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After the Union army occupied Murfreesboro, Tennessee in January 1863, Major General [[William S. Rosecrans]] gave his chief engineer Brigadier General USV [[James St. Clair Morton]], {{Cullum|1495}}, the job of designing and constructing what became [[Fortress Rosecrans]]. Morton planned a large enclosed fortification of over 200 acres that occupied both the north and south sides of the Stones River at Murfreesboro and included an important road junction and a rail line. | After the Union army occupied Murfreesboro, Tennessee in January 1863, Major General [[William S. Rosecrans]], {{Cullum|1115}}, Commander of the Army of the Cumberland, gave his chief engineer Brigadier General USV [[James St. Clair Morton]], {{Cullum|1495}}, the job of designing and constructing what became [[Fortress Rosecrans]]. Morton planned a large enclosed fortification of over 200 acres that occupied both the north and south sides of the Stones River at Murfreesboro and included an important road junction and a rail line. | ||
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After the Union army occupied Murfreesboro, Tennessee in January 1863, Major General William S. Rosecrans, (Cullum 1115), Commander of the Army of the Cumberland, gave his chief engineer Brigadier General USV James St. Clair Morton, (Cullum 1495), the job of designing and constructing what became Fortress Rosecrans. Morton planned a large enclosed fortification of over 200 acres that occupied both the north and south sides of the Stones River at Murfreesboro and included an important road junction and a rail line.