✦ History

Part of American Civil War

Battle of Perryville

October 8, 1862 · Battle of Perryville

Bragg fought Buell to a standstill in Kentucky, then withdrew, ending the Confederate invasion of the state.

On the map Contemporaries

Union

Confederacy

United States
Confederate States of America
George H. Thomas military commander Don Carlos Buell military commander
Braxton Bragg military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
55,00036,940, 54,000
Casualties
4,211
Killed
845850, 845
Wounded
2,8512,851, 2,850, 2,851
Missing
515500, 515
Strength
16,00068,000
Casualties
3,196
Killed
510520, 510
Wounded
2,6352,630, 2,635
Missing
251250, 251

Units

Army of the Ohio 14th Ohio Infantry Regiment 2nd Missouri Infantry Regiment (Union) 2nd Ohio Infantry Regiment 33rd Ohio Infantry Regiment 9th Indiana Infantry Regiment
Army of Mississippi (1862) 1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment (Confederate)

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