Army of the Mississippi
Army of the Mississippi
General Braxton Bragg
Right Wing
Major General Leonidas Polk
Cheatam's Division
Major General Benjamin F. Cheatam
First Brigade
Brigadier General Daniel S. Donelson
8th, 15th, 16th, 38th, 51st Tennessee
Infantry Regiments, Carnes' Tennessee Battery
Second Brigade
Brigadier General A.P. Stewart
4th, 5th, 24th, 31st, 33rd Tennessee
Infantry Regiments, Stanford's Mississippi Battery
Third Brigade
Brigadier General George Maney
1st, 6th, 9th, 27th Tennessee Infantry
Regiments, 41st Georgia Infantry Regiment
Turner's Mississippi Battery
October 8, 1862
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is October 8, 1862.
Location. 37° 40.582′ N, 84° 58.186′ W. Memorial is in Perryville, Kentucky, in Boyle County. It can be reached from Park Road south of Battlefield Road (Kentucky Route 1920), on the right when traveling south. Almost immediately after turning from Battlefield Road onto Park Road, turn right onto an unmarked road and head towards the pavilion and picnic area. The monument is on the left side of the road behind the pavilion. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1825 Battlefield Rd, Perryville KY 40468, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other
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Other markers no longer nearby. Stewart's Advance (was about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Assault on Parsons Ridge (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Battle of Perryville (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed).
Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 377 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 1, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
