Battle of Chaplin Hills
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The Battle of Chaplin Hills, better known as the Battle of Perryville, was a major 1862 American Civil War engagement in Kentucky that halted the Confederate invasion of the state.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Perryville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Braxton Bragg’s 1862 Kentucky campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederacy
NERFINISHED
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Union ⓘ |
| campaign | Kentucky Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateArmy | Army of Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateCasualtiesAndLosses | approximately 3,400 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| ConfederateCommander |
Braxton Bragg
NERFINISHED
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Leonidas Polk NERFINISHED ⓘ William J. Hardee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateStrength | approximately 16,000–22,000 troops engaged ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| county | Boyle County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | October 8, 1862 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Confederate retreat from Kentucky ⓘ |
| front | Western front of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Battle of Perryville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Perryville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact | ended serious Confederate hopes of bringing Kentucky into the Confederacy ⓘ |
| isMajorEngagement | true ⓘ |
| location |
Boyle County, Kentucky
NERFINISHED
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Perryville, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Chaplin Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
fought during severe drought conditions
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intense fighting around the Open Knob and Starkweather Hill positions ⓘ |
| partOf | Confederate Heartland Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Confederate invasion of Kentucky in 1862 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | one of the best-preserved Civil War battlefields ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| river | Chaplin River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scale | largest Civil War battle fought in Kentucky ⓘ |
| significance | halted the Confederate invasion of Kentucky ⓘ |
| state | Kentucky ⓘ |
| stateHistoricSiteLocation | near Perryville, Kentucky ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | control of Kentucky ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnionArmy | Army of the Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnionCasualtiesAndLosses | approximately 4,200 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| UnionCommander |
Alexander M. McCook
NERFINISHED
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Charles Champion Gilbert NERFINISHED ⓘ Don Carlos Buell NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas L. Crittenden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnionStrength | approximately 55,000 troops engaged ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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