What the records say
- When
- 19 Jan 1862
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 37.06° N, 84.74° W
- Description
- 1862 battle fought in Wayne and Pulaski counties during the American Civil War
Battle of Mill Springs
Part of the American Civil War
The Battle of Mill Springs, also known as the Battle of Fishing Creek in the Confederacy, and the Battle of Logan's Cross Roads or Battle of Somerset in the Union, was fought in Wayne and Pulaski counties, near the current unincorporated community of Nancy, Kentucky, on January 19, 1862, as part of the American Civil War. The Union victory concluded an early Confederate offensive campaign in south central Kentucky.
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