Short Round: Mill Springs 1862, T...
Short Round: Mill Springs 1862, The Union's First Victory in the West

The Unknown Soldiers Podcast by James Houser

Episode notes

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.

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historymilitary historybattlearmycampaigncivil warunionconfederateamerican civil warkentuckytennesseeindiana