Back on December 8th, I had an entry on Fort Rosecrans located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. I was interested in the history of the fort and delved deeper into it. I found an article called "Building Fort Rosecrans was 'Un-Civil'" by Shirley Farris Jones.
The fort was built on the outskirts of the town and remained in Union control for the rest of the war. It was built because Union General Rosecrans intended to press the Confederates back to Chattanooga and his supply base at Louisville was too far away, so he determined to make one closer at what became Fort Rosecrans, which he named after himself.
Construction began in January 1863 and continued until June. The fort, actually more of a heavily protected base, had a perimeter of three and a half miles. It included part of the Nashville Turnpike, the railroad and Stones River since transportation was to be of utmost importance.
There were numerous gaps in the walls as it was more of a series of semi-independent earthworks rather than one continual walled fortress. Inside were hospitals, warehouses, saw mills and interior forts.
Old Rosy Fort. More to Come. --Old B-Runner
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
