Sgt. Harris B. Cope Memorial

(base)

Dedicated to the memory of

Sgt. Harris B. Cope

Company G

16th Tennessee Infantry

who fell in the fields ahead

October 8, 1862

(top)

Donelson’s Brigade

The brigade of Brig. Gen. Daniel S. Donelson (nephew of President Andrew Jackson) consisted of the 8th, 15th, 16th, 38th, and 51st ...

Pirogue Landing

Terminal point where French-Canadian boats, hollowed from 30-60 foot poplar logs, brought families and cargo up the Maumee River from Toledo and Detroit, and returned furs to Lake Erie in exchange for traders' supplies, from the late 1700's until the ...

Blacksmith Shop

Many large farms and ranches throughout Kern County operated a blacksmith shop to make and repair tools.

This blacksmith shop was built at the Calloway Ranch around 1890. The Calloway Ranch was located near the Kern County Land Company’s Rosedale Colony ...

First Settlement of Perryville

Perryville

The area around this cave was the site of Perryville’s original settlement, Harbison’s Station. Named for its founder, James Harbison, the station was settled in the 1770s. Harbison and the group of Virginians traveling with him chose this location because ...

The Turning Point

Elements from the 2nd North Carolina Cavalry Regiment charged past this point in pursuit of disorganized remnants of the 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment which was retreating toward the railroad tracks. The Union Cavalry appeared to have abandoned Hanover.

Earlier that morning, ...

Spencer Fullerton Baird

Second Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution

Pioneer in American Natural History

[on reverse of statue:] ("Opus, Baskin, 1976")

Marker can be reached from Jefferson Drive SW north of Independence Avenue and 10th Street, NW.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Perryville in the Crucible of War

Perryville

As the Union and Confederate armies deployed around Perryville on October 7 and 8, the city’s inhabitants found themselves caught in the middle. Many residents fled the town in haste, taking whatever belongings they could collect. Other civilians endured the ...

“If You Meet the Enemy, Overpower Him”

Perryville

About 4 PM on October 8, Colonel Samuel Powell was ordered to move his brigade westward and discover how many Federal troops were stationed west of Perryville. His 1,000-man force dutifully advanced along the Springfield Pike (today US 150 and ...

Browning Amphitheatre / The Outdoor Performance Center

"All The World's A Stage"

Browning Amphitheatre

Dedicated June 11, 1926 for the encouragement of drama, dance and music. Seating restored October 12 1985.

Browning Dramatic Society

Originally organized 1882 as The Young Ladies’ Literary Society. Founded 1908 as Browning Dramatic Society by Laura ...

The City of Perryville

Perryville

The area that became Perryville was first settled between 1776 and 1780 by a group of Virginians led by James Harbison. The settlement became known as Harbison’s Station, and a stockade was built around a cave that exists today behind ...