FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF BRAXTON BRAGG FIGHTS THE ENEMY AT PERRYVILLE OCTOBER EIGHTH 1862 While there was minor fighting occuring near the small community of Fairfax in Virignia, another battle erupts in Kentucky, which sees hundreds of soldiers killed on both sides of the conflict. General Braxton Bragg had moved his Army of Tennessee in to this region only a couple of days earlier, and he understood they may soon encounter northern resistance. Union General Don Carl Buell soon engaged these Confederates and gave them a major engagement with everything they had at the time. The result of this battle left 845 federal soldiers killed, 2851 soldiers were wounded and yet another 515 are reportedly missing in action. The southern losses were just as terrible with 510 of their troops killed. 2635 soldiers had been injured and 251 were reported missing in action. The Battle of Perryville was a cost- ly one for both armies. FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF Should anyone on our Kentucky War Between the States list know of an ancestor who died in this particular battle, please share your thoughts with our KYWBTSVETS list. Send your remarks to our list address: [email protected] THANKS for your membership and all of your participation. Glenn