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Fishing Creek, Kentucky

January 19, 1862

Although Brig. Gen. Felix K. Zollicoffer's main responsibility was to guard Cumberland Gap, in November 1861 he advanced west into Kentucky to strengthen control in the area around Somerset. He found a strong defensive position at Mill Springs and decided to make it his winter quarters. He fortified the area, especially both sides of the Cumberland River. Union Brig. Gen. George Thomas received orders to drive the Rebels across the Cumberland River and break up Maj. Gen. George B. Crittenden's army. He left Lebanon and slowly marched through rain-soaked country, arriving at Logan's Crossroads on January 17, where he waited for Brig. Gen. A. Schoepf's troops from Somerset to join him. Maj. Gen. George Crittenden, Zollicoffer's superior, had arrived at Mill Springs and taken command of the Confederate troops. He knew that Thomas was in the vicinity and decided that his best defense was to attack the Yankees. The Rebels attacked Thomas at Logan's Crossroads at dawn on January 19. Unbeknownst to the Confederates, some of Schoepf's troops had arrived and reinforced the Union force. Initially, the Rebel attack forced the first unit it hit to retire, but stiff resistance followed and Zollicoffer was killed. The Rebels made another attack but were repulsed. Union counterattacks on the Confederate right and left were successful, forcing them from the field in a retreat that ended in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Mill Springs, along with Middle Creek, broke whatever Confederate strength there was in eastern Kentucky. Confederate fortunes did not rise again until summer when Gen. Braxton Bragg launched his offensive into Kentucky. Mill Springs was the larger of the two Union Kentucky victories in January 1862. With these victories, the Federals carried the war into Middle Tennessee in February.

Result(s): Union Victory

Location: Pulaski County and Wayne County

Campaign: Offensive in Eastern Kentucky (1862)

Date(s): January 19, 1862

Principal Commanders: Brig. Gen. George H. Thomas [US]; Maj. Gen. George B. Crittenden [CS]

Forces Engaged: 1st Division, Army of the Ohio, and Brig. Gen. A. Schoepf's Brigade (total of four brigades) [US]; division of two brigades [CS]

Estimated Casualties: 671 total (US 232; CS 439)

This game is designed for BGC engine (Talonsoft Battleground Chickamauga); this package simply add a new module, and not affect the scenarios provided with the original game. 

The BGCUnits file is compatible with the original and other BGC mods.

SET UP

- Copy Units.bmp file into BGC main directory;

- Create a new folder into BGC main directory and name it Mill Springs;

- Copy all others files (except Units.bitmap file) into the Mill Springs folder.

 Other files
  MSPOthers.zip (600 Kb)

Scenario Files
 MSPScen.zip (7 Kb)   

Unit File
 BGCUnits.zip (1,247 Kb)

HPS Campaign Corinth, PBEM only

Files:

About the files:
These are modifications for the HPS Campaign Corinth game, using standard HPS rules.

Follow the instructions posted there for installation and play.