Superintendent named for Kentucky s Mill Springs Battlefield
May 6, 2021
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NANCY, Ky. (AP) A permanent superintendent has been named to Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument in Kentucky following its addition to the National Park System.
Dawn Davis was selected for the role and will begin in the position on June 20, the National Park Service said Wednesday in a statement.
Mill Springs in Nancy was added to the National Park System last year. It was the location of the first major victory for the Union Army during the Civil War. The Battle of Mill Springs in 1862 helped maintain Kentucky’s Union affiliation throughout the war.
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Possibly identified in 2012 as Alonzo F. Thompson of Company C, 84th New York Infantry Regiment, (earlier known as 14th Regiment New York State Militia). The young soldier is wearing a Union zouave uniform with bayoneted 1855 rifle musket with initials A.T. on stock.
– Courtesy Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, Library of Congress/Source: Martinez, Ramona. “Photo Mystery Solved, Then Doubted, Then Deciphered, Thanks to Readers”; http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2012/04/17/150801239/ –
The young men of a divided nation answered the call of war 160 years ago, and their youthful visages before going to battle still haunt us today.