Symposium on the Field - Perryville
Fri, Oct 16
|Perryville Battlefield SHS
This will mark the Fifth Symposium on Perryville's hallowed ground! Select tours, detailing specific aspects of the battle, will be presented.
Time & Location
Oct 16, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT – Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT
Perryville Battlefield SHS, 1825 Battlefield Road
Guests
About the event
A series of FREE tours led by historians that will cover detailed aspects of the battle that took place at Perryville on October 8th, 1862. Each tour will be 90-120 minutes in duration. Wear comfortable shoes and bring water as there is often a fair amount of walking on hilly terrain! These tours will take place all over the Perryville, Kentucky area on public and at times private property.
Friday
5:30 P. M. - Join Stuart Sanders, author of “Perryville Under Fire: The Aftermath of Kentucky’s Largest Civil War Battle,” for a special Civil War walking tour of downtown Danville. Located less than ten miles from the Perryville battlefield, many buildings in Danville became makeshift hospitals for wounded and sick soldiers. Sanders’ tour will also discuss cavalry raids, guerrilla activity, and postwar violence that took place on the streets of one of Kentucky’s prettiest small towns. Meet in front of…