Dawn Davis will begin her role as the superintendent of Mill Springs National Battlefield on June 20. breaking alert featured COMMONWEALTH JOURNAL May 6, 2021 Dawn Davis will begin her role as the superintendent of Mill Springs National Battlefield on June 20. A veteran of over three decades in the National Park Service has been named the first permanent superintendent of Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument. Dawn Davis, a native of South Carolina, will begin her new post on June 20, according to a statement from National Park Service South Atlantic-Gulf Regional Director Stan Austin. âFrom Abraham Lincolnâs birthplace to the sites where the first shots of the Civil War were fired and African Americans enlisted as Union soldiers, Dawnâs career now comes full circle at the place where Lincoln's army declared its first major victory,â Austin said. âDawn is uniquely positioned to lead Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument and help visitors gain a more complete understanding of its significance in American history.â