Oaklands was one of the largest plantations in Rutherford County during the Civil War era. It was the home of one of the county's wealthiest families, the Maney family. Oaklands was host to Jefferson Davis on December 13, 1862. The site was used by the Union army in June 1862 as a camp. The surrender was negotiated at Oaklands.
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More than 81,000 soldiers grappled in the fields and cedar glades along Stone's River, and 23,000 became casualties in one of the bloodiest battles fought in the western theater. Bragg's Confederates withdrew after the battle, allowing Rosecrans and the Union Army to control Middle Tennessee. The battle set the stage for the Union advance to Chattanooga. Admission is free. With the battlefield left in the hands of the Federal army, engineers constructed Fortress Rosecrans, a large earthen supply depot and one of the most extensive field fortifications in Tennessee.