Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§426e Lands Acquired Declared National Battlefield; Name
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LX — NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS › § 426e
Summary
After Tennessee gives up control and the U.S. Attorney General says title is clear, lands acquired under sections 426–426j, the national cemetery area at Stones River, and the government reservation with the monument to General Hazen’s brigade are declared Stones River National Battlefield.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §426e
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Upon the ceding of jurisdiction by the legislature of the State of Tennessee and the report of the Attorney General of the United States that a perfect title has been acquired, the lands acquired under the provisions of sections 426 to 426j of this title, together with the area already inclosed within the national cemetery at the battlefield of Stones River and the Government reservation in said battlefield upon which is erected a large monument to the memory of the officers and soldiers of General Hazen’s brigade who fell on the spot, are declared to be a national battlefield, to be known as the Stones River National Battlefield.
Legislative History
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
“Stones River National Battlefield” and “national battlefield” substituted in text for “Stones River National Park” and “national park”, respectively, in view of redesignation of Stones River National Military Park as Stones River National Battlefield by Pub. L. 86–443. See section 426l of this title.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 426e
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102