Perryville

[Kentucky point]

I went to Perryville, Kentucky this past Friday. Though I didn't get to see all of the battlefield, the photos I took were okay.



View outside of Battlefield museum




Dye House



Confederate mass grave. Over 400 are buried here, with less than 40 names known.

[Kentucky point]

Valley of Death




Simonsons Battery






Loomis Heights





Starkweathers Hill

[Kentucky point]

H.P. Bottom house. Field hospital after battle, epicenter of the Baptism of Fire for the 42nd Indiana.



Doctors Creek - exact spot where the 42nd Indiana were filling their canteens, when they were attacked by troops from Tennessee.

[redrocks]

Man ur good with the camera kp....very nice tour ...thx

[Kentucky point]

Thanks. I am self taught, and I started when I was twelve.

[Sage hen jack]

Hallowed Ground. Memorials like this are important. We must not erase the past. But Learn from it. Great Photos and thanks for the History lesson Kentucky!

[Kentucky point]

Many soldiers are buried on the battlefield itself, in unmarked graves. It truly is hallowed ground.

[oldrocks2]

Moving photos.

[Lindenmeier-Man]

Beautiful area. I wonder what the NA people thought of the civil war, if there were any around....

[Kentucky point]

I believe most of them were out west by the time of the war.

However, a Confederate regiment made completely of Cherokees served with valor during the war. I'll have to read up on them.

[Lindenmeier-Man]

That will be a interesting read!

[Kentucky point]

[Cecilia]

You musta been hired by postcard company to produce these! Should I ever get married again (not!), want you to photograph wedding and make me look as good as the cannon!

[Kentucky point]

LOL!

I just do it for fun, but I don't think I've ever photographed a person before. I do enjoy taking photos of things though. I started when I was twelve, and I am self taught. I'm 17 now, so I've been doing it for a little over 5 years.

[Cecilia]

Knew you were young, but 17 is very young. You write well, you know your stuff, and you are a very valuable contributor. Some folks are simply born “older” than others. I’m grateful you’re one!

[Kentucky point]

I've always considered myself to be a researcher...not geeky, but educated. I just like learning about antiquities, and with learning antiquities, comes learning how to put it down in writing - grammar. I'm not the best at it most days, but I try.

As for my age, folks actually think I'm much older, and usually I let them think that.