Pioneer Brigade Earthworks
The trenches before you were built by the Pioneer Brigade of the Union Army of the Cumberland. After the fighting on the first day of the Battle of Stones River, December 31, 1862, both armies piled dirt, logs, and stone to protect themselves from future attacks. Their work has survived nearly 150 years.
Please help protect these fragile earthworks by staying on the trail.
Marker can be reached from Park Road, on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
