, the 40th Indiana and some other nearby regiments were shelled by Confederate artillery; this was not long lasting and "had no serious result".
General Bragg was determined to make an assault to try to break through the Union left. Late in the day on the 2nd, this attack came, and as on the right, the Union divisions could not hold, and went over to the retreat. However, a large gathering of Union artillery on a nearby hill fired into the advancing Rebels and stopped them cold. The losses sent the Confederate troops into retreat and effectively ended the Battle of Stones River. After some time of continued stalemate, General Bragg began to move the Confederate army south toward their winter quarters in Tullahoma, TN.
Losses for the 40th Indiana were 4 killed and 68 wounded. According to this item, Stones River After Action Report, John Baer was "slightly wounded in the shoulder" during the battle. See about 3/4 of the way down the item where the company casualties are listed.
Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1st.
More Information:
- Link: War Operations, see Volume XX, Chapter XXXII, Part II, Correspondence, pp. 292-299.
- Link: War Operations, see Volume XX, Chapter XXXII, Part I, Reports, pp. 492-499
- The Civil War Day by Day, John S. Bowman, Ed. p. 91.
- Shelby Foote: The Civil War, A Narrative, Vol 1I, Fredericksburg to Meridian, pp. 97-103.
- Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Vol 3. The Tide Shifts, pp, 600-637.
- Peter Cozzens, No Better Place to Die: The Battle of Stones River, pp. 167-218.
- 40th Indiana Infantry website, see article Stones River After Action Report.
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