Perryville in Boyle County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Illinois Soldiers at Perryville

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 18, 2011

1. Illinois Soldiers At Perryville Marker

Inscription. The Fifty-ninth Illinois Volunteers, commanded by Maj. Joshua Winters, here suffered 113 casualties of 325 engaged. The Seventy-fifth Illinois, Lieut. Col. John E. Bennett, lost 225 of 700. Serving with Col. Michael Gooding's Thirteenth Brigade, the regiments came to the aid of Maj. Gen. Alexander McD. McCook's Corps and coolly resisted vicious charges, firing with "terrible effect."

Erected 1962 by Civil War Cenntenial Commission of Illinois.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 37° 40.156′ N, 84° 58.888′ W. Marker is in Perryville, Kentucky, in Boyle County. It is at the intersection of Whites Road and Hays Mays Road, on the left when traveling north on Whites Road. Located at Interpretive Marker 35 on the Perryville Battlefield Trail System (The Final Line Trail). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Perryville KY 40468, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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 markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Dixville Crossroads (a few steps from this marker); Pinney's Wisconsin Battery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named George P. Webster's Brigade (about 400 feet away); Russell House (about

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700 feet away); General Polk Behind Enemy Lines (about 700 feet away); 80th Indiana (about 700 feet away); Harris' Battery (about 700 feet away); The John C. Russell House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perryville.

Other markers no longer nearby. Dixville Crossroads (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); George P. Webster's Brigade (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Webster's Brigade (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named 80th Indiana (was about 800 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Dixville Crossroads image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 18, 2011

2. Dixville Crossroads

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 16, 2019

3. Illinois Soldiers at Perryville Marker

Located at Dixville Crossroads, the marker is showing considerable wear.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 963 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on March 2, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 21, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on February 24, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.