Battle of Perryville Reenactment 2022 (160th Anniversary)

The Battle of Perryville in Kentucky took place on October 8, 1862. Confederate General’s Thomas Jones’ and John Brown’s brigade attacked Union Generals William Lytle’s and Leonard Harris’s brigades. During the battle, Confederate forces under Jones and Brown, along with those under Confederate Generals Patrick Cleburne, Daniel Adams, and Bushrod Johnson, broke the Union line. Union General Lytle was wounded by a shell fragment on the side of the head and left for dead on the battlefield. Confederate forces pushed Union forces back a mile and a half to the Dixville Crossroads, when darkness ended the battle.
#civilwar #history #markplymale

[@michaelmay5120]

I was there, it was a blast! Worse ground I'd ever seen! Thanks for posting!

[@mark_plymale]

No problem I enjoyed it a lot!

[@amyhisle5485]

Great vid Mark! Loved the music!! Can’t say I really new what was going on at different points but I enjoyed watching.

[@mark_plymale]

Thanks! This portion of the battle was the Loomis Heights area. Basically the Confederates advanced and pushed the Union back over the span of a few hours. The Confederates won this battle but gained nothing out of it because the next day they realized General Buell’s entire Army of The Ohio (some 50,000 Union troops) were nearby and ready to engage if the Confederates advanced any further. The day following this battle the Confederates left towards the Cumberland Gap and back into Tennessee and gave up on trying to take control of Kentucky.

[@joshualeis2958]

Me and my dad went yesterday. And we lived in Kentucky 16 years and this was the first time. Live only 50 miles away. Coming back every year from now on

[@mark_plymale]

This was my 2nd time to the battlefield but first reenactment and I loved it. Will be coming back for the next one and plan on going to a lot more!

[@artshutt8868]

Thanks for sharing. Felt like I was there. Thanks again.

[@mark_plymale]

Happy to do it thanks for watching!

[@44thTNBanana]

Great to see the battle from this view! I was one of the Confederate infantry trying to plow our way up that damn hill😂

[@mark_plymale]

That’s awesome! How long have you been doing re-enactments? That was the first one I’ve gone to and I thought it was great. Way better in person for sure

[@44thTNBanana]

@@mark_plymale Perryville was my second reenactment that I’ve ever participated in. In this video my unit the 44th TN was on the extreme left on the confederate line.

[@vlogmancsa8453]

Yeah, it sure was hell going thru that brier patch on Sunday

[@patkent9812]

I was on the union right trying to get away from you up that steep hill at the end

[@44thTNBanana]

@@patkent9812 That Kentucky terrain is unforgiving as hell

[@1stminnsharpshooters341]

thanks for sharing you view of the event. I/we were there as well. *LIKED* the video and *SUBSCRIBED* --LT

[@mark_plymale]

Thanks so much!

[@fightingbear8537]

I reenacted the 130th anniversary of this battle. Good job!

[@publiusforum]

You know you've been to Perryville a hundred times when you know exactly were in the park every second of this video was recorded! LOL.

[@mark_plymale]

This was just my 2nd time here but I loved it! So well preserved which is awesome

[@plymillions]

I want to be a part of a reenactment sometime lol. This looks awesome! Thanks Mark’

[@mark_plymale]

Me too! It was pretty incredible to see in person. Trying to put yourself in the soldiers boots and imagine what they really did in that exact location 160 years ago is humbling and gives a huge sense of respect for both sides right or wrong. I’ll be going to more of those for sure!

[@danieltaylor4849]

Was there doing Confederate artillery with Washington's 5th. Great Weekend.

[@mark_plymale]

That’s awesome! This was my first ever reenactment and I was blown away by everything. Thanks for helping make this happen!

[@warthogA10]

Always mean to travel to a real/decent reenactment.
I lived in Massachusetts years ago and went to one in Groton MA (cuz you know, there were huge civil war battles there 😐)..
There were about 15 people on each side.. the crowd outnumbered the combatants by like 100 to 1.
It was a hot day so they were chugging down from plastic water bottles on the field..
There was one actual casualty... A guy who was about (I'm guessing) 315 lbs, and about 5ft 2in tall who got light headed.. which paused everything for almost an hour.
I don't think there were any 315 lb Confederate soldiers back then, or Union but hey... who am I???
And every single reenactor was constantly yelling "HOLD THE LINE!!!"
🤦

[@mark_plymale]

I can imagine exactly what that looked like 😂
This one was really impressive. I thoroughly enjoyed it!