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Rosencrans, though outbalanced by the sudden and violent attack on his right flank set off by Bragg's Confederate divisions, that drew back the Federals, menacing their encirclement and destruction, was able to not lose the control of the battle.

Despite the difficult situation in which he was at the end of the day, he decided not to retire . At the contrary, in the early morning of the following day, 1st January 1863, he successfully rectified his own lines on more favourable defensive positions.

On January 2nd, the Confederates attacked again on the whole front, but they were repulsed everywhere.

Due to the heavy losses suffered (about 25% of the strength of his army), Bragg decided on January 3rd to order the retreat, evacuating Murfreesborough and falling back to Tullahoma, about 60 kilometers southeast of Chattanooga.

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