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Engagement at Middle Creek, near Prestonburg, KY, with Col. James Abram Garfield, USA, receiving the promotion to Brig. Gen. the following day due to his perceived victory over Brig. Gen. Humphrey Marshall, CSA.
Battle of Middle Creek - Clio
Events leading up to the Battle of Middle Creek demonstrated the divisions between Kentuckians at the start of the Civil War. During the preceding weeks, men of the 14th Kentucky Infantry (United States) skirmished with men from the 22nd Kentucky Infantry (Confederate States of America). On...
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