New Year's Eve has often meant hardship for soldiers. This story honors their courage and sacrifice throughout history.

The first day of the battle of Stones River, Tennessee, was Dec. 31, 1862. Relatively unknown today, it was one of the bloodiest fights in the western part of the war. The Confederates did well ...

Exploration of the Battle of Stones River which was one of the hardest fought battles of the Civil War and took place between December 31, 1862 and January 2, 1863 with causalities of 27 percent ...