Battle of Perryville
Confederate Commander
Total Engaged: 16,000
Killed: 510
Wounded: 2,635
Missing or Captured: 251
Total Casualties: 3,396
Confederate Officers
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Brig. Gen. Daniel W. Adams
Brig. Gen. Bushrod R. Johnson
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October 8, 1862
Near Perryville, Kentucky
Also called Battle of Chaplin Hills
Union Victory
Union Commander
Total Engaged: 61,000
Killed: 845
Wounded: 2,851
Missing or Captured: 515
Total Casualties: 4,211
Union Officers
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Maj. Gen. Alexander McD. McCook
Maj. Gen. Charles C. Gilbert
Brig. Gen. James B. Steedman
Brig. Gen. Lovell H. Rousseau
Brig. Gen. Robert B. Mitchell
Brig. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan
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