Prior to this battle, Jefferson C. Davis shot and killed Bull Nelson at the Galt House Hotel, while the battle itself saw Samuel Powell's troops successfully stall Union soldiers at Springfield Pike.
Prior to this battle, Jefferson C. Davis shot and killed Bull Nelson at the Galt House Hotel, while the battle itself saw Samuel Powell's troops successfully stall Union soldiers at Springfield Pike. Unusual terrain and weather conditions at this battle led to an "acoustic shadow" which resulted in generals on both sides not hearing the sounds of the morning battle and this battle's location was due to a few pools of water remaining on Doctor's Creek. The pincer movement enacted by one of the commanders created a mass of Union troops under General Alexander McCook at Dixville Crossroads. After this battle, one commander was able to join up his forces with Kirby Smith's at Harrodsburg, while George H. Thomas refused to accept a War Department order promoting him to head the Union troops prior to this battle.  The victorious Army of the Mississippi at this battle eventually retreated, and the armies involved clashed again at the Battle of ?Stones River at the end of 1862.  Seeing the Confederate armies under Braxton Bragg clash with the Army of Ohio under Don Carlos Buell, for 10 points, name this largest Civil War battle fought in Kentucky.
Prior to this battle, Jefferson C. Davis shot and killed Bull Nelson at the Galt House Hotel, while the battle itself saw Samuel Powell's troops successfully stall Union soldiers at Springfield Pike.
Battle of {Perryville} (or Battle of {Chaplin Hills}; prompt on "{Battle} for {Kentucky}")