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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Mill Springs National Cemetery Bivouac.JPG|thumb|Plaque with ''[[Bivouac of the Dead]]'']] | [[File:Mill Springs National Cemetery Bivouac.JPG|thumb|Plaque with ''[[Bivouac of the Dead]]'']] | ||
The site of Mill Springs National Cemetery was originally the battlefield cemetery of the [[Battle of Mill Springs]], Sunday 19 January 1862, initially designated Logan's Cross Roads Cemetery. Soldiers who fell in the battle were buried in large trenches. After the | The site of Mill Springs National Cemetery was originally the battlefield cemetery of the [[Battle of Mill Springs]], Sunday 19 January 1862, initially designated Logan's Cross Roads Cemetery. Soldiers who fell in the battle were buried in large trenches. After the Civil War, it became an official National Cemetery and had its name changed. Many battlefield cemeteries in the region had their remains transferred to Mill Springs. | ||
In 1867, additional land was donated to the federal government for the cemetery by William H. Logan; he and his wife were buried in the cemetery upon their deaths. | In 1867, additional land was donated to the federal government for the cemetery by William H. Logan; he and his wife were buried in the cemetery upon their deaths. | ||
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==Notable interments== | ==Notable interments== | ||
[[File:Mill Springs National Cemetery Graves.JPG|thumb|Graves]] | [[File:Mill Springs National Cemetery Graves.JPG|thumb|Graves]] | ||
* Sergeant [[Brent Woods]] (1850–1906), | * Sergeant [[Brent Woods]] (1850–1906), Medal of Honor recipient for action in [[New Mexico Territory]] during the [[Indian Wars]]. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||