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January 16, 2023

Colonel Robert L. McCook’s Report on His Brigade at the Battle of Mill Springs, or Logan’s Crossroads

In November 1861, Confederate Brigadier General Felix Zollicoffer set up a fortified winter camp on the north side of the Cumberland River near the town of Mill Springs, Kentucky. Zollicoffer commanded two brigades, each...

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January 18, 2016

Colonel Mahlon D. Manson’s Report on The Battle of Mill Springs, or Logan’s Crossroads, January 1862

In the late fall of 1861, Confederate Brigadier General Felix Zollicoffer was given the task of guarding the Cumberland Gap, an important mountain pass located where Tennessee, Virginia, and Kentucky border each other. Zollicoffer...

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March 16, 2013

General George Thomas’ Account of the Battle of Mill Springs, or Logan’s Crossroads, Kentucky

The border state of Kentucky had divided loyalties in the Civil War. It was a slave state and had a large faction that favored secession, but there were also many who were ardent supporters of...

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January 4, 2012

Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky; Edwin M. Stanton Named Secretary of War: January 1862

150 Years Ago in the Civil War As the second year of the Civil War began, the main armies on both sides remained inactive for the most part. In Washington, President Abraham Lincoln continued to...

Tagged: george crittenden

Colonel Robert L. McCook’s Report on His Brigade at the Battle of Mill Springs, or Logan’s Crossroads

Colonel Mahlon D. Manson’s Report on The Battle of Mill Springs, or Logan’s Crossroads, January 1862

General George Thomas’ Account of the Battle of Mill Springs, or Logan’s Crossroads, Kentucky

Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky; Edwin M. Stanton Named Secretary of War: January 1862

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