January 9, 1862---The Battle of Middle Creek, Kentucky

JANUARY 9, 1862:             

 The Battle Of Middle Creek: In bitterly cold weather a Union detachment of 1,500 engages with Confederate cavalry of 2,500 in eastern Kentucky, manages to seize their stores, and forces them to retire into extreme southeastern Kentucky. Although a small and forgotten battle, Middle Creek, and Big Sandy River, after it, decided Union control of the region for most of 1862.