Illinois Soldiers at Perryville, Perryville, Kentucky
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N 37° 40.153 W 084° 58.903
16S E 678001 N 4171030
The Fifty-ninth Illinois Volunteers history at Perryville.
Waymark Code: WMHZZV
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 09/02/2013
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The Fifty-ninth Illinois Volunteers, commanded by Maj. Joshua Winters, here suffered 113 casualties of 325 engaged. The Seventy-fifth Illinois, Lieut. Col. John E. Bennett, lost 225 of 700. Serving with Col. Michael Gooding's Thirteenth Brigade, the regiments came to the aid of Maj. Gen. Alexander McD. McCook's Corps and coolly resisted vicious charges, firing with "terrible effect."
Marker Name: Illinois Soldiers at Perryville
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Battle (war)
Marker Number (for official markers): None
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Civil War Cenntenial Commission of Illinois.
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