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I would perhaps have you consider Perrysville.
From the webpage
http://www.battleofperryville.com/"The Battle of Perryville, fought October 8, 1862, finalized Confederate General Braxton Bragg's famous "Kentucky Invasion" with a tactical victory for the Confederacy, but an eventual retreat that set the stage for the end-of-year Battle of Stones River outside Murfreesboro, Tennessee."
If Bragg can achieve a strategic victory and hold Kentucky, it would have changed the entire war in the West. Perhaps the two should be considered together? I highly recommend all take the time (linked at the website) to read the article The Road to Perryville: The Kentucky Campaign of 1862 by Dr. Robert S. Cameron, Historian, U.S. Army Armor Center, Fort Knox
I fought the battle and it is a very difficult one for both side.
BG Elkin
Commander
3rd Div/ (2nd Cav)/ XVIth Corps AotT