Battle of Chaplin Hills

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The Battle of Chaplin Hills, better known as the Battle of Perryville, was a major 1862 American Civil War engagement in Kentucky that halted the Confederate invasion of the state.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Perryville
associatedWith Braxton Bragg’s 1862 Kentucky campaign
belligerent Confederacy
Union
campaign Kentucky Campaign
commemoratedBy Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site
ConfederateArmy Army of Mississippi
ConfederateCasualtiesAndLosses approximately 3,400 killed, wounded, or missing
ConfederateCommander Braxton Bragg
Leonidas Polk
William J. Hardee
ConfederateStrength approximately 16,000–22,000 troops engaged
conflict American Civil War
country United States
county Boyle County
date October 8, 1862
followedBy Confederate retreat from Kentucky
front Western front of the American Civil War
hasAlias Battle of Perryville
hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Perryville
impact ended serious Confederate hopes of bringing Kentucky into the Confederacy
isMajorEngagement true
location Boyle County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Perryville, Kentucky
namedAfter Chaplin Hills
notableFeature fought during severe drought conditions
intense fighting around the Open Knob and Starkweather Hill positions
partOf Confederate Heartland Offensive
precededBy Confederate invasion of Kentucky in 1862
preservationStatus one of the best-preserved Civil War battlefields
result Union victory
river Chaplin River NERFINISHED
scale largest Civil War battle fought in Kentucky
significance halted the Confederate invasion of Kentucky
state Kentucky
stateHistoricSiteLocation near Perryville, Kentucky
strategicObjective control of Kentucky
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War
UnionArmy Army of the Ohio
UnionCasualtiesAndLosses approximately 4,200 killed, wounded, or missing
UnionCommander Alexander M. McCook
Charles Champion Gilbert
Don Carlos Buell
Thomas L. Crittenden
UnionStrength approximately 55,000 troops engaged
year 1862

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Battle of Perryville alsoKnownAs Battle of Chaplin Hills