Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos

Battle of Perryville: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Last updated

Facts

Date October 8, 1862
Location Danville • United States
Participants Confederate States of America • United States
Context American Civil War

Key People

Sheridan, Philip H.
Philip H. Sheridan
United States general
Kirby-Smith
E. Kirby-Smith
United States military officer
Braxton Bragg, engraving by George E. Perine
Braxton Bragg
Confederate general
Don Carlos Buell
Don Carlos Buell
United States general
William Joseph Hardee
William J. Hardee
Confederate general
Joseph Wheeler
Joseph Wheeler
Confederate general

Related Quizzes

Louis IX of France (St. Louis), stained glass window of Louis IX during the Crusades. (Unknown location.)
World Wars
Battle of Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862, lithograph by Kurz and Allison, circa 1888.
American Civil War: Who Won Which Battles?
D-Day. American soldiers fire rifles, throw grenades and wade ashore on Omaha Beach next to a German bunker during D Day landing. 1 of 5 Allied beachheads est. in Normandy, France. The Normandy Invasion of World War II launched June 6, 1944.
A History of War
Caption: Through "Death Valley" - one of the Marines of a Leatherneck Company, driving through Japanese machine gun fire while crossing a draw rises from cover for a quick dash forward to another position, Okinawa, 10 May 1945. (World War II)
Famous Figures in American Military History Quiz
Civil War era cannon overlooks Kennesaw Mountain National Battle. (military, artillery, American history)
Pick Your Battles Quiz