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Missouri is officially reported to have had 1,162 battles and Skirmishes during the Civil War, ranking third behind Virginia and Tennessee for most battles fought.
The primary goal of the battles in Tennessee was to force the Confederate Army farther south into Georgia. The Union Army was successful in forcing the Confederates to retreat.
It was almost regarded as a border-state - Eastern Tennessee was not wholeheartedly Confederate. Western Tennessee held the key to the Mississippi.
It's what they said about Murfreesboro (Stone's River), Tennessee.
Three battles were won by the confederate