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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM171X_lumsdens-battery_Perryville-KY.html
The scene must have been spectacular to the members of Captain Charles Lumsden's artillery battery. Rolling their four cannon up to this hill to support the attacking Confederate infantry, the Southern cannoneers beheld the Union line that stretch…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM171R_widow-gibson-cabin_Perryville-KY.html
In 1862, the widow Mary Jane Gibson and her children lived here in a small cabin. The Gibsons were poor tenant farmers who scratched out a living on land owned by Henry Bottom, their first cousin. On October 8, the household was spun into confu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVAS_80th-indiana_Perryville-KY.html
The inexperienced 80th Indiana Infantry Regiment was part of Union Colonel George Webster's brigade. This unit included the 50th, 98th, and 121st Ohio infantry regiments and the 19th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery, commanded by Captain Samuel Ha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVAR_dixville-crossroads_Perryville-KY.html
During the Battle of Perryville, the Dixville Crossroads, the intersection in front of you, was a crucial tactical point on the battlefield. Here, the Benton Road (now called Whites Road), which runs to Dixville in Mercer County, intersects the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVAQ_assault-from-the-bottom-house_Perryville-KY.html
They were outnumbered, but they were ready. Watching from the top of the hill across the road, members of the 3rd Ohio Infantry Regiment saw waves of attacking Confederate infantry moving toward them. These Federal soldiers, anchoring the southern…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVAP_the-15th-kentucky-infantry-us_Perryville-KY.html
On the ridge to your right front and across the paved road fought the 15th Kentucky Infantry (US). The 15th was recruited in the fall of 1861 from northern Kentucky and the Louisville area. At Perryville the regiment (part of Colonel William Lytle…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVAO_artillery-duel-at-loomis-heights_Perryville-KY.html
Before the Confederate infantry attacked, the Southern army tried to weaken the Federal position by bombarding the Union lines with artillery fire. At noon, Captain William Carnes' Confederate artillery battery took up position on one of the far r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVAN_simonsons-battery_Perryville-KY.html
The six guns of Union Captain Peter Simonson's 5th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery were posted on this ridge. These Hoosiers had a commanding view of the Confederate advance, and their battery anchored the center of the Union battle line. Prio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVAM_defense-of-loomis-heights_Perryville-KY.html
In 1862, the ravine in front of you was planted in corn, the fields recently cut and harvested. Here, on this ridge, the Union soldiers established a strong defensive position. Two brigades and six cannon awaited the Confederate attack. With a …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVAL_sanctuary_Perryville-KY.html
As fighting raged, Union soldiers in Brigadier General William Terrill's brigade were driven from the ridge and the split rail fence in front of you. Most of these troops had never been in combat. This inexperience sometimes led men and officers t…
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