[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 517 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 517

To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs and 
         the significance of this battle during the Civil War.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 18, 2012

    Mr. Rogers of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. 
    Yarmuth, Mr. Guthrie, and Mr. Chandler) submitted the following 
  resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                               RESOLUTION


 
To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs and 
         the significance of this battle during the Civil War.

Whereas the Battle of Mill Springs on January 19, 1862, in Pulaski and Wayne 
        Counties in Kentucky was the first significant victory for the Union 
        Army in the west during the Civil War;
Whereas the death of Confederate General Felix Zollicoffer at the Battle of Mill 
        Springs was the first general to die in the Civil War;
Whereas the Battle of Mill Springs was the second largest battle to take place 
        in Kentucky engaging over 10,000 soldiers;
Whereas the outcome of the Battle of Mill Springs opened the path for the Union 
        Army to move through Kentucky and into Tennessee, affecting the outcome 
        of the war;
Whereas the Mills Springs Battlefield has been designated as a National Historic 
        Landmark by the Department of Interior;
Whereas the Mill Springs Battlefield Association along with volunteers in the 
        surrounding community have made significant strides in preserving this 
        historic site and educating the public about this historic event;
Whereas the Mill Springs Battlefield Association Visitor Center provides 
        visitors with battlefield tours, access to Civil War artifacts, and a 
        Civil War library; and
Whereas over 50,000 visitors have traveled to this uniquely preserved, nearly 
        500-acre battlefield: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Mill 
        Springs;
            (2) recognizes the work of the Mill Springs Battlefield 
        Association in acquiring, preserving, and maintaining this 
        battlefield for posterity and its continuing effort to educate 
        the public of this significant historic event;
            (3) encourages the people of the United States to visit the 
        Mill Springs Battlefield on the occasion of this anniversary; 
        and
            (4) recognizes the contributions of those who fought in the 
        Battle of Mill Springs and the outcome which helped to preserve 
        the union of the United States.
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