Battle of Perryville, Kentucky
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- Multiple units engage at Perryville in Boyle County, Kentucky on October 8, 1862
Sub-Operations
- June-October 1862 -
Confederate Heartland Offensive
Opposing Forces
Union Order of Battle
Overall Command
ARMY OF THE OHIO
- Don Carlos Buell, Major General, Commanding
- George Henry Thomas, Major General
Troop Escorts:
- Anderson Cavalry Troop - Thomas S. Maple, 2nd Lieutenant
- 4th United States Cavalry / Companies B/C/D/G/I/K - James Oakes, Lieutenant Colonel
- Signal detachment - Jesse Merrill, Captain
(AotO) 1st Corps
- Alexander McDowell McCook, Major General
- Chief of Staff: James Vote Bomford, Lieutenant Colonel
(AotO) 2nd Corps
- Thomas Leonidas Crittenden, Major General
- Escort:
- 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics (Comapnies B/E/I/K) - William Powers, Colonel
- 1st Ohio Cavalry (4 companies) - James Laughlin, Major
- 3rd Ohio Cavalry (4 companies) - John Howard Foster, Major
(AotO) 3rd Corps
- Charles Champion Gilbert, Major General
Other Units
- Other units listed on Dyer summary or other part of order of battle
Confederate Order of Battle
Overall Command
ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI
- Braxton Bragg, General, Commanding
Troop Escorts:
- 3rd Tennessee Cavalry (4 companies) - W. C. Bacot, Captain
- 13th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion / Company I - William W. Lillard, Captain
(AotM) Right Wing
- Leonidas Polk, Major General
- Escort:
- Orleans Light Horse Company - Leeds Greenleaf, Captain
(AotO) Left Wing
- William Joseph Hardee, Major General
- Escort:
Casualties
- Union: 845 killed, 2,851 wounded, 515 missing = Total 4,211
Notes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Guarding supply train, not present on the field
- ↑ Eicher p.516
- ↑ Fled the field at the onset of battle
- ↑ Not originally referenced on Dyer summary
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Train guard, not engaged
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 640, 729, 733)
- Kolakowski, Christopher L. The Civil War at Perryville: Battling for the Bluegrass. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2009.
- National Park Service - Battle Detail: Perryville
- Wikipedia - Battle of Perryville
- Wikipedia - Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site