Historic Perryville, Kentucky

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Founded in 1758 Perryville, Kentucky was originally known as Harbeson's Station. In 1862 Perryville became the site of the most destructive Civil War battle in the state which left more than 7,600 killed, wounded or missing during a 4 hour battle. Today the village is on the National Register of Historic Places.
GPS Location: 37°38'53.2"N 84°57'08.1"W

[@kevinw9073]

Loved my trips to Perryville over the years!

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

Neat town!

[@jimihendrix1575]

I saw a 'Ghost Adventures' episode they made here. They could hear the sounds of cannons being fired in the surrounding fields. I drove out there one night to see if that really did happen. By god, it DOES! I could CLEARLY hear the sounds of heavy artillery fire occasionally in the distance. Pretty damn spooky!

[@stephenburns3678]

Thank you.

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

You're welcome.

[@zz377zz]

Always love to see new videos, and gorgeous as always

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

Thanks!

[@raymondschneider1414]

I have been to the battlefield. The plaques are very informative! It’s always nice to see Suzy on the video

[@deniscloud5960]

I grew up in that area. A lot of history!

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

Definitely is.

[@hodad123]

Your wonderful at interviewing individuals. Miss old Kentucky

[@larrygay2682]

My favorite thing to watch is history in my own back yard

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

Glad you like the project Larry!

[@larrygay2682]

@@historyinyourownbackyard2363 absolutely have learnt so many things about the great state of Indiana

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

Glad you like the project.

[@larrygay2682]

As always absolutely love to watch these videos

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

Thanks!

[@donharvey4237]

Great interview.my 3x great uncle Adam wolf from East Tennessee was killed in the battle of Perryville ky.

[@violetlefey7634]

Hey Don. My 3rd great grandfather, Archibald Bryant too. Its pretty heartbreaking, what they went through, right? I hope we never see anything remotely like the Civil War again. And hope hard right now. ✌🌝

[@Wyatt1957]

My friend Brad Simmons is the No.1 CZcams channel in Danville KY

[@susienewman7428]

Isn't he the husband of the lady that last seen anna cummins

[@johndaugherty4127]

I am from Harrodsburg and know it well. You can always tell who is from around there because they pronounce it, "Purraville". Lol.

[@jerrysullivan8424]

This is from my cousins' research, " I don’t know much about John Kilgore’s life or his Civil War Story, but apparently if I had spent any time around him at all, I would have heard a whole lot about the latter…even though he only actively served for 2- to 2-1/2 months. Or at least that’s the story that’s recorded in his obituary in 1894, and let’s face it, it better be a good story if you’re still telling it 32 years later."
{ My 3rd great Grandfather was John Kilgore, His Son was killed in that battle, and his son-in-law was also there. }
“An old battle-scarred veteran passed suddenly to his reward yesterday in the person of John Kilgore.
He had been living with his son, William B. Kilgore in the First Ward, and got up in the morning in good spirits and ate his usual breakfast. Half an hour later he was dead. Apoplexy seized him and the old man, past 75-years of age, yielded an easy victim.
He was a character in his day and was known by everybody. He talked of the Civil War almost constantly. He was not out in the service long, but he was there long enough to prove that his courage was undaunted in the cause.
He went out with the 98th Regiment of the Ohio Voluntary Infantry in the summer of ’62 and was assigned to company G. In October of that year in the battle of Chapline Hill, near Perryville, Ky., John Kilgore received 24 bullet wounds and one shell wound.
He lay in the hospital till the spring of ’63 when he received an honorable discharge and came home to get along the best he could, carrying in different parts off his body, as he believed, 14 bullets that were never found, and he died in the belief that he carried these to the grave with him.”

[@tobyradenbaugh8965]

+- 7500 soldiers died, wounded, or missing in 4-5 hrs
Thats insane
That locale is definitely haunted
Bad cause = bad karma

[@isthismax.15]

Any one else live here like me?? 😅

[@tandt6869]

Is it true the entire town is Haunted?

[@jimihendrix1575]

About 40 minutes away.

[@Slick_Rick859]

All my life.they have put a new bridge in and walk bridge since this video has came out.

[@heshotfirst]

Well it’s not 100%,I remember my old elementary librarian said when she said after the day, she was there at 8:00PM. She saw a ghost of a perryville battle Field soldier. To continue, my grandfather who has lived in the town since he was a child, has seen many spirts when he went to the field at night. Funny enough the town hosts a ghost hunt every Halloween

[@johndaugherty4127]

What about Old Fort Harrod? Or Beaumont Inn.

[@historyinyourownbackyard2363]

Do you know anybody associated with Old Fort Harrod or the Beaumont Inn?

[@johndaugherty4127]

Old Mud Meeting House.