 Kurwisa kwakakundikana kweMiddle Tennessee kwakagumiswa musi waJanuary 2, 1863, paHondo yeStones River Murfreesboro, mativi ose ari maviri akarasikirwa nechikamu chikuru chevanhu vakafa muhondo. Yakateverwa neimwe nzira yekubva nemauto eConfederate. VaConfederate vakawana kukunda kwakakosha muna Kubvumbi 1863, vachidzosera mberi kweFederal kuRichmond kuChancellorsville, asi Union yakabatanidza nzvimbo dzayo pamhenderekedzo yeVirginia neChesapeake Bay. 