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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVA6_assault-on-parsons-ridge_Perryville-KY.html
Maney's Confederates immediately discovered the lethal danger of attacking the eight Union cannon on top of the ridge in front of you. The Confederates sought cover behind a split-rail fence, but the Union artillery shattered the rails, killing an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVA5_turners-battery_Perryville-KY.html
When General Maney's Confederates attacked the Union left flank, located on the ridge in front of you, a Confederate artillery battery commanded by Lieutenant William Turner took position here. To support Maney's advance, Tuner's four cannon raine…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVA4_maneys-attack_Perryville-KY.html
Confederate Brigadier General George Maney was growing concerned. On the hill to your front, eight Union cannon blasted away, killing and wounding dozens of Southern soldiers. Maney knew that his brigade had to take the hill and quickly silence th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV96_stewarts-advance_Perryville-KY.html
The battle opened with great fury. To your left, Donelson's brigade hurled themselves against the Union lines, but their attack momentarily stalled. In the fields to your right, Maney's Confederate brigade also assaulted the Federal position. T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV94_donelsons-attack_Perryville-KY.html
Confederate Brigadier General Daniel Donelson had been given great responsibility. His brigade was to open the Confederate attack by assaulting the northern end of the Union defensive line. Once Donelson's brigade moved forward, other Southern tro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV8X_introduction_Perryville-KY.html
The Battle of Perryville In the summer of 1862, Confederate General Braxton Bragg's Army of the Mississippi invaded Kentucky. Bragg hoped to enlist recruits, pull Union troops out of Tennessee, and hold Kentucky for the Confederacy. With these …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV8W_confederate-cemetery_Perryville-KY.html
When the Battle of Perryville ended, hundreds of dead soldiers were left on the battlefield. The Confederates, who attacked the Union battle lines, lost 532 killed, 2,641 wounded, and 228 missing (3,401 total). Federal losses were just as staggeri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV8V_sgt-harris-b-cope-memorial_Perryville-KY.html
(base)Dedicated to the memory ofSgt. Harris B. CopeCompany G16th Tennessee Infantrywho fell in the fields aheadOctober 8, 1862 (top)Donelson's BrigadeThe brigade of Brig. Gen. Daniel S. Donelson (nephew of President Andrew Jackson) consisted of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV8U_first-settlement-of-perryville_Perryville-KY.html
The area around this cave was the site of Perryville's original settlement, Harbison's Station. Named for its founder, James Harbison, the station was settled in the 1770s. Harbison and the group of Virginians traveling with him chose this locatio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV8S_perryville-in-the-crucible-of-war_Perryville-KY.html
As the Union and Confederate armies deployed around Perryville on October 7 and 8, the city's inhabitants found themselves caught in the middle. Many residents fled the town in haste, taking whatever belongings they could collect. Other civilians …
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