Sperryville

Laid out by Francis Thornton, Jr., in 1817, Sperryville survives as an upper Piedmont crossroads village. In the early 19th century John Kiger built Conestoga wagons here. By the 1850s two turnpikes (Thornton’s Gap and Sperryville & Rappahannock) intersected here. ...

Perryville Tavern

[Newer, Blue Marker]:

Built in 1813. Named in honor of Admiral Perry’s Lake Erie victory. Later called Brick Tavern. In 1969 moved from Rt. 78 site to this location.

[Older, Red Marker]:

Built, 1813, Named for Perry’s Lake Erie victory. Later Brick Tavern, ...

Perryville Prelude

Two largest skirmishes of Civil War in Jefferson County occurred here Sept. 27 and 30, 1862. CSA forces, already in control of the State Capital, were threatening Louisville. In first clash the Confederates were driven back to Floyds Fork. Three ...

Battle of Perryville

October 8, 1862

Here 16,000 Confederates under General Braxton Bragg fought 22,000 Federals under General Don Carlos Buell. Bragg, facing superior forces, withdrew. Union casualties, 4211; Confederate, 3396.

Marker is on Park Road 0.1 miles west of Battlefield Road (State Route 1920), ...

Battle of Perryville

October 8, 1862

Here 16,00 Confederates under

General Braxton Bragg

fought 22,000 Federals under

General Don Carlos Buell.

Bragg, facing superior forces,

withdrew.Union casualties 4211;

Confederate, 3396.

Marker is on West 2nd Street (U.S. 150) near Buell Street (U.S. 68), ...

The Battle of Perryville

The battle which climaxed the major Confederate invasion of Kentucky was fought on these hills west of Perryville.

A sharp clash occurred on October 7 in order to gain possession of the only water supply in the vicinity.

The opposing ...

Perryville Battlefield

Perryville Battlefield

has been designated a

Registered National

Historic Landmark

Under the provisions of the

Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935

this site possesses exceptional value

in commemorating and illustrating

the history of the United States

U.S. Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1961

Marker is on Park Road, on ...

Perryville

One Week After the War Began

On April 18-19, 1861, a week after the bombardment of Fort Sumter, South Carolina, Confederate sympathizers attacked U.S. Army forces en route to Washington in Baltimore, 35 miles southwest of here. On the second day ...