After the Battle of Perryville in October 1862, the focus of the Civil War in the West shifted back to Tennessee.
The Confederates withdrew, and both armies spent the winter and spring harassing each other and regrouping for the next.
On December 26 the Federals marched southward and fought a three-day brawl at Stones River with their Confederate counterparts.
The Union Army of the Cumberland regrouped in Nashville, while the Confederate Army of Tennessee camped 30 miles away in Murfreesboro.
After the Battle of Perryville in October 1862, the focus of the Civil War in the West shifted back to Tennessee