Perryville, KY
[The Battle of Perryville Courtesy of Wikipedia]
Date(s):
October 8, 1862
Location:
Please click on link below for map.
Perryville, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
Campaign(s):
Confederate Heartland
Offensive [1862]
Battles in
Campaign:
Situation:
Commanders:
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Union:
Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell
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Confederate:
Gen. Braxton Bragg
Principal Forces:
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Union:
Army of the Ohio [55,000]
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Confederate:
Army of the Mississippi [30,000]
Description:
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Confederate Gen.
Braxton Bragg’s autumn 1862 invasion of Kentucky had reached the
outskirts of Louisville and Cincinnati, but he was forced to retreat and
regroup.
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On October 7, the Federal army of
Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell converged on the
small crossroads town of Perryville, Kentucky.
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Union forces skirmished with Confederate cavalry
on the Springfield Pike and the fighting increased when the Confederate infantry
arrived.
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At dawn the following day, fighting began again
around Peters Hill as a Union division advanced up the pike and stopped before
the Confederate line.
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After noon, Confederate forces struck the Union
left flank and forced Union forces to fall back.
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Union troops on the left flank, reinforced by two
brigades, stabilized their line, and the Confederate attack stalled.
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A Confederate brigade assaulted a Union division
on the Springfield Pike but was repulsed and fell back into Perryville. The
Yankees pursued, and skirmishing occurred in the streets in the early evening.
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With Union reinforcements threatening the
Confederate left flank and the Army of the Mississippi short of men and
supplies, Bragg's forces left during
the night.
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Confederate forces withdrew into East Tennessee
ending the offensive and giving the Union control of Kentucky.
Photo Gallery:2
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Confederate Cemetery
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Confederate Memorial
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Confederate Memorial
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Confederate Memorial
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Confederate Memorial
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Union Army Units Memorial
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Union Army Units Memorial
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Union Army Units Memorial
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Map of the Battle of Perryville
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Confederate States of America flag used at battle
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Introduction
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Donelson's Attack
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Donelson's Brigade
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Donelson's Brigade
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Stewart's Advance
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Maney's Attack
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Turner's Battery
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Assault on Parson's Ridge
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Defense of Parson's Ridge
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On this spot Brig. Gen. James S. Jackson Fell
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Defense of Parson's Ridge
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The Corn Field
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Starkweather's Hill
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Starkweather's Hill
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Act of Mercy
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Donelson's Advance
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Lumsden's Battery
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"For God's Sake, Save That Battery." - The 38th Indiana at Perryville
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Defense of Loomis' Heights
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Simonson's Battery
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Artillery Duel
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The 15th Kentucky Infantry
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The Assault from the Bottom House
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Site of the Botom House
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Dixville Crossroads
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Illinois Soldiers at Perryville
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80th Indiana
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Classification3:
A
Casualties4:
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Union:
4,211
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Confederate:
3,396
Results:
 Union
Victory [The battle
is considered by some to be a Confederate tactical victory.]
Battlefield Website:
Recommended
Resources:
1 National Park
Service summary.
2 Please click on the image to
enlarge it. You may copy the images if you include the following note and link
with each image: "Courtesy of
civil-war-journeys.org."
3
Classification:
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A
- having a decisive influence on a
campaign and a direct impact on the course of the war
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B -
having a direct and decisive influence on their campaign
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C -
having observable influence on the
outcome of a campaign
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D
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having a limited influence on the
outcome of their campaign or operation but achieving or affecting important
local objectives
4 Casualties are
someone killed, injured, wounded, captured or missing.
Revised
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