The Mill Springs Battlefield

Foggy at 0820 hours on 8-11-2017.

* One of the original 12 national cemeteries created by Congress, the Mill Springs National Cemetery officially opened in 1867. The cemetery encompasses approximately 7 acres (one of the smallest active national cemeteries in the country) and holds the graves of many of the Federal soldiers killed in the Battle of Mill Springs (Logan's Crossroads), Kentucky.

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Great pics! My friend JamesN and I visited this place last year. It is an interesting and little known place, and well worth seeing. Not a lot of modern day clutter.
 
Thanks for the great pictures (esp that mill!), would love to visit someday. Great-G granddad was in Bledsoe's independent cavalry up there in the thick of the confusion.
 
* Mill Springs Battlefield Tour Stop 7 : Beech Grove (Confederate Camp)

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* Zollicoffer's Headquarters Site

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* Mill Springs Battlefield Tour Stop 8 : Ferry Landing (Cumberland River)

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* Mill Springs Battlefield Tour Stop 9 : Mill Springs

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* Mill Springs Battlefield Tour Stop 10 : West-Metcalfe House

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* Mill Springs Battlefield Memorial Flame

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Great photos! Thanks for sharing!
 
The Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky (Logan's Crossroads) was fought on this day in 1862. This American Civil War battlefield is one of my favorite sites.

Bill
 
The Battle of Mill Springs (Logan's Crossroads), Kentucky occurred on this day in 1862. Federal Major General George Thomas defeated Confederate troops commanded by Major General George Crittenden. This battle secured Federal control of the region and resulted in the death of Confederate Brigadier General Felix Zollicoffer. Zollicoffer was wearing his Federal officer's uniform when he was mortally wounded.
 
Yes!!!!!

The Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument in Kentucky has been designated the 421st unit of the National Park System. Mill Springs was the site of the first major victory for the Union Army during the American Civil War. The Battle helped maintain Kentucky’s Union affiliation throughout the war and provided a boost to morale and re-energized Northern war interests. Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/misp

The site was authorized by the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act of 2019. Battlefield land for the new national monument was acquired through donations from the Mill Springs Battlefield Association and Pulaski County, Kentucky. Learn more at http://ow.ly/X38150ByqRa

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