Battle of Mill Springs
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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 coun
Battle of Somerset, or Mill Spring Harper's Weekly, February 8 1862
Shooting of Confederate general Zollicoffer by Colonel Fry
George Henry Thomas
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George Henry Thomas was an American general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater. Thomas served in the Mexican–American War, and d
Battle of Mill Springs
…control in the area around Somerset and made Mill Springs his winter quarters, taking advantage of a strong defensive position. Union Brig. Gen. George H. Thomas, ordered to break up the army of Maj. Gen. George B. Crittenden (Zollicoffer's superior), sought to drive the Confederates across the Cumberland River…
Thomas in c. 1862–1865
Thomas at his bivouac at Chickamauga
Memorial to Thomas in Oakwood Cemetery
J. C. Buttre's 1877 engraving of Thomas, based on a photograph by George N. Bernard