Battle of Perryville, Kentucky

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Battle of Perryville, Kentucky - Multiple units engage at Perryville in Boyle County, Kentucky on October 8, 1862

Sub-Operations

Opposing Forces

Union Order of Battle

Overall Command

ARMY OF THE OHIO

Troop Escorts:

(AotO) 1st Corps
Division Brigade Regiments and
Smaller Units
3rd Division

Lovell Harrison Rousseau, Brigadier General


9th Brigade

Leonard A. Harris, Colonel
17th Brigade

William Haines Lytle, Colonel
Curran Pope, Colonel
28th Brigade

John Converse Starkweather, Colonel
10th Division

James Streshly Jackson, Brigadier General
Albert Sereno Hall, Colonel
33rd Brigade

William Rufus Terrill, Brigadier General


34th Brigade

George P. Webster, Colonel
Silas A. Strickland, Lieutenant Colonel[3]
(AotO) 2nd Corps
Division Brigade Regiments and
Smaller Units
4th Division

William Sooy Smith, Brigadier General
10th Brigade

William Grose, Colonel
19th Brigade

William Babcock Hazen, Colonel
22nd Brigade

Charles Cruft, Brigadier General
5th Division[6]

Horatio Phillips Van Cleve, Brigadier General
11th Brigade

Samuel Beatty, Colonel
14th Brigade

Pierce Butler Hawkins, Colonel
23rd Brigade

Stanley Matthews, Colonel
6th Division[6]

Thomas John Wood, Brigadier General
15th Brigade

Milo Smith Hascall, Brigadier General
20th Brigade

Charles Garrison Harker, Colonel
21st Brigade

George Day Wagner, Colonel
Cavalry[6]

Thomas John Wood, Brigadier General
15th Brigade

Milo Smith Hascall, Brigadier General
(AotO) 3rd Corps
Division Brigade Regiments and
Smaller Units
1st Division

Albin Francisco Schoepf, Brigadier General


1st Brigade

Moses B. Walker, Colonel
2nd Brigade

Emory Upton, Colonel
3rd Brigade

James Blair Steedman, Brigadier General
9th Division

Robert Byington Mitchell, Brigadier General


30th Brigade

Michael Gooding, Brigadier General
31st Brigade

William Passmore Carlin, Colonel
32nd Brigade

William Wallace Caldwell, Colonel
11th Division

Philip Henry Sheridan, Brigadier General


35th Brigade

Bernard Laiboldt, Lieutenant Colonel
36th Brigade

Daniel McCook (Jr.), Colonel
37th Brigade

Nicholas Greusel, Colonel
Artillery
Cavalry Gay's Cavalry Brigade

Ebenezer Gay, Captain

Confederate Order of Battle

Overall Command

ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI

Troop Escorts:

(AotM) Right Wing
Division Brigade Regiments and
Smaller Units
1st Division

Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Major General
1st Brigade

Daniel Smith Donelson, Brigadier General
2nd Brigade

Alexander Peter Stewart, Brigadier General
3rd Brigade

George Earl Maney, Brigadier General
4th Brigade

Preston Smith, Brigadier General
1st Cavalry Brigade

John Austin Wharton, Colonel
(AotO) Left Wing
Division Brigade Regiments and
Smaller Units
2nd Division

James Patton Anderson, Brigadier General
1st Brigade

John Calvin Brown, Brigadier General
2nd Brigade

Daniel Weisiger Adams, Brigadier General
3rd Brigade

Samuel Powell, Colonel
4th Brigade

Samuel Powell, Colonel
3rd Division

Simon Bolivar Buckner, Major General
1st Brigade

St. John Richardson Liddell, Brigadier General
2nd Brigade

Patrick Ronayne Cleburne, Brigadier General
3rd Brigade

Bushrod Rust Johnson, Brigadier General
4th Brigade

Sterling Alexander Martin Wood, Brigadier General


2nd Cavalry Brigade

Joseph Wheeler, Colonel

Casualties

  • Union: 845 killed, 2,851 wounded, 515 missing = Total 4,211

Notes

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 According to Wikipedia entry - not listed in Dyer summary
  2. Guarding supply train, not present on the field
  3. Eicher p.516
  4. Fled the field at the onset of battle
  5. Not originally referenced on Dyer summary
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 These units appear to be in reserve - very few here are listed in original Dyer summary, and those that are listed mention participating in the reserves.
  7. Train guard, not engaged

Sources