Mill Springs Battlefield The Mill Springs Battlefield was the location of the Battle of Mill Springs in January , 1862 . It was declared to be a U . S . National Historic Landmark in 1993 . Several separated areas related to the battle have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places : the Confederate Mass Grave Monument in Somerset , Gen . Felix K . Zollicoffer Monument , and the Mill Springs National Cemetery . Alternative names for the areas include : WN - 2 ; WN - 24 ; WN - 73 ; PU - 131 . Area . The initial designated area for the National Register of Historic Places included three separate areas : the battlefield , and two separate areas with Confederate fortifications on each side of Lake Cumberland ( one near Mill Springs , and the other by Beech Grove ) . The three separate areas amounted to of land , most of which is in Pulaski County , Kentucky ( the battlefield ) , with the rest in Wayne County , Kentucky . The main difference in the land from 1862 to the modern day is that the landscape is less wooded . Also the name of the town during the battle was Logan ' s Crossing , when today it is called Nancy . There are no buildings left that were standing during the war , although none of modern buildings seriously detracted from the area ' s National Register status . Two of the 29 noncontributing structures on the battlefield during the nomination were later were placed on the National Register ; both were monuments placed on the battlefield in 1910 . Visitor Center and Museum . The Mill Springs Battlefield Visitors Center and Museum commemorates the January 1862 Battle of Mill Springs , fought during the early days of the American Civil War . The museum is located in Nancy , Kentucky , just past the northern edge of the battlefield , overlooking where Union forces camped . It is adjacent to the Mill Springs National Cemetery , which contains the Federal interments ( the Confederate burials are at Zollicoffer Park , a short distance away , on the battlefield proper ) . The museum was formally dedicated on November 4 , 2006 . Operated by the Mill Springs Battlefield Association , the museum consists of a central foyer where greeters welcome guests and direct them to the various parts of the museum , which consists of a community room , library , legacy room , and exhibition hall , as well as a gift shop . There is also a high - security space for traveling exhibits . The Brown - Lanier House , used as a headquarters during the battle , is also owned by the Battlefield Association . It is maintained as a bed and breakfast . Zollicoffer Park . Zollicoffer Park features two separate monuments that are on the National Register of Historic Places . These are the General Felix K . Zollicoffer Monument just inside the park , and the Confederate Mass Grave Monument in Somerset which is further into the park . Bother were built due to a local girl by the name of Dorotha Burton decorating a white oak tree in Confederate general Felix K . Zollicoffer ' s honor , who had died in the battle after failing to realize he was close to the Union lines ; he thought he was close to his Confederate lines . In 1995 the tree was destroyed during a lightning storm , but a sapling from that tree was put in its place in 1997 , and is also called the Zollie tree .