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As Confederate and Union armies converged to the west on the day and night before the Battle of Perryville, Oct. 8, 1862, constant fighting broke out over water. An almost unprecedented drought had made water so scarce that troops contended for pools in dry creeks. This spring provided a continuous supply to CSA Gen. Bragg's headquarters and troops on this side of the river.
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