Battle of Perryville

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American Civil War battle battle

The Battle of Perryville was a major American Civil War engagement in Kentucky in October 1862, marking the climax of the Confederate Heartland Offensive and securing Union control of the border state.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Perryville canonical	13
Perryville Campaign	2
Battle of Perryville (Indian Territory)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Civil War battle ⓘ battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Chaplin Hills ⓘ
belligerent	Confederate States of America ⓘ surface form: Confederacy Union ⓘ
borderStateImplication	helped keep Kentucky in the Union ⓘ
campaign	Kentucky Campaign (Bragg’s Invasion of Kentucky) ⓘ surface form: Kentucky Campaign
campaignCommanderConfederate	Braxton Bragg ⓘ
campaignCommanderUnion	Don Carlos Buell ⓘ
casualtiesConfederate	approximately 3,400 total casualties ⓘ
casualtiesUnion	approximately 4,200 total casualties ⓘ
climaxOf	Confederate Heartland Offensive ⓘ
ConfederateArmy	Confederate Army of Mississippi ⓘ surface form: Army of Mississippi
ConfederateCommander	Braxton Bragg ⓘ Leonidas Polk ⓘ William J. Hardee ⓘ
ConfederateObjective	bring Kentucky into the Confederacy ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
county	Boyle County ⓘ
date	October 8, 1862 ⓘ
engagementType	land battle ⓘ
followedBy	Confederate retreat from Kentucky ⓘ
front	Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ surface form: Western Front of the American Civil War
location	Boyle County, Kentucky ⓘ Perryville, Kentucky ⓘ
notableFeature	acoustic shadow affected Buell’s awareness of the battle ⓘ fighting occurred during severe drought conditions ⓘ
partOf	Confederate Heartland Offensive ⓘ
precededBy	Kentucky Campaign (Bragg’s Invasion of Kentucky) ⓘ surface form: Confederate invasion of Kentucky (1862)
preservedAs	Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site ⓘ
primaryRiverNearby	Chaplin River ⓘ
result	Union victory ⓘ
state	Kentucky ⓘ
stateHistoricSiteLocation	near Perryville, Kentucky ⓘ
strategicSignificance	ended major Confederate offensive operations in Kentucky ⓘ secured Union control of Kentucky ⓘ
strengthConfederate	approximately 16,000–18,000 troops engaged ⓘ
strengthUnion	approximately 55,000 troops present ⓘ
strengthUnionEngaged	approximately 22,000 troops engaged ⓘ
theater	Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
UnionArmy	Army of the Ohio ⓘ
UnionCommander	Alexander McDowell McCook ⓘ surface form: Alexander M. McCook Charles C. Gilbert ⓘ Don Carlos Buell ⓘ Thomas L. Crittenden ⓘ
UnionObjective	repel Confederate invasion of Kentucky ⓘ
year	1862 ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Philip Sheridan → notableBattle → Battle of Perryville ⓘ

Boyle County, Kentucky → hasHistoricEvent → Battle of Perryville ⓘ

Braxton Bragg → battle → Battle of Perryville ⓘ

Western Theater of the American Civil War → majorBattle → Battle of Perryville ⓘ

Leonidas Polk → participatedIn → Battle of Perryville ⓘ

Army of the Ohio → engagement → Battle of Perryville ⓘ

this entity surface form: Perryville Campaign

Army of the Ohio → engagement → Battle of Perryville ⓘ

24th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment → engagement → Battle of Perryville ⓘ

Civil War in Indian Territory → hasPart → Battle of Perryville ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Perryville (Indian Territory)

Don Carlos Buell → battle → Battle of Perryville ⓘ

this entity surface form: Perryville Campaign

Don Carlos Buell → battle → Battle of Perryville ⓘ

Patrick Cleburne → battle → Battle of Perryville ⓘ

Army of Kentucky → engagement → Battle of Perryville ⓘ

Battle of Stones River → precededBy → Battle of Perryville ⓘ

Perryville, Kentucky → knownFor → Battle of Perryville ⓘ

Perryville, Kentucky → battleName → Battle of Perryville ⓘ