Third Battle of Murfreesboro

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Third Battle of Murfreesboro
Part of the American Civil War
Date December 5, 1864 (1864-12-05) – December 7, 1864 (1864-12-07) Location Murfreesboro, Tennessee Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Lovell H. Rousseau Robert H. Milroy	Nathan Bedford Forrest
Units involved
Murfreesboro Garrison	Forrest's Cavalry Corps
Strength
8,000	7,000
Casualties and losses
225	197

The Third Battle of Murfreesboro, also known as Wilkinson Pike or the Cedars, was fought December 5–7, 1864, in Rutherford County, Tennessee, as part of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War.