<Tr> <Td> Battle of Jackson, Tennessee </Td> <Td> December 19, 1862 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Confederate feint to distract Union forces . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Chickasaw Bayou </Td> <Td> December 26--29, 1862 </Td> <Td> Mississippi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: (Vicksburg Campaign) Pemberton defeats Sherman; Union attack on Confederate right flank thwarted . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Parker's Cross Roads </Td> <Td> December 31, 1862 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Confederate victory: Confederates repel Union double - pronged assault . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Battle of Stones River (Second Battle of Murfreesboro) </Td> <Td> December 31, 1862--January 2, 1863 </Td> <Td> Tennessee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Union victory: Bragg forced to withdraw after losing 11,739 men . </Td> </Tr>

Where were most of the major battles fought