Battle of Perryville

Historical marker location:

Perryville, Kentucky

( 1825 Battlefield Rd., Perryville)

October 8, 1862. Here 16,000 Confederates under General Braxton Bragg fought 22,000 Federals under General Don Carlos Buell. Bragg, facing superior forces, withdrew. Union casualties, 4211; Confederate, 3396.

Braxton Bragg Don Carlos Buell Civil War Battle of Perryville State Parks