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Stephen-KarenConn Says: "The real causes of dissatisfaction in the South with the North, are in the unjust taxation and expenditure of the taxes by the Government of the United States, and in the revolution the North has effected in this government, from a confederated republic (a voluntary union...
Stephen-KarenConn Says: "...the Ground around was slippery with blood, many a poor dark looking powder begrimed Artillery man was lying stretched out upon the ground around us, torn and mutilated, their countenances plainly indicating the awful manner of their death."Union Captain Robert B. Taylor...
Stephen-KarenConn Says: The muffled drum's sad roll has beat The soldier's last tattoo; No more on Life's parade shall meet That brave and fallen few. On fame's eternal camping ground Their silent tents to spread, And glory guards, with solemn round The bivouac of the dead. Theodore O'HaraAs a...
Stephen-KarenConn Says: "After the belt of woods was passed we entered a cornfield, the enemy followed sharply and their bullets cut stalk and leaf and rattled the kernels from the drooping ears beside us, every now and then claiming a victim."Union Soldier Albion TourgeeOhio 105th InfantryAt the...
Stephen-KarenConn Says: "I immediately opened ... fire on them at a distance of 250 or 300 yards, with canister, and continued it with shell and spherical case as the enemy retired."Confederate 1st Lieutenant William B. TurnerTurner's Mississippi Battery When General Maney's Confederates came to...
Stephen-KarenConn Says: "I’ve been through two wars and I know. I’ve seen cities and homes in ashes. I’ve seen thousands of men lying on the ground, their dead faces looking up at the skies. I tell you, war is hell!"Union General William T. ShermanUnion troops at the Battle of Perryville suffered...
Perryville Battlefield Visitor Center
Stephen-KarenConn Says: "I think to lose Kentucky is nearly the same as to lose the whole game."President Abraham LincolnThe logical place to start any visit to Perryville Battlefield State Park is at the Museum and Visitor Center.Here you will find an information desk staffed by helpful people,...
Stephen-KarenConn Says: "Such obstinate fighting I never had seen before or since. The guns were discharged so rapidly that it seemed the earth itself was in a volcanic uproar. The iron storm passed through our ranks, mangling and tearing men to pieces.... Our men were dead and dying right in the...
The Battle is Joined: Maney's Attack
Stephen-KarenConn Says: "... [ As] soon as the fence was reached, in full view of the battery, such a storm of shell, grape, canister and minie balls was turned loose upon us as no troops scarcely ever before encountered. Large boughs were torn from the trees, the leaves themselves shattered as if...
Stephen-KarenConn Says: Baril Park, with an entrance off South Buell Street, includes a very pretty shaded boardwalk along the Chaplin River, which separates the old and newer sections of the town of Perryville. Plan a little extra time to take a stroll here and read the many interpretative signs...
Stephen-KarenConn Says: Although the Battle of Perryville was fought primarily in the countryside, some of the conflict spilled over into the town. As it was in 1862, Perryville is still a very small community and well off the beaten path. Therefore, I will place my tips for the town in this...
Stephen-KarenConn Says: The area of downtown Perryville saw a limited amount of street fighting during the great Battle of Perryville, when Confederate troops retreated into town, pursued by Federals. The 21st and 38th Illinois regiments drove the Southerners over the shallow Chaplin River and took...
Stephen-KarenConn Says: The Karrick-Parks House, an impressive two story brick structure at the corner of Buell and W. 4th Street on Merchant's Row, was built in the 1850s. It was purchased in 1856 by James V. Karrick, who moved to Perryville from Shelby County, Kentucky. He lived here with his...
Stephen-KarenConn Says: When the Confederate States of America were first formed in 1861, the flag pictured here was the first flag of the new nation. It is the flag properly known as the "Stars and Bars," The circle of seven stars represents the first seven states that seceded from the Union. This...
Stephen-KarenConn Says: In war the victors write the history, and the politically correct version of America's Civil War heard most often today is that the North fought to free the slaves in the South. Virtually no serious historian believes that, but many average citizens do. The Conn family owned...
Perryville Battlefield State Park, Kentucky
Having always had a strong interest in the War Between the States, I've never missed an opportunity to visit a major battlefield of that conflict. This Un-civil War of 1861-1865 was the defining...
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