When compared to casualties in modern warfare, the Civil War is astonishing. At the Battle of Perryville, there were 4,220 Union and 3,401 Confederate casualties — 1,422 killed and 5,534 wounded.

PERRYVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) — This weekend marks 157 years since the Battle of Perryville was fought in the Civil War. Usually, the few days before, re-enactors would be setting up.

Kentucky Re-enactors stage Battle of Perryville on 150th anniversary By Bill Estep - bestep@herald-leader.com Updated October 6, 2012 9:03 PM ...

Major General Don Carlos Buell was born on Buell Island at Lowell on March 23, 1818. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1841 and commanded Federal forces at the Battle of Perryville.

The American Battlefield Trust said that the battle of Perryville site is one of the most preserved and intact battlefields in the United States today. “To commemorate the day it happened is so ...