Mill Springs Battle area (Battle of Somerset)

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On January 19, 1862, Union forces led by Brig. Gen. George H. Thomas met and defeated Rebel forces under the command of Maj. Gen. George B. Crittenden in a battle in which Confederate Brig. Gen. Felix K. Zollicoffer was killed. The Confederate defeat at Mill Springs led to the collapse of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston's defensive line in Kentucky, and forced Confederate authorities to alter their western strategy. Additionally, the Battle of Mill Springs was one of a string of Confederate setbacks, preceded by Middle Creek nine days earlier and followed by the Battles at Forts Henry and Donelson, that eventually culminated in the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862. These events resulted in Union control of Kentucky and most of West Tennessee.

These pics are of the Mill Springs area and a house that was once a Confederate hospital during this Battle.

I went down in this area the other day, checking out some sites, So I thought I would Share.

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[kermit]

Looked that over myself very nice country.........................

 

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Drawing from the battle http://205.204.134.47:2005/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/Schmidt&CISOPTR=52&CISOBOX=1&REC=16

 

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It has been years since I have been to Mill Springs. There use to be a small confederate cemetery near old 31W. The battle field was off to the right of that cemetery.