OCTOBER 8TH, 1862
*After fierce battles fought by both Confederate troops and Union troops, this was the bloodiest of battles fought
on Kentucky soil.  Leaving approximately 7500 soldiers wounded and dead and the Commonwealth of Kentucky in
the Union hands. Troops continued to die long after the battle. Evidence of blood and bullets from this battle still
display in the homes of local area residents

As in most war battles, the Union victors assured a proper burial for the Union troops first, buried in several
locations near Perryville.  Confederate troops remains laying on the ground, hopefully to be claimed.  However,
some where left to perish, to become a food source for buzzard and wild hogs. Never claimed. The names unknown.

Henry P. Bottom, a local farmer, having many bodies dead or dying on his property, decided to,  along with
assistance from local residents, construct two large pits with which to bury the dead on the property now know as
the Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site.
I encourage you to link to http://www.perryville.net/history.html to further read the full history and if the
opportunity arises to visit the Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site.
*this information is taken from the Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site website.

This photo is the site of the mass grave constructed for the lost Confederates.
A LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE
CIVIL WAR BATTLE AT PERRYVILLE
TWILIGHT PARANORMAL
INVESTIGATIONS AND
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