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A Brief History of Battle and Preservation of the Mill Springs Battlefield (2018)
Oversized Copies of Historical Maps, 2000.027_0257 (2018)
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The Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky, was fought on January 19, 1862. Gen. Felix Zollicoffer’s Confederate army arrived in Mill Springs on the south bank of the Cumberland in November 1861, an action that would hasten the advent of the battle. Some 5,000 Confederate soldiers crossed the river and established a fortified encampment at Beech Grove, where they built winter quarters—log huts—behind a line of fortifications. The encampment left a remarkable archaeological footprint. Since 1992, the...
Oversized Copies of Historical Maps, 2000.027_0257 (2018)
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Oversized copies of historical maps of Virginia and Maryland. Map depictions include army maps, geologic formations, and focus on the Ballast House.