Autograph letter signed : [Mill Springs, Ky.], to [his wife], [Danville, Ky.?],
Colonel Fry, a Federal officer during the Civil War, writes about the Union victory at the Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky, January, 1862. Fry describes how he mistook the Confederate general Zollicoffer for a Union officer, who, in turn appeared to have taken Fry for a Confederate officer. Upon re...
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| Format: | Kit Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Colonel Fry, a Federal officer during the Civil War, writes about the Union victory at the Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky, January, 1862. Fry describes how he mistook the Confederate general Zollicoffer for a Union officer, who, in turn appeared to have taken Fry for a Confederate officer. Upon realizing his mistake, Fry shot Zollicoffer dead. Mill Springs is also known as Logan's Cross-Roads and Fishing Creek |
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| Item Description: | Forms part of the Butler-Gunsaulus Collection |
| Physical Description: | 1 item (6 p.) ; 25 cm |