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Military Impressions
All participants with a military impression must appear as a typical soldier of the American Civil War’s Western Theater late 1862, preferably in the Kentucky Campaign. These impressions must be maintained during the entire event. Battalion Staff will be responsible for enforcing these standards.
The following guidelines will serve for all branches of service and must be followed by all military participants. All uniforms for all branches must be made of period styles and be made from materials closely resembling period fabrics and using tailoring techniques appropriate to Union and Confederate armies in 1862. Participants should not portray officers above the rank of captain without specific appointment from the military commanders.
Unit Impressions
16th Tennessee - John Savage's regiment, this unit opened the main Confederate attack at Perryville. It was recruited mostly from around McMinnville, Sparta, and Smithville. These men were tough soldiers from the Cumberland Plateau area of Tennessee. The 16th saw action during the Cheat Mountain operations in 1861, and then came back west with W.W. Loring's division. This will be the impression for the 1st Battalion of the Confederate Army.
15th Tennessee - Mostly recruited from Memphis and western TN along the Mississippi River, this unit was something of a patchwork. Company G included men from Paducah and southern Illinois, and Company E was known as "The Madrid Bend Guards," which indicates some Missourians. This regiment fought at Belmont, Missouri in 1861, and fought with Daniel Donelson’s brigade at Perryville. This will be the impression for the 2d Battalion of the Confederate Army, if one needs to be formed.
24th Illinois aka "First Hecker Regiment" – This unit was made up almost exclusively of Germans from Chicago. The 24th was recruited by Col. August Hecker, an Austrian who also recruited the 82d Illinois or "Second Hecker Regiment" (of XI Corps fame). This unit’s colorful career included helping burn Athens, Alabama, in the summer of 1862 and tough performances at Perryville and Chickamauga in 1862 and 1863. An alcoholic Hungarian named Geza Mihalotzy normally commanded this regiment. During the Kentucky Campaign Col. Mihalotzy was sick in Louisville, and this unit went into action at Perryville under Captain (Hauptmann) August Mauff as part of Colonel John Starkweather’s brigade. Good fighters, the 24th held off Donelson’s Tennesseans for several hours. This will be the impression for the 1st Battalion of the Union Army.
33d Ohio - Organized at Portsmouth, Ohio, August 5 to September 13, 1861, under Colonel Joshua W. Sill. Left State for Kentucky September 13 and Joined Gen. Nelson at Maysville, Ky. Involved in the capture of Hazel Green, Ky., October 23, 1861. Operations against Williams' invasion of the Blue Grass Region, Ky., November-December. Action at Ivy Mountain November 8. Piketon, Ky., November 8-9. Duty at Bacon Creek till February 1862. Advance on Bowling Green, Ky., February 10-15, and on Nashville, Tenn., February 22-25. Occupation of Nashville February 25 to March 17. Advance on Murfreesboro, Tenn., March 17-19. Occupation of Shelbyville and Fayetteville and advance on Huntsville, Ala., March 29-April 11. Capture of Huntsville April 11. (Pittinger's Raid or Andrews Raid on Georgia Central Railroad April 7-12, Detachment.) Advance to Decatur, Ala., April 11-14. Duty along Memphis & Charleston Railroad till August. Action at Battle Creek June 21. Moved to Bridgeport and occupy Fort McCook at mouth of Battle Creek. Action at Battle Creek August 27 (6 Cos.), and at Bridgeport August 27 (4 Cos.). March to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg, August 28-September 26. Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1-15. Battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8, losing nearly one-third of its number there. This will be the impression for the 2d Battalion of the Union Army, if one needs to be formed.
6th KY Cavalry CS – This regiment was recruited during the summer of 1862. It consisted of local men from Mercer, Lincoln and Boyle Counties. At Perryville the regiment saw action with Wheeler’s Cavalry Brigade in the vicinity of the Lebanon Turnpike. They later served with John Hunt Morgan’s cavalry. The majority of the regiment was captured at Buffington Island. This will be the impression of all the Confederate cavalry.
1st KY Cavalry US – Col. Frank Wolford’s cavalry. This regiment was formed mostly from Casey County and was trained and organized at Camp Dick Robinson in the late summer of 1861. Sent into the field before their training was complete, they fought at Wildcat Mountain and Mill Springs. At Perryville they were attached to Edward McCook’s Cavalry Brigade along the Lebanon Turnpike. This will be the impression of all the Union cavalry.
2nd Battalion Alabama Light Artillery, Company "F", Charles Lumsden's Battery - This battery was formed at Tuscaloosa, AL in November, 1861, from Fayette, Pickens, and Tuscaloosa counties. They served at Mobile and fought at Farmington before Perryville. They were armed with four M1857 12pdr Napoleon guns. The Battery had 125 men at Perryville. They suffered one killed in the battle. This will be the Confederate artillery impression. Cannoneers are offered a bounty of $100 for each full-scale gun brought to Perryville.
19th Indiana Battery - Captain Samuel Harris' Battery; G.P. Webster's Brigade
The battery was mustered on August 5, 1862 and ordered to Louisville. Perryville was its first battle. It was armed with 4 bronze 12pdr field howitzer smoothbore guns and 2 iron 3" Ordnance Rifles. The battery had a complement of 142 Men, and suffered 3 killed and 12 wounded. This will be the Union artillery impression. Cannoneers are offered a bounty of $100 for each full-scale gun brought to Perryville.
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