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Blog about the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, a major turning point during the American Civil War i Check the Events to see when the next tour is scheduled.

I host either a spring or fall walking tour of the Perryville battlefield every year.

09/10/2023

Another post on the Perryville Ponderings blog:

On Christmas Day, 1860, William Topper married Drucilla Norton in Ashtabula County, Ohio. Drucilla was seventeen, William twenty-two. William had been born in Whissendine, Rutland, England before i…

01/10/2023

https://www.westerntheatercivilwar.com/post/rethinking-the-civil-war-service-of-acting-major-general-charles-champion-gilbert

Of all of the stories told at Perryville, inevitably the term "Acting Major General Charles Champion Gilbert" is mentioned with humor and no little derision. I know I certainly have been guilty of using the term in a sarcastic manner when speaking about the exploits, or lack thereof, of Gilbert's pe...

28/08/2023

Proud to announce the launch of Perryville Ponderings, a blog dedicated to Perryville and the Kentucky Campaign, with articles written by those who are leading tours at the Symposium on the Field. Take a look!

All Kentucky Campaign, All the Time

18/08/2023

Did you know? At least 1,075 casualties of the 7,621 casualties at the Battle of Perryville were from Ohio. Forty-two year old Jesse Brinker, a private in Company B, 121st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, would be wounded in action. He would be discharged for his wounds in March 1863. He would live until 1895, and is buried in Marion County, Ohio.

10/08/2023

Ohio will be represented well at the upcoming Symposium on the Field in October. Personally I will be leading a tour of George P. Webster's brigade that had three Ohio regiments within. More details here:

We had such a great time in 2022 at Perryville that we decided to do it again! Select tours, detailing specific aspects of the battle, will be presented.

31/05/2022

Darryl Smith TOMMORROW NIGHT Zoom Discussion Wednesday between Darryl Smith and Len Riedel on Darryl's Upcoming Program: The 1862 Kentucky Campaign Join historian, Darryl Smith of Cincinnati and Executive Director Len Riedel as they discuss the purpose, opportunities and results of the 1862 Kentucky...

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