Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site

Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site There are self guided walking tours and guided tours.

The Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site is one of the most unaltered Civil War sites in the nation; vistas visible today are virtually those soldiers saw on that fateful day on October 8, 1862.

08/28/2026

Attention: There will be controlled burns at the battlefield on Monday August 31 and Tuesday September 1. Some trails may be affected with the burn sites.

08/25/2026

Attention: On Wednesday and Friday 8/26 & 8/28 there will be controlled burns at the Battlefield. Some of the trails will be closed during the burns.

08/25/2026

Attention: The paving project at the Perryville Battlefield is continuing today. There will be limited access to the museum. The road in front of the museum is being paved.

08/24/2026

Attention: The paving project continues at the battlefield today. Access will be limited to road leading to the museum

The monarchs are back. Getting ready for their trip down South.
08/22/2026

The monarchs are back. Getting ready for their trip down South.

In the Fort Harrod State Park collection is a letter written by Minerva Eddy, of Mosherville, Michigan to her son Anson ...
08/05/2026

In the Fort Harrod State Park collection is a letter written by Minerva Eddy, of Mosherville, Michigan to her son Anson R. Eddy, who was a private first class in the 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics, Company H. Anson Eddy was born in 1841 in Mosherville, Michigan, and enlisted in the 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics on October 29, 1861 in Marshall, Michigan. Minerva Eddy was writing to her son Anson trying to find him after the Battle of Perryville. Minerva Eddy's letter is as follows:

______ October 24, 1862
Dear Anson: We have heard that you are badly wounded in the body. Pa thought of starting to come and see you and fetch you home but we cannot find out where you are yet I want you to get some one to write where you are wounded and how you are taken care of and if you want Pa to come after you and when you get so you can come get a furlough and come but do not get a discharge until you get well. Pa says come home and you shall be taken care of free of charge.
Mrs. Doctor Roberts I have learned from the Chicago Tribune that you are President of the Soldiers Aid Society in Perryville if you can learn anything respecting Anson R. Eddy of Co. H of the 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics Regiment and will write to me about his situation you will relieve the anxiety of a Mother very much yours truely
Minerva Eddy
Direct to Mosherville, Hillsdale County, Michigan

Unfortunately, Private Anson Eddy was severely wounded in the leg at the Battle of Perryville on October 8, during the battle. The doctors had to amputate his leg. He died on October 10, 1862. His burial site is unknown.

07/30/2026

ATTENTION: The museum will be closed from August 17-21 due to the road leading to the museum will grated and paved during the entire week. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

A gentleman wrote Bryan Bush today looking for information on his great great grandfather James Sturdevant, who was woun...
07/29/2026

A gentleman wrote Bryan Bush today looking for information on his great great grandfather James Sturdevant, who was wounded at the Battle of Perryville. Through research, Mr. Bush found out that Sturdevant was in the 75th Illinois Infantry, under Colonel Michael Goodings' brigade. At the Battle of Perryville, Sturdevant was severely wounded when a musket ball plowed a furrow diagonally across his breast, entered his throat, cutting across the windpipe and emerged near his ear, carrying away part of the lower jaw. He was so badly injured that the surgeons thought he would live only a few hours at most and decided not to care for his wounds. He lingered without any help from a doctor for several days. Finally, after begging for help, a young surgeon dressed his wounds. Sturdevant recovered, but he always felt the effects of his wounds. He was mustered out of the army in 1863. He was given a pension of $30.00 a month, which is the equivalent to $750.00 today. In 1897, he was coming down the Maloney mountain with a load of wood, when the brake broke. He was thrown to the ground or possibly he jumped up to save himself and he rolled under the wagon. The hind wheel passed over his body diagonally, crushing his right hip and grinding the bone of his left arm to splinters near the shoulder. The weight of the load jammed him down into a deep rut. Two hours later he died. Mrs. Sturdevant, who was in Whitman County, was telegraphed about her husbands death. He was fifty-years old. He is buried in Dayton, Columbia County, Washington.

Did you know that the Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site, which used to be called a shrine, is 90 years old. Th...
07/15/2026

Did you know that the Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site, which used to be called a shrine, is 90 years old. The battlefield became a state park on February 26, 1936.

Address

1825 Battlefield Road
Perryville, KY
40468

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm

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+18593328631

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