The West-Metcalfe House, in
Wayne County, Kentucky, about south of
Mill Springs
The Battle of Mill Springs, also known as the Battle of Fishing Creek in Confederate States of America, Confederate terminology, and the Battle of Logan's Cross Roads in Union (American Civil War), Union terminology, was fought in Wayne County, ...
on the
Cumberland River
The Cumberland River is a major waterway of the Southern United States. The U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 8, 2011 river drains almost of southern Kentucky and ...
, was built in 1800. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
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It served in December 1861 as the headquarters for Confederate general Felix Zollicoffer before the Battle of Logan's Crossroads (also known as Battle of Mill Springs and as Battle of Fishing Creek), a disastrous defeat for the Confederates delivered by Union forces of George H. Thomas.][
It is a one-and-a-half-story Georgian-style brick house.][ With ]
It was built by Captain Isaac West (1768-1830), a Kentucky state legislator and prominent local citizen.[
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See also
* Battle of Mill Springs Historic Areas, also listed on the National Register and a National Historic Landmark
References
National Register of Historic Places in Wayne County, Kentucky
Houses completed in 1800
Battle of Mill Springs
1800 establishments in Kentucky
American Civil War on the National Register of Historic Places
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
Georgian architecture in Kentucky
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