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The following Union Army

Union Army

The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...

units and commanders fought in the Battle of Mill Springs

Battle of Mill Springs

The Battle of Mill Springs, also known as the Battle of Fishing Creek in Confederate terminology, and the Battle of Logan's Cross Roads in Union terminology, was fought in Wayne and Pulaski counties, near current Nancy, Kentucky, on January 19, 1862, as part of the American Civil War. It...

of the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

on January 19, 1862, near present-day Nancy, Kentucky

Nancy, Kentucky

Nancy is an unincorporated community eight miles west of the city of Somerset in Pulaski County, Kentucky.On January 19, 1862, during the American Civil War, Union forces achieved their first significant victory, defeating the Confederates at the Battle of Mill Springs near Nancy.-Landmarks:*Mill...

. The Confederate order of battle

Mill Springs Confederate order of battle

The following Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Mill Springs of the American Civil War on January 19, 1862 near present-day Nancy, Kentucky...

is listed separately.

Military rank

BG = Brigadier General
Brigadier general (United States)
A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed...
Col = Colonel
Colonel (United States)
In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general...
Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel (United States)
In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of major and just below the rank of colonel. It is equivalent to the naval rank of commander in the other uniformed services.The pay...
Maj = Major
Major (United States)
In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, major is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel...
Cpt = Captain

First Division, Army of the Ohio

BG George Henry Thomas

George Henry Thomas

George Henry Thomas was a career United States Army officer and a Union General during the American Civil War, one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater....

Brigade	Regiments and Other
Second Brigade Col Mahlon Dickerson Manson	10th Indiana 10th Regiment Indiana Infantry The 10th Regiment Indiana Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Three-months regiment:The 10th Indiana Infantry organized at Indianapolis, Indiana April 22–25, 1861 in response to President Lincoln's call for 75,000 volunteers. The regiment performed... : Ltc William C. Kise 4th Kentucky Infantry: Col Speed Smith Fry (w) 14th Ohio Infantry 14th Ohio Infantry The 14th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Three-months regiment:... , Company C: Cpt J. W. Brown
Third Brigade Col Robert Latimer McCook Robert Latimer McCook Robert Latimer McCook was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War who was killed by Confederate partisans in Alabama.-Birth and early years:... (w)	2nd Minnesota Infantry 2nd Minnesota Volunteer Infantry The 2nd Minnesota Regiment Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 2nd Minnesota Infantry was organized at Fort Snelling, Minnesota and mustered in by companies for three years service beginning June 26, 1861 under the... (9 companies): Col Horatio Phillips Van Cleve Horatio P. Van Cleve Horatio Phillips Van Cleve was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:... 9th Ohio Infantry 9th Ohio Infantry The 9th Ohio Infantry ' was an infantry regiment that was a part of the Union Army during the American Civil War. The members of the regiment were primarily of German descent and the unit was the first almost all-German unit to enter the Union Army.-Organization:Between 1836 to 1860, four German... : Maj Gustave Kammerling
Twelfth Brigade Col Samuel Perry Carter Samuel P. Carter Samuel Perry "Powhatan" Carter was a United States naval officer who served in the Union Army as a brevet major general during the American Civil War and became a rear admiral in the postbellum United States Navy. He was the first and thusfar only United States officer to have been commissioned...	12th Kentucky Infantry 12th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry The 12th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:Company A of the 12th Kentucky Infantry was organized at Camp Dick Robinson on September 26, 1861, while the remaining nine companies were organized near... : Col William A. Hoskins 1st Tennessee Infantry 1st Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry The 1st Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 1st Tennessee Infantry was organized at Camp Dick Robinson in Garrard County, Kentucky August through September 1861 and mustered in for a three year... : Col Robert K. Byrd 2nd Tennessee Infantry 2nd Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry The 2nd Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 2nd Tennessee Infantry was organized at Camp Dick Robinson in Garrard County, Kentucky and at Somerset, Kentucky and mustered in for a three year... : Col J. P. T. Carter 1st Kentucky Cavalry 1st Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry The 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 1st Kentucky Cavalry was organized at Liberty, Burkesville, and Monticello, Kentucky and mustered in for a three year enlistment on October 28, 1861... (4 companies): Col Frank Lane Wolford Frank Lane Wolford Frank Lane Wolford was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born near Columbia, Kentucky, Wolford attended the common schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Liberty, Kentucky....
Artillery	Battery B, 1st Ohio Artillery Battery B, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Battery B, 1st Ohio Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The battery was often referred to as Standart's Battery or Standart's Ohio Battery.-Service:... : Cpt William E. Standart Battery C, 1st Ohio Artillery Battery C, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Battery C, 1st Ohio Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was organized Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, Ohio and mustered in for a three year enlistment on September 9, 1861. The regiment was organized as early as... : Cpt Dennis Kenny, Jr. 9th Ohio Battery 9th Ohio Battery 9th Independent Battery Ohio Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was organized Camp Wood in Cleveland, Ohio and mustered in for a three year enlistment on October 11, 1861 under the command of Captain Henry... : Cpt Henry Shepard Wetmore

Nearby troops not engaged

10th Kentucky Infantry
10th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry
The 10th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 10th Kentucky Infantry was organized at Lebanon, Kentucky and mustered in for a three year enlistment on November 21, 1861.The regiment was attached to 2nd...

: Col John Marshall Harlan
John Marshall Harlan
John Marshall Harlan was a Kentucky lawyer and politician who served as an associate justice on the Supreme Court. He is most notable as the lone dissenter in the Civil Rights Cases , and Plessy v...
2nd Minnesota Infantry, Company A: Cpt Judson Bishop (on picket duty; engaged in pursuit to Beech Grove)
17th Ohio Infantry
17th Ohio Infantry
The 17th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Three-months regiment:...

: Col John M. Connell
35th Ohio Infantry
35th Ohio Infantry
The 35th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was nicknamed the "Persimmon Regiment"-Service:...

: Col Ferdinand Van Derveer
Ferdinand Van Derveer
Ferdinand Van Derveer was a lawyer and a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
38th Ohio Infantry
38th Ohio Infantry
The 38th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 38th Ohio Infantry was organized in Defiance, Ohio and mustered in for three years service on September 1, 1861 under the command of Colonel Edwin D. Bradley.The regiment was...

, Company A: Cpt Charles Greenwood (camp guard; engaged in pursuit to Beech Grove)
1st Michigan Engineers & Mechanics
1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Engineers and Mechanics
The 1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Engineers and Mechanics was an engineer regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...

, Companies D, F, G: Ltc K. A. Hunton (camp guard)

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