Short Round: Mill Springs 1862, The Union's First Victory in

Short Round: Mill Springs 1862, The Union's First Victory in the West

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When the American Civil War began, the state of Kentucky wanted to remain neutral - but that was never in the cards. As the Union and Confederate armies spar over the outcome of the border states, a trio of incompetent Confederate generals ensures that Kentucky will go to the Union. The climax of this story is a small but decisive battle at Mill Springs, Kentucky - and one general, Felix K. Zollicoffer, who literally never saw it coming. Sources & Maps: Coming Soon

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