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The Civil War Battle of Perryville, Kentucky

Perryville Virtual Tour

1825 Battlefield Rd, Perryville, KY 40468

Timeline: October 8, 1863

The Perryville Battlefield has expanded considerably in the last decade. Land has been reclaimed to expand the park to over 745-acres near Perryville, Kentucky, in Boyle County, Kentucky. It’s located 40 miles southeast of Lexington. An interpretive museum is located near the site where Confederate soldiers killed in the Battle of Perryville were buried.

It has extensive historical interpretive markers, some of which are shown in this virtual tour of the battlefield. The park also offers numerous picnic areas. It’s located along the Lincoln Tour route, which runs by several Bourbon distilleries such as Makers Mark in nearby Loretto.

Note: get the full screen virtual tour experience by clicking the icon in the lower left of the video frame. A zoom option is available also for reading the historical signage. Some markers are embedded in the floating icons.

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Mill Springs Virtual Tour

The Battle of Mill Springs Kentucky was one of the first victories of the Union in the Western American Civil War. It was commanded by the Virginian / Union

General George H. Thomas (North), and General George B. Crittenden (South).

About 200 solders were killed in the battle. It solidified the US Army’s line in the border state of Kentucky. Nashville Banner editor Confederate Brigadier General Felix Zollicoffer was killed in this conflict.

Note: get the virtual tour full screen experience of this virtual tour by clicking the icon in the lower left of the video frame. A zoom option is available also for reading the historical signage. Some markers are embedded in the floating icons.

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