Mackville-Perryville Road

Mackville-Perryville Road. Perryville . The Battle For Kentucky. , During the 19th century, the road from Mackville to Perryville crossed Wilson's Creek here (Wilson's Creek is located behind you). The entire Union First Corps, mumbering nearly 15,000 men, approached the battle from this road., After the battle, hundreds of wounded Union soldiers streamed along this road in search of medical attention., Before the road reached Mackville, ten miles north of here, it bisected the small crossroads of Stewart, Kentucky. The Antioch Methodist Church at Stewart became a major field hospital. One wounded Union soldier said that the church was "perfectly filled" with wounded troops, who also lay scattered under shade trees in the churchyard., The wounded who died at Antioch Church were first buried in the churchyard. These men were then moved to the Perryville National Cemetery, located west of town. Eventually, their remains were re-interred at Camp Nelson, located in Jessamine County, Kentucky. The following soldiers are known to have died at Antioch Church and were initially buried there: , 1st Sergeant Bernhard VanHolland, 24th Illinois Infantry , Private Albert Richardson, 80th Illinois Infantry , Private John Lawrence, 123rd Illinois Infantry , Private James Pruett, 123rd Illinois Infantry , Corporal Francis Montgomery, 80th Illinois Infantry , Private Eugene Noble, 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics , Private John Green, 2nd Ohio Infantry , Private Milton Wilkerson, 2nd Ohio Infantry , Private Lewis Young, 2nd Ohio Infantry , Private John Moss, 3rd Ohio Infantry , Private Jerome Smith, 105th Ohio Infantry , Private John Tucker, 105th Ohio Infantry , Corporal Aaron Sherwood, 21st Wisconsin Infantry, (Photo Captions):, Antioch Church near Perryville, Kentucky, Camp Nelson National Cemetery