At the Battle of Mill Springs (19 January 1862) in Kentucky, Union Brigadier General George H. Thomas had originally planned to strike first, advancing from Logan's Crossroads to launch an assault on the Confederate encampment at Beech Grove near the Cumberland River, ten miles (16 km) from his position.
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