Battle of Middle Creek
The Battle of Middle Creek was an engagement fought January 10, 1862, in Eastern Kentucky during the American Civil War. It was the only battle personally commanded by future president James A. Garfield, then a colonel in the Union Army.
| Battle of Middle Creek | |||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
Eastern portion of the field, looking toward Garfield's command post | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| James A. Garfield | Humphrey Marshall | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| 18th Brigade (consisted of 14th Kentucky (USA), 22nd Kentucky (USA), 1st Kentucky Cavalry (USA), 40th Ohio, and 42nd Ohio) | (5th Kentucky (CSA), 54th Virginia, Jeffress' Artillery Battery, cavalry companies of Cameron, Clay, Holliday, Shawhan, Stone, Thomas) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2,100 | 2,500 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 27 | 65 | ||||||
Middle Creek Battlefield | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
| Nearest city | Prestonsburg, Kentucky |
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| Built | 1862 |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001665 |
| Added to NRHP | March 26, 1992 |
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